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from The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)

The anthropologists are busy, indeed, and ready to transport us back into the savage forest where all human things, the Greek things, too, had their beginnings; but the seed never explains the flower.

—Edith Hamilton
—from The Greek Way (1930)

spoliate

Spoiled expedition (26)

spoliate. verb. To plunder, rob or deprive. Legally, altering a document and making it invalid. In wartime, the authorized seizure of neutral vessels. A less common form of despoil. From Latin spolium (spoil).
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Links: August 26, 2018

  1. The New York Public Library debuts InstaNovels, beginning with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The NYPL says the new form is “a reimagining of Instagram Stories to provide a new platform for iconic stories.”

  2. A fascinating history of the index, from the scroll to the codex and from stichometric to alphabetic. → INDEX: A Brief History

  3. Extraordinary…what are the odds of this kind of discovery? → Mum’s a Neanderthal, Dad’s a Denisovan: First discovery of an ancient-human hybrid

  4. Can You Rewire Your Brain? Maybe. (It’s Tricky. Be Careful.)

  5. Of course the art isn’t the point, but it’s still pretty amazing. → Re-creating the “Mona Lisa” using light-stimulation and bacteria

  6. The racist language of space exploration

  7. Ministry of Cinema says their mission is to “spread our love of cinema however we can.” And they do a fine job of it with their chock-full video channel.

  8. Apparently, Being a Victorian Librarian Was Oh-So-Dangerous. Not least because Melvil Dewey was a serial sexual harasser.

  9. Good Show Sir features only “the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers.” Jump right into the gallery.

  10. Today, and every Sunday nearest August 26, is International Go Topless Day. Founded in 2007 by Claude Vorilhon (AKA Rael, founder of the UFO religion Raelanism), Go Topless Day fights for a specific equality, that “women should have the same constitutional right or men should also be forced to wear something that hides their chests,” and encourages women to go topless and men to wear brassieres or bikinis. This year, Go Topless Day serendipitously falls exactly on Women’s Equality Day.

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