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 →
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
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.
A sonic protest against colonial politics, a conceptual ice cream tasting, and other live and participatory experiences headlined the annual New York City festival.