Archeologists just found the oldest human drawing from over 40,000 years ago. The drawings are in a cave on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Here you can see examples of the drawings.
Oldest Human Art Found
See the Brown sisters grow old: One photo every year since 1975
This is remarkable set of photos of fours sisters. Click on photo gallery.
The Father of the Sandy Hook Killer speaks out
I often wondered how parents of mass murderers would cope with what their child did. The father of the Sandy Hook Killer tells his story so other parents with a mentally disturbed child might recognize the threat their child can pose. Read the fascinating story published recently in the New Yorker.
ANNALS OF PSYCHOLOGY: THE RECKONING
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[Read More] Share this with your boss: Naps help productivity
I have written over the years about the benefits of naps. “Powernaps” used to be popular but then the tide turned against them without any medical evidence to back it up. The Washington Post reminds all of us why napping in the afternoon is so good for us.
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Helmut Schmidt turns 95
On the occasion on his 95th birthday (23. December 1918), German public television produced and televised a docudrama of the life of the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
Lebensfragen (The big questions of life) is based on a long interview and the reenactment of the highlights of Schmidt’s life. The interview was conducted by the [Read More]
35 and Single: An Argentine Woman Documents One Big Question
Paula Schargorodsky make this interesting 7-minute film about what it means to be a woman and 35 and still married. It will be very interesting to see her make another film like this in 30 years.
The World remembers Nelson Mandela
Everybody seems to want to say good-bye to Nelson Mandela and participate in his sainthood. Here is a nice obituary from the New Yorker. .
POSTSCRIPT: NELSON MANDELA, 1918-2013 by
He was the last of the twentieth century’s national liberators. He became a global symbol of righteousness and reconciliation. He led his [Read More]
Adam Gopnik on JFK
On the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination Adam Gopnik writes an amazingly insightful review of the event that endless conspiracy literature that it has spawned. You will understand better why the event has been such a fertile ground of conspiracy stories and why the American public never saw the presidency in the same way [Read More]
Building Meaning in a Secular Society
David Brooks attempts an interesting summary of Charles Taylor’s book “The Secular Society.” I have long felt that meaning does not require the existence of a God.[/i]
The Secular Society By DAVID BROOKS NY Times
I might as well tell you upfront that this column is a book report. Since 2007, when it was published, academics have [Read More]
The Catholic Church brings peace to the presidential contest for one evening
President Barack Obama, left, talks with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, second left, as Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Ann Romney are seated at right as they attend the 67th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, at 
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