jrpegan3 days agoAre religions simply cults that have gone mainstream?bigthink.com - Jonny ThomsonHow would you feel if your next-door neighbor was in a cult? What if your son or daughter came home to inform you they had joined a “community of …
jrpegan4 days agoMystery of Tarim Mummies Buried in Boats in China’s Desert Solvedgreekreporter.com - Matthew NormanThe mysterious origins of hundreds of mummified bodies, known as the Tarim Basin Mummies, which were found buried in boats in an uninhabitable region …
jrpegan4 days agoI’m a psychologist in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world: 4 phrases we use every dayverified_publisherCNBC - Frank Martela, ContributorFor the last six years, Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world. I've lived here most of my life, and as a psychologist and …
jrpeganIn photos: the controversial ‘betel nut beauties’ of Taiwanverified_publisherDAZED - Madeleine PollardConstanze Han’s earliest memories of Taiwan are the long drives her family would take to visit her grandfather in the countryside. In the late 90s, the highway that stretched from Taipei in the north to the agricultural plains in the south was lined with betel nut stalls – small, brightly lit glass …
jrpeganFour Ancient Civilizations that are Nearly Unknowngreekreporter.com - Alexander GaleWhen most people cast their minds back to antiquity, they tend to imagine the ancient civilizations of Rome, Greece, and Egypt. However, the ancient …
jrpeganThe Getty Makes Nearly 88,000 Art Images Free to Use However You Likeopenculture.com - Colin MarshallSince the J. Paul Getty Museum launched its Open Content program back in 2013, we’ve been featuring their efforts to make their vast collection of …