The most famous Ali in England is Sacha Baron "Borat" Cohen (shown here being ironic, facetious, and satirical with feminist Prof. Naomi R. Wolf and a group of British religionists). But it should probably be Prof. Ali Roberts for her investigations aired by the BBC. She goes to Asia, China and Siberia, to investigate the progress of humankind from primitive to modern.
The unexpected item that turned hunter-gatherers into empire builders | BBC Timestamp
(BBC Timestamp) Nov. 13, 2024: How did early hunter-gatherers manage to survive in some of the most inhospitable places on Earth, and could pieces of one of the world's oldest pots hold a clue? British Professor Alice Roberts journeys to Asia, the world’s greatest land mass, and attempts to replicate ancient survival techniques (innovations) that appear to have been passed down through many generations.
With little precedent and only the most primitive resources available, our ancestors’ innovation and experimentation were vital for their success. This clip is from Incredible Human Journey (2009).
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Societe US says there are 18 behaviors branded as low class by American society. Some of us are the haves and some are the have-nots, but being "low class" isn’t so much about what we have as much as it is about what we don’t, namely "class." The American caste system isn't as obvious to outsiders as it is to us. Any highschooler learns it. "Social clues," Cage the Elephant tells us, are the key. There are dead-giveaways, habits that tell everyone that our upbringing was not posh, upscale, spoiled, or even pampered.
Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
We were at the back of the plane by the bathrooms. We fed on Twinkies instead of cake. We ate Heinz yellow mustard on benches instead of Grey Poupon in cars. We spat like Hock Tua Gal [Hawk Tuah Girl], as Southern as a Tennessee brat in Daisy Dukes. We considered hitching all the way to the greatest National Park in the land, Yo-Semite, now open to Gentiles, too.
This is not about eating junk food all the way to the holy haunts of the Paiute Indians. This is about getting back to the land and running into a meadow or grove until a deer or Sasquatch notices. (Bigfoot is probably high up in the cold hills, not wandering from peak to peak in the summer flush of a late spring and all this Tuolumne River melt into the lazy Merced River of the valley). So mosquitoes and chiggers, mites and ticks are much bigger worries than the park's charismatic megafauna like grizzlies and brown bears.
At the end of the rainbow
Hey, Trashy, you're not riding or dining with us. Keep it movin, and take that knapsack with you.
You’ve known all along…
(Araya Amenti) July 8, 2024: ITALY. Hello and welcome. I'm Araya, and I am here to help you remember who you are and to get what you want out of this human experience. In this space, we talk about all things spirituality, manifestation, consciousness, health, and wellness.
I spent years and years and hundreds of thousands of dollars learning how to heal my body from chronic illness, which ended up being my soul's chosen path to awakening and having me remember who I am.
A new earth is here, and I am honored to be a guide as we shift into this new 5D world. Let's decondition [decolonize] our minds, leave the Matrix behind, and celebrate our uniqueness and authentic truth. Namaste, my friends!
Man and dog live a year in dangerous woods
(RAMIZ IN THE WILD) April 27, 2024: Hello🖐, dear viewers🤩 and subscribers😍to this channel. This time I lived with my canine companion for a year and two months in a very dangerous forest. It turns out that living in the forest for a long time is not a problem; in the forest one can find everything one needs for life. For example, there's water, food, and so on. In short, I built burrowed cave hut in 15 days. The only problem was that the clay took a long time to dry, but I solved this problem by drying it with fire. And I figured out my beloved dog was injured in the forest, but I did everything necessary. I patched up her wound, and she recovered quickly. I show all the rest in the video.
NATIONAL MAD HATTER DAY falls on October 6th, a day set aside each year to bring out our silly side while celebrating.
The fictional character known as The Hatter (aka The Mad Hatter) from Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland typically acts silly.
That is how the creators of this day decided on their theme of silliness for National Mad Hatter Day.
Sir John Tenniel illustrated The Mad Hatter and all of Lewis Carroll's colorful characters beginning in 1864. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1865.
The phrase "mad as a hatter" comes from the late 18th and early 19th centuries when haberdasheries used mercury nitrate. Exposure to this heavy metal over time caused the tradesmen to develop symptoms, making people believe they were mad/insane.
Taking our inspiration from The Mad Hatter (or any of Carroll's wonderful characters), we may pursue laughable, absurd, or even confusing adventures on National Mad Hatter Day.
