Bernd Brunner: Here’s to the lost art of lying down
The legendary Roman dining couch, known as the klinai, was made from wood or stone, covered with cloth, and designed for lying down. I sometimes wonder how comfortable it really was. Then again, since people 2,000 years ago weren’t acquainted with comfort in the modern, well-cushioned sense, they probably enjoyed it much more than we would today.
Daniel R. Cobb: Time to Breathe
I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that life has been far more stressful over these last… oh… two years? The continuous meltdown in DC sends shockwaves around … Continue reading
Al Maginnes: The Book of Forgetting
I know there is a book, more
than one, where the names
of dead towns and their citizens
line the white pages neat
as grave plots
Dr. Eva-Maria Simms: Under International Law, Children Have The Right To Be With Their Families
Over the past weeks, we have seen horrific pictures of children separated from their parents and detained in tents and holding pens. Politicians justify this by claiming that they are enforcing … Continue reading
Sarah van Gelder: Americans Are Stressed About the Future. Here’s Why That’s Promising
The era of empire, white supremacy, dirty energy and global capitalism is coming to a close. Americans are really stressed out, according to a new poll by the American Psychological … Continue reading
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