Category Archives: Culture

The mighty high standards of Miami Beach

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “This is going to be the best spring break ever,” said Miami Beach’s police chief. “If no one gets hurt and nobody dies, that is a win.”

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Yay, girls! Glad to see feminism is alive and, well…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Shetland, for the first time, girls led the Up Helly Aa fire festival, in which participants don Viking dress and lob torches at longships, and women in Japan took part in a naked festival for … Continue reading →

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Speaking of ancient times…

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Naomi

…which we were doing with news about Ur and urban sprawl (did the word “urban” come from “Ur”?)*, another Harper’s Finding presents this: Mummified mice discovered atop desolate, high-altitude Andean volcanoes were found to have traveled there on their own, … Continue reading →

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