Break from the usual routine. Ask ridiculous riddles much like The Hatter's own, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" Write a nonsense poem. Play croquet with plastic pink flamingos, or wear a funny hat around.
Celebrate the day with silliness. Our sanity depends on it. More
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COMMENTARY
I'm little Alice, innocent child
(WQ) Hey, did Oxford Math Professor Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pseudonym Lewis Carroll) molest little Alice Liddell? It's clearly something that has been on the mind of many readers for a century or more. It's verboten to suggest as we nudge and wink. Who would be surprised? We can only say that at that time in savage English, particularly give the author's social class and standing, marriage between a man of his age and a child of her age was common, legal, and possibly financially advantageous for her family. The writing of these beloved stories and books may well have been the product of courtship, legitimate, legal, and well understood courtship of the day, no matter how much it scandalizes England or the U.S. today.
Photography's a new art form. Let's see what I can get away with by having all the sisters pose for me
Was Carroll trying to make young Alice look "sexy"?
We judge it by our standards and mores, but it may be important to understand it in context. Here we have a man into photography who is clearly in some kind of love/lust with a marriageable female, if only a parent approve, and then there's the matter of the missing pages of his diary. That suggests someone in the family knew for sure what Carroll felt and intended for Alice. The fact that those pages are missing so we can all sleep in ignorance of the hard truths of brutal English life.
We are the descendants of that culture, the colonial inheritors of it. And the fact that our older white males routinely raped Black male and female slaves when that was legal. oh we don't dare think about it much less mention it in polite company. A play examining this subject came to South Pasadena a few years back, and it's a surprise it did not go national with its provocative examination of what a man might feel. Oh, it's unthinkable. Art must hide it that we may, like Anais Nin, speak what is not easy for others to say.
"Jab her, Cocky"
Wisdom Quarterly poet-in-residence parody of "Jabberwocky"
The relationship between the Liddells and Dodgson suffered a sudden break in June 1863. There was no record of why the rift occurred, since the Liddells never openly spoke of it, and the single page in Dodgson's diary recording June 27–29, 1863 (which seems to cover the period in which it began) was missing [18].
I like little girls. It's very British
It has been speculated by biographers such as Morton N. Cohen that Dodgson may have wanted to marry the 11-year-old Alice Liddell, and that this was the cause of the unexplained break with the family in June 1863 [19].
Alice Liddell's biographer, Anne Clark, writes that Alice's descendants were under the impression that Dodgson wanted to marry her, but that "Alice's parents expected a much better match for her."
I didn't get my marriage wish, alas.
Clark argues that in Victorian England such arrangements were not as improbable as they might seem; John Ruskin, for example, fell in love with a 12-year-old girl while Dodgson's younger brother sought to marry a 14-year-old, but postponed the wedding for six years [20].
In 1996, Karoline Leach found what became known as the "Cut pages in diary" document [21] — a note allegedly written by Charles Dodgson's niece, Violet Dodgson, summarizing the missing page from 27–29 June 1863, apparently written before she (or her sister Menella) removed the page... More
I know you're all here for my talent. I write my own songs. I do it all myself. I'm TS Inc.
Elfman's best song came right at the beginning, "I'm Afraid," with the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. He had a great role in his twin Ginger brother's movie Forbidden Zone, a rare cult classic.
(Oingo Boingo Tapes) "I'm Afraid" is the first ever song released under the name Oingo Boingo, although it was mostly likely recorded as the Mystic Knights just before the change.
It was played at Mystic Knights shows in 1979 and kept through Oingo Boingo shows until early 1980. It’s probably the only Mystic Knights song that went unchanged as Oingo Boingo, while others were given a new wave twist.
This was released later that year on a compilation album of upcoming LA New Wave bands, by which time the Mystic Knights had reformed as Oingo Boingo.
Irvine, Orange County, California: FROM BOINGO TO BATMAN TO BIG MESS AND BEYOND!
This live show will feature Danny Elfman backed by an all-star rock band and the same orchestra and choir he played with during his set at Coachella in 2022 and the Halloween weekend shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
They will perform songs from Oingo Boingo; his solo career, including his 2021 album Big Mess; a plethora of his film scores and television themes from Alice in Wonderland, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Simpsons, and more.
Fans flock to SoFi Stadium for Taylor Swift's "Eras[e Your Memory] Tour" kicking off in Los Angeles
I don't know why they call me Taylor "Nazi Barbie" Swift.
