Archaeologists have discovered that Denisovan humans survived for at least 100,000 years on the Tibetan plateau . And they may have survived there as late as 32,000 years ago, meaning they could have mixed with modern humans. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Season three of The Bear “struggles to make its point about the abuses and toxicity of the restaurant industry because it is willing to absolve the real-life chefs who have actually engaged in that kind of demeaning behavior.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
For New York magazine, Mary H.K. Choi writes about her family and her recent autism spectrum disorder diagnosis: I Was Diagnosed With Autism in My 40s. It Gave Me a Lot of Answers. For Sam, the diagnosis altered everything. Provided a sense of relief that was oceanic. The
A 4000-year-old Minoan structure with labyrinthine walls has been uncovered in Crete. (Could this be the legendary maze of King Minos? (Probably not…wrong location.)) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
"Harrowing “solidarity tours” of Israel are reinscribing American Jews’ sense of victimhood."
A revolution in archaeology is transforming our picture of past populations and the scope of human freedoms - by David Wengrow Read at Aeon
Image via Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Back in 2017, we featured the oldest unopened bottle of wine in the world here on Open Culture. Found in Speyer, Germany, in 1867, it dates from 350 AD, making it a venerable vintage indeed, but one recently outdone by a
The people most likely to sign up for coaching or additional learning are the folks who are already good at their craft. “I’m terrible at this,” can lead to, “and I don’t want to be reminded of it.” Or perhaps, “I don’t want to waste their time,” or, “I’m never going to get
I can think of no other painter who can so effectively pull the viewer into a space where clarity and puzzlement cannot be separated.
Revising Reality argues that the world as we know it is our creative output so our memories cannot help but be continually edited.
This week: the link between American homophobia and Filipino nurses, super-romantic German boyfriends, personal freedoms rated in The House of Dragons , and much more.
“I'm reminded of events in the news or in books I hear when I look at certain areas of my paintings.”
A sonic protest against colonial politics, a conceptual ice cream tasting, and other live and participatory experiences headlined the annual New York City festival.