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What The Tech: Steam Engines

21 Aug 2024 6 minute read 1 comment Investigator515

  Steam engines were the first step towards independent transportation If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack When you’re looking at modern transportation it’s easy to forget how different things have become. Interna...

Trip to Bodružal

20 Aug 2024 2 minute read 0 comments photoparadise

As part of our trip through eastern Slovakia, we came close to the Slovak-Polish border. Near them there is a picturesque village with a very interesting cultural monument. I am glad that in today's post I can write about my trip to the wooden church...

Jerry Yan: A Cultural Phenomenon and Icon of Asian Entertainment

20 Aug 2024 11 minute read 0 comments OogaBooga

Jerry Yan, born Liao Yang Zhen on January 1, 1977, in Taiwan, has become a defining figure in Asian entertainment, captivating audiences with his charm and talent for over two decades. Rising from humble beginnings, he faced numerous challenges in hi...

Gender - Conditioned from the Beginning?

20 Aug 2024 3 minute read 0 comments rah

Gender and particularly gender shaping has become an increasingly hot topic and it is centred around the argument that our play and in fact the way we are encouraged to play help define our gender roles as do the expectations that are placed on us fr...

Naivete in War

20 Aug 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"In today’s climate there remains a place for positive messaging. But in the 'post-truth' era, we must embrace subjectivity as the only way to drive it home."Art Can Win The War   "Get real."Pablo Smog   Doomers have an advantage.  They lack the delu...

Shaider: The Tokusatsu Classic That Inspired Modern Sci-Fi Cinema

19 Aug 2024 11 minute read 0 comments OogaBooga

Space Sheriff Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー) is a landmark in the tokusatsu genre, captivating audiences with its blend of action, adventure, and science fiction. Released in 1984 and directed by Shinichiro Sawai, this series is the third installment o...

Waiting...

18 Aug 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Olawalium

Waiting is one thing most people don't like to do. We live in a time where we want something and we want it now. Waiting builds strength and patience and there are some things that are worth waiting for. We have seen a lot of examples in the Bible...

Wait, so many people were against the Eiffel Tower?

18 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

The Eiffel Tower, initially criticized as an eyesore, overcame fierce opposition and evolved into a beloved symbol of Paris, showcasing how innovative designs can ultimately define a country's identity. You can read more via the Pessimist Archive...

The Invisible Church

18 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”Matthew 7:7   The only way to escape the coming wrath is to become a member of The Invisible Church.  The Invisible Church can't be found on a map, but o...

A Jury of Your Inferiors

17 Aug 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"We are crossing through life on the train of death seeinghow progress is putting an end to people."Facundo Cabral   I found a box of knives that can slice through all the denialistic faux-humanism that believes moral cowardice is a form of positivit...