The Ancient Greeks Who Converted to Buddhism
Greece is very far away from the heartland of early Buddhism in India and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But thanks to Alexander the Great, Hellenistic and Buddhist cultures came…
The Original PB&J from 1901
Tasting History
A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books
In the now-famous protest photo of Greg Ketter by Theia Chatelle, Ketter is poised, tree-like, in mid-stride, his body clouded in mists of tear gas. Moments earlier, he had given…
Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty after US judge dismisses murder charge
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after a U.S. judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against the accused killer of…
In photos: Thousands gather to protest ICE activity in Maine
Thousands of protesters gather for an anti-ICE rally in Monument Square in Portland on Friday.
Jim Pattison won’t sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.…
Wuthering Heights Might Have Gone Mad With Influencers and People Are Noticing
The problem remains what it's always been: influencers are sponsored content in living form. The average Joe already knows the quid pro quo of their relationship with studios, and yet…
It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
CNN reports on protest
High school students marching against ICE this afternoon in Detroit, Michigan
via Brendan Gutenschwager on bsky
Cautionary Tales – Powered By Orgasm: The Rise and Fall of a Sex Cult – with Ellen Huet
Run by the charismatic Nicole Deadone, OneTaste billed itself as a sexual wellness startup celebrating the power of female orgasm. But behind the celebrity endorsements and promises of healing, lay a darker reality. When Bloomberg…