October 20, 2005
Vibe
I'm looking for a new word to supplement the use of vibe. Although the sign language for vibe should stay...
March 21, 2005
Rumi Nation
“Later this week, the US state department is flying leading American poet and translator Coleman Barks to Afghanistan with plans...
March 08, 2005
Papa Beast
I was reading a very good article on Crowley's life and ran across this picture of Crowley with his wife,...
February 12, 2005
Reich Here, Reich Now
Maybe it's because I've been looking at picture of Catholic officials saluting Hitler, but I found this account of...
February 12, 2004
Griot: An African Bard
We just saw Alhaji Papa Susso perform at Slippery Rock tonight. He is a griot of the Mande people and...
February 06, 2004
6th Century Magic Sword
Cool sword. The human images, 4.2 cm and 3.9 cm long, respectively, are both standing and wearing crowns. The human...
January 30, 2004
Great Cockup
You too can find hours of entertainment in actual UK place names, or, as the web site itself puts it:...
January 23, 2004
Slack American Fencers
A telling story about a Hungarian fencer attending an American university (Northwestern, actually). 'Hungarian coaches expect fencers to be constantly...
January 15, 2004
Footbagging
Why Footbag? “Today, we kickers prize footbag as a highly athletic and cooperative dance form and a complete aerobic workout,...
January 12, 2004
Blood Brothers
A fine and recent article on the mensur sword fraternity tradition still alive and well in Germany. This section intrigued...
December 11, 2003
The Perils of Obedience
“This is, perhaps, the most fundamental lesson of our study: ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular...
December 10, 2003
Ojibwa Chief Found in Yorkshire, England
So the father you never knew turns out to be an Indian chief and you're his last descendant? Yes, this...
