One hundred years ago, on April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald celebrated the publication of what he considered to be his greatest work of literature, The Great Gatsby. He had high hopes for the novel’s success in both sales and critical reception. “It will sell about 80,000 copies,” he supposed, “but I may be wrong.” In fact, he was wrong twice.
Read More
From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made headlines for ambitious efforts to bring back long-lost animals using cutting edge genetic engineering. It recently announced the birth of pups with key traits of dire wolves, an iconic predator last seen roaming North America more than 10,000 years ago. This followed on the heels of earlier project announcements focused on the woolly mammoth and the thylacine. This all fuels a sense that de-extinction is not only possible but imminent. But as…
The post Can We Truly Bring Back Extinct Species—Or Just Hi-Tech Copies? appeared first on Anomalien.com.
Read More
The panel concluded that TV personality Masahiro Nakai committed “sexual violence” against a female newscaster and that there is a culture of harassment at the broadcaster.
Read More
During the 19th century in both England and America, physical fitness became an important aspect of structured health and education programs. In 1880, recognizing the public’s growing interest in the use of dumbbells and clubs, New York City champion strongman Guss Hill (1858 – 1937) made his publishing debut with an early exercise book.
Read MoreA Melbourne teen is one of the newest admissions to the F1 Academy, a racing series dedicated to supporting women in motorsport.
Read More
Israeli media has reported that the list of hostages slated for release was not in line with the original agreement, but it was not immediately clear whether this would have any impact on the planned exchange.
Read More
Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are the first three hostages to be released under the “fragile” Gaza ceasefire deal.
Read MoreHere’s the evidence. Both times that he won the presidency, he beat female candidates. The man who beat him last time lost mental cognition halfway through the battle, forcing the Democrats to install a Black-Indian female candidate with six vacillating accents who couldn’t take softball interviews to save her life and struggled whenever she was required to speak rather than laugh. Divine intervention?
Read MoreEight people were injured in a hammer attack at Tokyo’s Hosei University’s Tama Campus. A female suspect, in her 20s and reportedly a student, was apprehended. The victims are conscious. Violent crime is rare in Japan, known for strict gun control. Police are investigating this unusual incident. The campus saw significant emergency response.
Read More
2024 was another busy year for the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. As a way of reflecting on this past year and looking forward to the next, we are here sharing some new resources as well as past memories. Happy 2025!
Read More
Saint Egwin was a Benedictine monk who became the bishop of Worcester, England. He seems to have had a good reputation─except with the clergy; they found his reforms a bit too strict. He was exonerated by Rome, however, and he continued to function as the diocesan bishop.
Read More
Put on your red dress and get ready to be kissed, because Hallmark movies are back on the air for the Christmas season!
I don’t personally watch Hallmark movies for reasons I’ll divulge later, but I learned recently that whenever the female protagonist puts on a red dress, there’s a 100% chance that romance is on the way. How do I know? My hyper-masculine, tough-as-nails, biker dad told me. In a shocking plot twist, it turns out he’s something of a Hallmark movie expert…
I started this deep dive into the Hallmark genre as a quest to understand the reasoning behind the raving success of these inherently “cringey” movies. I wondered why my father, a man who’s spent his whole life as a construction contractor–covered in sawdust, motor oil, plumbing fluid, mystery sap, and at least 100 splinters–would even glance at a film that looked more like a snowglobe from Disneyland rather than the Sons of Anarchy aesthetic he usually embraces. I wondered why anyone would bring such soulless garbage onto their screens when there are so many highly rated, critically acclaimed, and artistically stimulating content to view. But that’s exactly it, nobody wants thought-provoking, Oscar-worthy artistry after a really long day at work, they want to just feel good and relax… They want Hallmark.
This post features maps of the World’s Columbian Exposition that took place in 1893. Images of a guide map, souvenir maps, floor plans, and bird’s eye views are included in the post.
Read More
| Picture of the day |
|---|
_female_with_prey_Carniolan_honey_bee_(Apis_melifera_carnica).jpg)
|
|
Common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus) female with prey Carniolan honey bee (Apis melifera carnica), a subspecies of the western honey bee. Near Bled, Slovenia.
|
| Picture of the day |
|---|
_female_1.jpg)
|
|
Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) female, near Stari Kot, Slovenia.
|
The proportion of female presidents has been rising slowly but steadily since it stood at 4.5% in 1990, the oldest data available.
Read More
[allAfrica] The African investment climate is optimistic. The African Development Bank’s 2024 outlook was explicit. Africa’s economic performance was strong and shows resilience, but that performance has been slower than expected and uneven. With challenges and global shocks, Africa’s 2022 GDP growth slipped from 4.1 to 3.1 percent in 2023, yet, forecasters predict with smart policy and stable global conditions, it could climb to 3.7 percent in 2024, and 4.3 percent in 2025, making it the second-fastest growing
Read More
One of the best things about going from high school to college is that your instructors really mind their own business. In high school, there is a nonzero chance that your nefarious male theatre teacher will make you change into pants from the costume closet because you committed the major transgression of wearing leggings to class. In college, most professors do not care a lick what you’re wearing to class. As long as you don’t arrive in your birthday suit, they probably won’t bat an eye.
Unfortunately, the professor in this tale is not your typical professor. She asked one of her female students to “see her after class” in front of all the other students. Instead of scolding her for cheating or asking why she hadn’t turned in her work, she told her she shouldn’t wear makeup to class and criticized her for applying balm to her chapped lips during the lecture.
Jan Suraaj Party chief, Prashant Kishor, revealed he charges over Rs 100 crore for his election advice, allowing him to fund his campaign for two years. Launching the Jan Suraaj Party in Patna, Kishor aims to contest all 243 seats in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, with 40 female candidates included.
Read More
| Picture of the day |
|---|
_female_and_young_6.jpg)
|
|
Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), female with her young. In Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. This is a subspecies of the Asian elephant.
|
| Picture of the day |
|---|
_female_and_juvenile_male_on_nest_Michaelmas_Cay.jpg)
|
|
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster plotus) female feeding juvenile male on nest, Michaelmas Cay, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
|
