Obediently boxed in our adopted home (no daily walks or bike rides were allowed) for over a month, we emerged to a silent, shell-shocked Jaipur still reeling from the punch – lucie grace June in India was dramatic by anyone’s reckoning. Cyclones on both sides of the country, a plague […]
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As cases of COVID-19 continue to spread around the world, Canadians are increasingly concerned about their health and safety. Authorities in Canada are working to contain the spread of COVID-19, which the World Health Organization deemed a pandemic in mid-March. This is a timeline of cases from May 1-15. For […]
I have long known that much of my life’s frustrations come from trying to have it both ways. Though they were made available to me, I shunned more traditional and more stable careers. Instead, I have continued, time and again, to try to be a writer, knowing full well this […]
Over the past couple of months, many states and cities have outlined their plans for reopening businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout that process, the funny folks on Twitter have shared how they really feel about these seemingly premature moves. The coronavirus crisis is far from over, and public health experts […]
It seems the COVID-19 nightmare isn’t going to conclude anytime soon, since we’re months into the pandemic and are projected to have months, if not years, left to go. Given the uncertainty of what lies ahead, many people have begun investigating how best to protect themselves from whatever biological threats […]
Scientists analysed fossilised teeth of 106 individuals buried in southern Spain Marks on dental records of females show they used their teeth to make textiles Certain jobs were reserved exclusively for women during Spanish Bronze Age Female-dominated jobs included production of hand-crafted threads and metals Some textile-related work tasks were only […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A therapist has shared a video that shows exactly what it’s like trying to read when you have dyslexia. Lindsay Fleming, a licensed therapist for children and teens, posted the clip on TikTok, […]
My mother and I are twins, in the fraternal sense. Ignoring the impossibility of the premise, one out of two strangers assume us to be siblings. When she’d come to pick me up early from school for an appointment or spontaneous thrifting trip, the administrator would say, “Oh I’m sorry, […]