Author: DPstaff
Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen on How Hollywood Has Become the US Military-Industrial Complex’s Unofficial Ministry of Propaganda
An unfortunate status that Viet Nam shares with Palestine is that the war in Viet Nam was both an actual war and a spectacle for global viewership.
Scientists Discover New Evidence Earth May Once Have Had a Ring Like Saturn
Since Earth’s axis is tilted relative to its orbit around the sun, the ring would have shaded parts of Earth’s surface…
Tuesday Poem: Enriching the Earth
To enrich the earth I have sowed clover and grassto grow and die. I have…
If Oil Stabilizes Below $70, What Will it Mean for GCC Markets?
Oil prices reached a three year low on Tuesday, with analysis suggesting prices may stablise below $70 in the coming months…
The Great French Painter Who Had No Time For France
Describing himself as the ‘savage from Peru’, Paul Gauguin avoided French society when he could, returning to Polynesia in 1895, where he spent his final years…
Habib Khan Memoir: “Aor Leo Maeknikal”
by Habib Khan: I had known Paramoz Khan since my school days, as his father,…
Monday Poem: Premise of Wise Fools
Sudden commotion inside premise of wise foolssilent gestures, whispering voices, hands raiseda la desperation gathering…
Recipe: Pasta Shells
by Ghulam Mustafa: Pasta shells in bursting tomato soup with garlic crisps topped with garden…
A Nazi Magazine Regularly Published Manipulated Photos and Misinformation, Long Before the Age of AI
by Daniel H. Magilow at The Conversation: (A)ccusations – that fake-looking images are real, that…
A Fun Introduction to Public Choice Theory and Polycentricity
How does order emerge from anarchy? How do human beings create institutions? Can big problems like climate change, income inequality…
Sarcastic Quotes That Are the Perfect Mix of Witty and Clever
Chloe Nannenstad in Reader’s Digest: Love ’em or hate ’em, there’s a reason sarcasm quotes are…
Genome of Neanderthal Fossil Reveals Lost Tribe Cut Off For Millennia
Alison George in New Scientist: Genetic analysis of a Neanderthal fossil found in France reveals…