(KTLA 5) Aug. 3, 2023
"Swift Mania" is officially taking over Los Angeles as Taylor "Nazi Barbie" Swift's “The Eras[e] Tour” kicks off at Sofi Stadium this week.
Diehard fans, dubbed “Swifties” [rather than the “Elfies,” who are flocking to OC to see Danny] will be enjoying the 33-year-old singer’s sold-out six-night stay at the Inglewood venue -- formerly The Forum -- starting Thursday, Aug. 3rd.
Swift is in LA for the final stop of the U.S. leg of her 2023 "Eras[e] Tour" and will perform six sold-out shows at Sofi Stadium on Aug. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9.
KTLA's Shelby Nelson reports on Aug. 3, 2023. Details
The audience will be transported into Elfman’s vision and the magical world of his haunting compositions brought to life on stage and enhanced by visuals on a big screen.
I can't help it if you're losing your memory.
This limited run of Southern California concerts will provide full-length versions of his past highly acclaimed performances.
Band members include Stu Brooks on bass (Dub Trio, Lady Gaga), Nili Brosh on guitar (Dethklok), Robin Finck on guitar (Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses), and Ilan Rubin on drums (Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves). More
(Bloomberg Television) To get into the Swift show, knock off a bank or beg
your parents and meet a shady scalper in the parking lot (or on LA Craigslist)
How Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has changed the world (Bloomberg Television, July 21, 2023): Artist Group International Founder Dennis Arfa breaks down how Taylor Swift's billion dollar "Eras" tour has changed the game. He calls the live space the "golden goose" of recorded music [because of merch and ticket sales since few make money from music sales or residuals].
Timeline: History, 9/15/17; Ashley Wells, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly, Wiki
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Sexy or "artistic"? Alice photos by Carroll, c. 1861
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, 1865, is said to be the most quoted book in print, second only to the Bible.
It has a passionate army of fans who regularly congregate around the world to celebrate its rich and playful world.
But what of its creator, the mild-mannered Oxford U Math Professor Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (a.k.a. stuttering author and photographer Lewis Carroll)?
Famed not only for his wonderful stories, Lewis Carroll is also known for his ambiguous relationship with the young girl who inspired his most beloved creation: Alice [in Wonderland] Liddell.
It was a seemingly innocent infatuation that he documented in his pioneering and provocative child photography.
With contributions from the likes of thespian Richard E. Grant, social commentator Will Self, and author Philip Pullman, at once adoring and provocative, this documentary casts a conflicted eye over the creation of mischievous Wonderland.
Don't make it dirty, dear Dodgey!
Pouring through historical evidence and stories passed down through generations, hear the tale of Carroll’s first encounter with the three underage Liddell girls and the first telling of Alice’s tumble down the rabbit hole one.
It was a hot and humid summer’s afternoon in a boat on the River Thames. This documentary was first broadcast in 2015. Content licensed from All3 Media International. Produced by Swan Films.
"Come to bed," Liddell sisters with come hither looks. The age of consent appropriate for marriage proposals in England at that time was 12. (Suggestive photos by author Lewis Carroll).
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At least four complete volumes and around seven pages of text are suspiciously missing from Lewis Carroll/Prof. Dodgson's 13 diaries.[90]
The curious disappearance of the missing volumes remains unexplained for such a meticulous and obsessive writer. The pages were removed by an unknown hand.
Most scholars assume that the diary material was removed by family members in the interests of preserving the family name. But this has not been proven to everyone's satisfaction.[91] Definitive evidence of sexual misconduct was presumably destroyed to preserve the author's reputation.
Except for one page, material is missing from his diaries for the period between 1853 and 1863 (when Carroll was 21-31 years old).[92][93] This was a period when the writer began suffering great mental and spiritual anguish and confessing to an overwhelming sense of his own sin.
This was also the period of time when he composed his extensive love poetry, leading to speculation that the poems may have been autobiographical and about Alice Liddell.[94][95]
Many theories have been put forward to explain the missing material. A popular explanation for one missing page (June 27, 1863) is that it was torn out to conceal a proposal of marriage on that day by Dodgson to the 11-year-old Alice.
However, no conclusive evidence has been made public to suggest that this was so. One paper allegedly offers a little evidence to the contrary. It is said to have been discovered by Karoline Leach in the Dodgson family archive in 1996.[96]
"Cut pages in diary document"
It is known as the "cut pages in diary document." It was compiled by various members of Carroll's family after his death. [So is it an admission that they cut the pages?]
