Two Indigenous archaeologists in the U.S. Southwest shed light on how “abandonment” and similar terms continue to cause harm.
Two Indigenous archaeologists from the U.S. Southwest shed light on how “abandonment” and other common archaeological terms continue to cause harm. They offer insights into how to rewrite narratives of the past.
Jane Recker (Smithsonian Magazine)Archaeologists raced against time to map the once-submerged ancient metropolis
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Once Philadelphia’s main power plant, Delaware River Generating Station is now an abandoned urban exploration paradise.
It’s always hard to fathom how something as large, expensive, and integral to a city’s history as Philadelphia’s Delaware River Generating Station winds up abandoned. Dust floated lazily through the air of the turbine hall, illuminated by some impressive shafts of light filtering in through the skylights overhead, and I felt, as I often do…
Set among ruins that predate Stonehenge, You Origin festival reshaped the work of Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley, Kali Malone, and more around meditative surroundings—despite some unwanted guests.
The entire weekend was shot through with an uncommon spirit of openness, as if everyone realized how rare an opportunity it was to see music in this meditative context. All the events converged upon an overlapping set of themes: the intersection of sound and landscape, space and time, presence and ephemerality. Above all, it felt…
Here is an oil painting from Africa in warm tropical colors. Here is an oil painting from Africa in warm tropical colors. All Heads Together 11 African painting close All Heads Together 11 African painting close All Heads Together 11 African painting close All Heads Together 11 African painting clos…
Here is an oil painting from Africa in warm tropical colors. Source: All Heads Together XI • Art Cameroon African Paintings Angu Che Walters is an artist I first encountered on Mastodon. His work combines traditional symbols and shapes with modern art, and expresses what it is to be experiencing life as a human in…
For about 4 months straight I could see what looked like a Spiral Mandela in front of my eyes…
For about 4 months straight I could see what looked like a Spiral Mandela in front of my eyes like a water mark faint but always present there in the background of my visible universe. It had light in many spectrums radiating from it’s center… Enjoy: Spiral Mandela – Texas Colors Stained Glass Studio
A night of 10 readings by authors who will make you kermit-flail, muppet-scream, and MEME ABOUT!
Esteemed Audience: Get ready for the Reading of the Year! (I know! And so early in the year too!)On Sunday, February 5th, 7 PM – 8:30 PM EST, we will have, for your virtual delight and entertainment, such writers as:Zig Zag Claybourne, Linda Addison, Charlie Jane Anders, Martha Wells, Patty Templeton, LaShawn Wanak, Maria Dong,…
Researchers have discovered ancient Roman concrete-manufacturing strategies that incorporated self-healing. Applying this knowledge toward modern cement production, they hope to improve the material’s environmental impact.
Previously disregarded as merely evidence of sloppy mixing practices, or poor-quality raw materials, the new study suggests that these tiny lime clasts gave the concrete a previously unrecognized self-healing capability. “The idea that the presence of these lime clasts was simply attributed to low quality control always bothered me,” says Masic. “If the Romans put…
‘The practice of yoga is to bring us closer to a spirit … and that’s embedded in our ways of being’
…it’s possible to approach yoga — as well as Indigenous cultures and practices — without appropriating, Johnson suggested. If you’re new to the topics, read, learn as much as you can, use a critical eye and be respectful, she said. “I would never want to scare someone away from being interested in Indigenous cultures or…
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