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Speaking of ancient times…
…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
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life, The god problem
Tagged Andes, Harper's Findings, Inca, Incan child sacrifice, mummified mice, OED, urban, urbanus
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When you consider urban sprawl, consider this…
…from Harper’s January 2024 Findings: Ur was not as resistant to urban sprawl as was previously thought. I had no thoughts about Ur, not even previously. Has this new thought about Ur altered the city planners views about, oh, say, … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, The Facts of Life
Tagged Harper's Findings, Houston, Ur, Ur of the Chaldees, urban sprawl
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Mishegas: Some, uh, nutsy factual findings via Harper’s
I’m not criticizing Harper’s. Oh no! The magazine gives me such pleasure and bewilderment. (I love bewilderment. It leads to…things.) So I’m devoted to their Findings page (the very last in the mag’s hard copy) which collects and bunches together … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, climate change, Crime & Punishment, Guns in the U.S. of A., Immigration, Mishegas, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "Black Money Love", anthropomorphizing trees, Bill Petersen, CSO, eco-friendly ammunition, Game of Thrones, Harper's, Harper's Findings, MAGA, MRI scans, Netherlands flycatchers, old people criminals, orcas, pied flycatchers, sadists
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