Part of it may have been written at the time when the pages were torn out or destroyed, though this is unclear. The document offers a brief summary of two diary pages that were removed, including the one for June 27, 1863.
The summary for this page states that Alice's mother Mrs. Liddell told Lewis Carroll/Reverend Dodgson that there was gossip circulating about him and the Liddell family's governess, as well as about his sexual relationship with the child "Ina," presumably Alice's underage sister Lorina Liddell.
The "break" with the Liddell family that occurred soon after was presumably in response to this sexual gossip.[97][98]
A plausible alternative interpretation has been made regarding Carroll's rumored sexual involvement with the child "Ina": Lorina was also the name of Alice Liddell's mother.
What is deemed most crucial and surprising is that the document seems to imply that Carroll/Dodgson's break with the Liddell family was not connected with the child Alice but her sister or someone else. It is odd that a recently discovered document is used to try to prove this.
Until a primary source is discovered, the events -- and the secret sexual life of the sinful celibate math don Lewis Carroll -- will remain in doubt. More
TALK: Steven Johnson traces the development of play and chronicles the essential evolution of popular entertainment using an appealing blend of illustrations, profiles, science, and stories. Our insatiable quest for wonder and novelty has driven technology to achieve the pyrotechnics of rock concerts, the special effects of film, and other mass consumer enchantments (politics-prose.com).
Look at this guy. He's about to meditate.
“A house of wonders itself...Wonderland inspires grins and well-what-d’ya-knows.” —The New York Times Book Review
This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit of wonder and novelty is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change.
I'd rather be meditating right now.
Author Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation comes wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused.
Johnson’s storytelling is just as delightful as the inventions he describes, full of surprising stops along the journey from simple concepts to elaborate modern systems.
He introduces us to the colorful innovators of leisure: the explorers, proprietors, showpersons, and artists who changed the trajectory of history with their luxurious wares, exotic meals, public taverns, gambling tables, and illusory magic shows.
Johnson compellingly argues that observers of technological and social trends should be looking for clues in novel amusements. In the future it’ll be found wherever people are having the most fun.
Praise for How We Got to Now:
That Roadrunner loves it when I give chase.
“Johnson’s writing derives its appeal from his ability to illuminate complex ideas in unpretentious language...Johnson’s prose is nimble, his knowledge impressive...Wonderland is original and fun, as well it should be, given the subject.” —The San Francisco Chronicle
“Wonderland brims with...tidbits, memorable moments, and bits of information that light up the mind.... [Johnson] surprises and delights as he traces the path of how various objects of fun and fancy -- mechanized dolls, follies, and music boxes -- drove advances.” —The Boston Globe
“Mr. Johnson’s narrative is crammed with elegantly told vignettes from the history of ideas.... The book is full of excellent facts.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Johnson...provides a compelling counter-intuitive argument that the Industrial Revolution, democracy, and the computer age were all driven by diversions and appetites that historians too often ignore.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“In an entertaining and accessible style, he takes tangents that arrive at sometimes startling conclusions, like a magician practicing misdirection…Johnson connects the dots in a way that sheds new light on everyday concepts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Johnson is a master storyteller, weaving disparate elements together into a rich and seamless tapestry of technology and human history.” —Booklist (starred review)
“An engaging survey full of unexpected connections that readers of a historical or sociological bent will find particularly riveting.” —Library Journal
More praise
“[Johnson’s] point is simple, important, and well-timed: During periods of rapid innovation, there is always tumult as citizens try to make sense of it.... Johnson...makes their evolution understandable.” —The Washington Post
“An unbelievable book...it’s an innovative way to talk about history.” —Jon Stewart
“What makes this book such a mind-expanding read is Johnson’s ability to appreciate human advancement as a vast network of influence, rather than a simple chain of one invention leading to another, and the result is nothing less than a celebration of the human mind.” —The Daily Beast
“The reader of How We Got to Now cannot fail to be impressed by human ingenuity, including Johnson’s, in determining these often labyrinthine but staggeringly powerful developments of one thing to the next.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Brilliant.... Johnson is an exemplar of the post-categorical age.... The ‘long zoom’ approach gives Johnson’s book power, makes it a tool for understanding where we stand today, and makes it satisfying.” —New York Times Book Review
“A vision of innovation and ideas that is resolutely social, dynamic, and material...Fluidly written, entertaining, and smart without being arcane.” —Los Angeles Times More(Amazon)
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