The Remarkable Capabilities Of Human Bodies

Explore World-Class Museums From Your Home

November 4, 2019 · 1 min read

If you like visiting art museums, you should know about Google Arts & Culture, a surprisingly little-known website that, among other things, offers digital tours of many of the greatest art museums of the…

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A Good Long Life of Work

August 17, 2020 · 1 min read

Luchita Hurtado, an accomplished but pretty much unknown artist, died in her Santa Monica home on August 14. She was 99, and for 80 years she worked in a variety of styles and media, including paintings…

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500 Years of Female Hair Styles

June 9, 2023 · 1 min read

I fell into another YouTube rabbit hole last week. This time, I probably saw two dozen video clips of women doing amazing things with their hair. My favorite was this one, a fast-motion history of women’s…

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Eating for Longevity

October 4, 2022 · 1 min read

My friend BS came by the other night to see how I was doing. The conversation turned to our mutual health scares and what he has been doing since he had his own near-death event. One thing he’s doing is paying…

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The Amazing Story of the Smiley Face

July 19, 2022 · 1 min read

Nearly 50 years ago, one man “invented” the smiley face. Then another man halfway across the world made it into a $500 million cash cow. Click here.

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