"Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie."
—Miyamoto Musashi
—Miyamoto Musashi
The National Park Service finally gets around to announcing the recovery of a Union soldier's remains from the Manassas (Bull Run) battlefield; I was the director of the "professional archaeological excavations conducted in March 2024".
Anti-immigrant politics in South Africa.
Magical and religious amulets at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 15-minute video.
Mass grave of men who died in a Roman battle found in Austria.
Why do some people who hate modern architecture love modernist bridges?
"Hunger Stones" are low water markers that were placed in European rivers during severe droughts; this year's severe drought has exposed many. (Guardian, wikipedia, dw.com)
Study finds that people on both sides of political issues mistrust moderates and think they belong to the other side.
A claim that a man killed by a Trebuchet has been identified at Stirling Castle.
Study finds that while men want happy women, women don't care if men are happy and instead want them to be proud and ambitious.
My entire fantasy novel, The Voice from the Darkness, is available now on Royal Road. I am planning to publish this on Amazon for fans of physical books.
Why are English villages beautiful? I would note that they used to contain a lot of flimsy structures that have been demolished or simply collapsed, so there is a selection effect.
UBI: an experiment in giving people $1,000 a month made them happier than the control group at first but then the effect disappeared. (Marginal Revolution)
Cool photographs from the Elements Art and Music Festival.
Georgia Meloni is about to become the longest-serving Prime Minister in post-WW II Italian history. Excellent interview at the NY Times.
All you wanted to know (or maybe a lot more) about sound wave therapy for erectile dysfunction.
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