This week, a peaceful quote from Buddhist monk Joan Halifax, a yummy coconut rice recipe, a lesson in enchantment from René Magritte, an encouraging possum and more, it’s edition #131 of Interesting Things! Welcome friends…
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #130
Dive deep into Frida Kahlo’s diary, explore ancient methods of espionage, ways to describe someone’s voice, a painting of a joyful Victorian era garden and much more, it’s edition #130 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip
Book Review: The Tao of Winnie the Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (1982)
The cultural phenomenon of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne (1926) crosses generations and time. Winnie the Pooh still speaks to me as an adult within the adult world. It speaks to the child within and her curiosity and wonder at life. The characters are each archetypes of human desires and fears.
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #129
Get a time-traveller’s guide to #medieval #Europe, some timeless words from Albert Camus, a hand-sewn heart, homely and warming porridge meals, bewitching cat-eye makeup and much more. Welcome to edition #129 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip
Book Review: Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg
Ever wondered how spies manage to recruit double-agents? or how rifle-toting members of the NRA could find common ground with those who want to abolish guns in America? This is a practical and yet exciting guide to how to get better at communicating with friends, family and colleagues. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology, Communications Publisher: Penguin Review inContinue reading “Book Review: Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #128
Haere mai and welcome dear friends! This week, Robert Greene’s insightful advice on how to achieve strategic mastery, a Ukrainian watchmaker breathes new life into an ancient Newfoundland clocktower, funky 90s house music, Festive vegan fried rice and much more, it’s edition #128 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip.
Book Review: Kindred Neanderthal Life Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
If you are anything like me and are fascinated by pre-history when oversized marsupials ruled Australia and there were multiple species of humans wandering around, then you absolutely must read this book. It’s a magnum opus of the Neanderthal world. #Bookreview #Ancient #History
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #127
Enjoy a gigantic fluffy cat getting groomed, Leonor Fini’s wisdom and deeply comforting art, some funky Italodisco, intricate Japanese artistry, genre-shifting music recommendations and much more, it’s edition #127 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip!
Book Review: How Not to Die by Dr Michael Greger MD
With its rather dramatic title ‘How Not To Die’ is a timeless guide to a lifetime of good health. If you only buy one book about health in your lifetime, let this be the one. How Not to Die’s scope is vast and covers all aspects of human health, disease and preventative medicine and provides an overwhelming amount of evidence about the simplest intervention possible – a plant-based diet.
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #126
A mesmeric trance session to put your feet up to or dance the night away, an interesting infographic about types of intelligence, cities with rude names, dog reflections, news caption fails, vegetable bahn mi tacos and much more, it’s edition #162.
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