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Mohenjodaro, the 3,500 Year Old Archaeological Site Needs Serious Attention
Mohenjodara, or Mound of the Dead, is on the West Bank of the River Indus in Pakistan. It was discovered in 1922. Mohenjodara was built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C., and is located in the... The Crash of Western Capitalist Civilization?
It is rare in economic and political journalism today for an author to analyze more than one issue at a time, or to attempt to assist us in gaining some understanding of how that singular issue, rather than existing... Public School in AZ may eliminate studies of non-Western cultures
OPINION At a time when we could all use a little better understanding of non-Western cultures some conservative dinosaur wants to make education even more perochial and Christian-centric. Does this AZ Republican think that people are better off if they ignore other... Portraits and Writings Reveal Michelangelo as Ugly and Unclean
"The series of extremely rare modern portraits and writings, presented on the show in Florence, showed that one of the greatest artists of western civilization, Michelangelo Buonarroti, was an ugly and unclean man."'Father' Tim Russert: Irish Catholicism and American Journalism
Another good piece of journalism from Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark. When asked if he thinks first any of the writing tools he introduced before he write. His answer, obviously is no. "I turn to a tool when I need it. I use the tools, they don't use...Looking for Life in All the Wrong Places
Japanese astronomers are looking for life in space. Let's hope they don't find King Ghidorah."Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for an unprecedented quest to find out whether there is life in outer space.The project, led by Japanese astronomers, will...Faces of Bali - The Bali Museum
"The Bali Museum was established in 1910 by the Dutch who invaded Hindia Belanda ( the old name of Indonesia before gained it’s freedom). The main function of the museum was to collect and preserve artifacts of the...Lester R. Brown's Plan B 3.0
"Earth Policy Institute, dedicated to building a sustainable future as well as providing a plan of how to get from here to there."––PRESS RELEASE––“In late summer 2007, reports of ice melting were coming at... Satellites Provide Clues to Ancient Mayan Civilization
"Five years ago, archaeologists began working with NASA scientists to better understand the mysterious end of the ancient Mayan civilization that thrived for over 1,000 years in Central America and southern Mexico.... Al Gore Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
Well, I suppose working this hard to inform people about global warming would lead to some recognition, but a nobel peace prize? Maybe I'm just jealous."Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said Monday that the United...Khajuraho Mystery temples (Ancient art and culture)
Khajuraho a place once well-known for Khajoor (dates) trees. Later periods broom making cottage industries flattened all the trees to flourish this business. Now it is very hard to find date tree in... The Myth of "Islamofascism"
"The Myth of “Islamofascism”
By Rand Beers, Ilan Goldenberg and Patrick Barry
“Violent, radical jihadists want to replace all the governments of the moderate Islamic states, replace them with a caliphate. And to do that, they also want to bring down the West, in... Prehistoric women had passion for fashion
I can just see prehistoric women in mini skirts and hot pants...
The most famous early image of a human, a
woman, is the so-called "Venus" of Willendorf, found in 1908 by the
archaeologist Josef Szombathy in an... The Actual Status of “The Revolution”
"The Actual Status of “The Revolution” “ You say you want a revolution / Well, you know / We all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution / Well, you know /We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction / Don't you know that you can...Can Mexico's cenotes be saved?
Mexico's cenotes are a haven for divers and snorkellers, but tourism is taking its toll.A MexicoReporter dispatch for CNN Traveler, with unseen video and pictures."The mystical depths of Mexico’s ceynotes attract...
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