Welcome to edition #110 of Interesting Things I Found on the Internet. This time I show you an Azerbaijani sweet treat, foxes dancing in the darkness, flotsam and jetsam and the shadow of #Bigfoot, it’s all in there like swimwear #ContentCatnip
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Ancient Word of the Day: Brumation
A word coined in 1965 by American Zoologist Wilbur W. Mayhew. Brumation denotes a state of torpor and sluggishness brought on by winter. Mayhew used the word to describe the cold-weather dormancy of reptiles. Brumation is also a term commonly used in Biology to describe the dormant period for reptiles. As with hibernation in mammals,Continue reading “Ancient Word of the Day: Brumation”
Book Review: The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall
An engaging and big novel that’s less about wolves, and more about instinct, wildness, independence and sexual connection coupled with big themes like Scottish political independence, class privilege and the UK’s national identity – 4 stars.
Ancient Word of the Day: Ubuntu
A beautiful and ancient word that denotes the deep collective power of empathy and humanity. Ubuntu is a Xhosa word that denotes sharing what you have. As in, my humanity is inextricably linked and bound up in yours. Ubuntu recognises that true healing is impossible without recognition of our common humanity and common destiny. ‘TheContinue reading “Ancient Word of the Day: Ubuntu”
Book Review: The Lonely City by Olivia Laing
The Lonely City by Olivia Laing is a mixture of reportage, biography and creative non-fiction. Weaving together strands of history, philosophy and art, Laing explores one of the last taboos of humanity which is loneliness. This is an alarming and at times uncomfortable book to read if you have been or are now lonely. Yet loneliness is common to all of us at some point in our lives. It’s what we seek at all costs to avoid and hide under the rug.
Comforting Thought: The interconnectedness of all living things
Everything in its right place One feels keenly the sense of interconnectedness of all living things: a sense of everything being in its right place. This is biology as teleology, rainforest as pocketwatch fallen open on the path- but instead of the hand of God crafting its workings, coevolution is the force by which theContinue reading “Comforting Thought: The interconnectedness of all living things”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #109
Edition #109 of Interesting Things I Found on the Internet is filled with fluffy duvets, #guineapig gentry, #animal parenting skills, #Slavic textiles, dark academia and much more to turbo-charge your brain…enjoy!
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
A deeply harrowing, terrifying, funny, beautiful and relatable tale of a young woman coming to terms with her past and the ghosts that she carries inside.
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #108
Join me for edition #108 of 10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet to enjoy a pictorial of Persian myths, long lost Art Deco wonders, tiny how-to pancake making, giant Australian megafauna and much more to feast your eyeballs on…
Book Review: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Dr Robin Wall Kimmerer
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a Botanist and an indigenous woman of the Potawatomi Nation in Braiding Sweetgrass she weaves together the two strands of indigenous wisdom and scientific understanding to create a wonderous union of the two forms of knowledge.
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