Why Is It Called A Spelling “Bee”?
where lots of people gather socially to do a lot of work.
Spirit Duplicators: Copies Never Smelled So Good
Widely used throughout the 20th Century by schools, churches, fan clubs, and other small organizations, Spirit Duplicators or "Ditto" machines allowed small runs of documents to be copied cheaply and…
Treme (TV series)
Treme (/trəˈmeɪ/ trə-MAY) is an American drama television series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that aired on HBO. The series premiered on April 11, 2010, and concluded on…
Photographs of cats who lived 100 years ago
When I was visiting historical churches out east I remember taking 1-2 pictures of the architecture, but also lots and lots of photos of the stray cats.
Twenty Thousand Hertz: The Secret Soundtracks of Movies & TV
In the ‘60s and ‘70s, world-class musicians gathered in smoky studios to record tracks that you couldn’t buy in a store… but ended up everywhere. In this episode, Dallas and…
The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall: Moral (Panic) Entrepreneurship
Mary deYoung had always been interested in deviants and deviance. As a social-psychologist, she studied “behavior that broke the rules,” and whether the worst parts of a person’s behavior were…
Reflections on Palestinian Displacement and Resistance
Mahmoud Khalil shares his family’s sorrow and struggles against displacement and injustice
The US “cannot stomach the possibility of a liberated Palestine, because a liberated Palestine removes their key proxy in the region.”
political economist Dr Jason Hickel in conversation with Aaron Bastani.
The Irish are known for their unapologetic support for Palestinians, but what connects the two peoples?
dena takruri speaks to Irish people about why they feel a sense of shared struggle with Palestinians. via AJ+ English
thousands gathered outside the US Embassy in Dublin, calling on the Government to implement sanctions on Israel
Meanwhile, in Belfast around a thousand people attended a similar demonstration. VIA RTÉ News