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14Feb/23

Valentine’s Day’s connection with love was probably invented by Chaucer and other

February 14, 2023Human InterestCarl Wilhelm de Hamilton, Chivalric romance, Claudius Gothicus, Courtly love, Crato, Creative Commons, Durham, Fowles, Geoffrey Chaucer, Italy, John Gower, Literature, London, Ma, Medieval literature, Natalie Goodison, Oton de Grandson, Pardo, Rome, Saint Valentine, Terni, The Canterbury Tales, Tradition, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Whanadmin

Natalie Goodison, Durham University

As an undergraduate, on a tour of Europe, I happened to step into the church where Saint Valentine’s head was kept. The tour guide told us a (likely fictitious) story about Saint Valentine performing forbidden marriages for persecuted Christians under the Roman emperor Claudius Gothicus (possibly 269-270 AD). Valentine was then imprisoned and beheaded in Rome.

His saint’s day has since become a celebration of romance. But earlier medieval accounts of Valentine’s life contain no mention of his association with love.

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14Feb/23

Five things research can teach us about having better sex, according to a sex therapist

February 14, 2023Human InterestBehavior, Chantal Gautier, Creative Commons, Fertility, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Interpersonal relationships, Orgasm, Sexology, Sexual acts, Sexual arousal, Sexual Desire, Sexual stimulation, SHUTTERSTOCK, Viagra, Virginia Johnsonadmin

Chantal Gautier, University of Westminster

Sex can be wonderful, but it can also be tricky. Science may be the furthest thing from your mind when you’re getting intimate with someone. But actually, there’s a lot we can learn from science when it comes to sex.

The science of sex is a broad field of research that encompasses many aspects of human sexuality, from physiology to the psychological and social factors that influence sexual behaviour.

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13Feb/23

Psychopaths: why they’ve thrived through evolutionary history – and how that may change

February 13, 2023Human InterestArticles, Callous and unemotional traits, Creative Commons, Criminology, Empathy, Evolutionary psychology, Forensic psychology, Human behavior, Jonathan R Goodman, Moral psychology, Personality disorders, Psychology, Psychopathy, Psychopathy in the workplaceadmin

Jonathan R Goodman, University of Cambridge

When you start to notice them, psychopaths seem to be everywhere. This is especially true of people in powerful places. By one estimate, as many as 20% of business leaders have “clinically relevant levels” of psychopathic tendencies – despite the fact as little as 1% of the general population are considered psychopaths. Psychopaths are characterised by shallow emotions, a lack of empathy, immorality, anti-social behaviour and, importantly, deceptiveness.

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09Feb/23

London Fashion Week – Digital Fashion Innovation

February 9, 2023FashionArticles, Augmented reality, Culture, Digital fashion, Digital media, Fashion, Fashion show, Marketing, New media, Reality, User interface techniques, Virtual realityadmin

By EFFEKT x FASHHACK

Digital fashion is having a significant impact on the traditional fashion industry. By creating clothing and accessories using pixels instead of fabric, digital fashion is blurring the lines between the physical and virtual worlds. Continue reading →

07Feb/23

Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour Makes Sunset the Headline Act

February 7, 2023Food and DrinkAB InBev, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Manitoba Provincial Road 272admin

Today, Corona, an AB InBev global brand, announced the 2023 Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour, a series of experiential festivals dedicated to connecting people with nature by celebrating the sunset. The festivals will feature experiences inspired by the magical qualities of the sunset.Continue reading

07Feb/23

RAKUTEN DEBUTS BIG GAME CAMPAIGN “NOT SO CLUELESS” STARRING ALICIA SILVERSTONE AS SHOPPING ICON CHER HOROWITZ

February 7, 2023FashionAlicia Silverstone, Cher Horowitz, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Rakuten, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

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Rakuten, the leading shopping platform that offers Cash Back and rewards, unveiled its 2023 Big Game campaign, “Not So Clueless,” featuring actress Alicia Silverstone reprising the iconic Cher Horowitz role. Bringing one of the most beloved ’90s characters back to life, the 30-second spot from Rakuten’s campaign will air during the first quarter of the Big Game on Sunday, February 12. Continue reading

05Feb/23

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

February 5, 2023Human InterestAbolitionism, African Americans in the Civil War, African-American people, American culture, Anglican saints, Aram Goudsouzian, Auburn, Belgium, Bill Russell, Canada, Carter G. Woodson, Creative Commons, France, Galveston, Germany, Greg Abbott, Harriet Tubman, Howard Manly, Jeff Littlejohn, Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Jim Crow, Juneteenth, Kate Clifford Larson, Kirvin, Kris Manjapra, Lynching, Malcolm, Mark Felix, Matthew Delmont, Mose Jones, Movements for civil rights, OAKLAND, Physical punishments, Sierra Leone, Slavery in the United States, Snap Curry, United States, W.E.B. Du Boisadmin

Howard Manly, The Conversation

As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture.

To that end, in 1912, shortly after becoming the second African American after W.E.B. Du Bois to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard, Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915.

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31Jan/23

CELEBRITIES CONFESS THEIR HOTEL HABITS IN NEW DIGITAL CONTENT SERIES FROM HOTELS.COM

January 31, 2023TravelBusy Philipps, Evan Mock, Hotels.com, Kwame Onwuachi, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

Celebrities. They’re just like us, even when it comes to how they select a hotel. In Perfect 10, a new short-form web series from Hotels.com premiering today, podcaster and actress Busy Philipps, actor and skateboarder Evan Mock, and Top Chef alum and restaurateur Kwame Onwuachi reveal their 10 most interesting and intimate hotel stories. Continue reading

31Jan/23

SAUDIA BECOMES FIRST AIRLINE TO OFFER “YOUR TICKET YOUR VISA” SERVICE

January 31, 2023TravelAirlines, E-Government in Saudi Arabia, Economy of Saudi Arabia, Hajj, Human activities, Human migration, Ibrahim Koshy, Jeddah, Jeddah Airports Company, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, Travel visa, Visa policy of Saudi Arabiaadmin

Jeddah: SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has announced the launch of “Your Ticket Your Visa”. The first-of-its-kind service provides guests with even easier access to the Kingdom through a digital integration system that links transit visas with flight tickets.
“Your Ticket Your Visa” service is introduced in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the Pilgrims Service Program, and the Saudi Tourism Authority.
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30Jan/23

“DAYS OF PUNK,” Photographer MICHAEL GRECCO’s Exhibition chronicling Punk Music & Culture opens Feb. 4 at MOAH:CEDAR

January 30, 2023FashionCulture, Decades, Fads, Michael Grecco, Michael Greco, MPEG-4 Part 14, Punk, Punk rock, Punk subculture, United States, Vimeoadmin

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Michael Grecco’s touring multimedia exhibition “DAYS OF PUNK” makes its west coast debut on February 4, presenting photographs from the late 1970s through the early 1990s when he was covering the explosive punk music scene in the U.S., as well as related videos, soundscapes and vintage ephemera. An Associated Press photographer during that time, Grecco was also a self-described “club kid” who embedded himself into this revolutionary scene as both a chronicler and participant, capturing for posterity a riotously outspoken time in pop culture history. Continue reading

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