Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film written, directed, and produced jointly by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the 1939 novel Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden.…
Why is it called Welsh Rabbit (Rarebit)?
Is it Welsh? Maybe. The Welsh certainly had a reputation for loving toasted cheese that precedes “Welsh rarebit” as a dish, so it’s possible, but we’ll likely never know if…
Why Does Caffeine Exist?
Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of…
1979: How to Make a Shelving System | Make Your Own Furniture | BBC Archive
In the first of ten programmes about making your own furniture at home, David Day and Albert Jackson make an easy-to-build shelving system which can be converted into kitchen cupboards,…
1972: Seamus Heaney and the ancient gods
“In a churchyard on Boa Island, you can still look the old gods in the face. They watch you in silence. They want to speak to you of their power.”…
Interview with Patrick McHale: Over the Garden Wall and Vintage Postcards
Craig Kringle: I watched Adventure Time religiously with my kids (and multiple times with my younger son who adores it), and I was immediately captured by the ads for Over the…
Olin Lagon: Who Are Native Hawaiians Most Related To? You May Be Surprised
Absolutely fascinating article about DNA sequencing, Polynesian medical risk factors, and more
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