kammartinezFollow28 Fascinating, Fun Facts About Books and Reading | Book RiotDive into fascinating facts about books and reading, as well as answers to frequently-asked questions about them.BOOK RIOT#books#reading
kammartinezFollowAstronaut Mice Reveal Potential Link Between the Gut and Bone Loss in SpaceScientists sent 20 mice to the International Space Station so scientists could observe how microgravity affected their bone density and gut microbiomes.www.inverse.com#science#biology#astronomy#medicine
kammartinezFollowFor Hetty Lui McKinnon, ‘Salads Are Very Much My Soul Food’The author of the new cookbook ‘Tenderheart’ turns bread, dip, salad, and cheese into an any-season dinnerEater#food
kammartinezFollowA Place of Both Solitude and Belonging: In Praise of the Park Bench“We spend our life,” said Samuel Beckett, “trying to bring together in the same instant a ray of sunshine and a free bench.” There’s somethiLiterary Hub#art
kammartinezFollowThe Women Who Preached in Their Sleep - JSTOR DailyWas sleep-preaching an ingenious way for oppressed women to subvert the social order through somniloquy?JSTOR Daily#feminism#history#religion
kammartinezFollowA Crime Writer and Taekwondo Instructor’s Top 7 Fight Scene Mistakes in FictionI’m a 4th Degree Black Belt and Certified Instructor of Taekwondo. I trained and taught as a career for over 20 years. I also write suspense novels, and it drives me a little nuts whenever I read a…crimereads.com#writing
kammartinezFollowAlaskans Have Photographed This Boulder for 33 YearsIn 1990, a scientist began visually documenting Prince William Sound’s recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. When funding ran out, volunAtlas Obscura#history
kammartinezFollowParting Glances: Mourning the Work We Didn’t Get from Queer Director Bill SherwoodIt’s not clear when Bill Sherwood knew he was closer to the end of his life than the beginning. He was sure he had contracted HIV early on—aLiterary Hub#bill sherwood#history#movies
kammartinezFollowHow Women and Girls Struggle to Pursue Their Interest In ScienceCareer Day at kindergarten wasn’t going well. Worksheets splayed across the tables, each with a suitable illustration waiting to be colored Literary Hub#feminism#science
kammartinezFollowOn the Hunt for America’s Forgotten ApplesApples no one has ever tasted are still out in the wild. Dave Benscoter, a retired FBI agent, has spent a decade searching for these 100-yeaOutside Online#food#conservation
kammartinezFollowThe Gumshoes Who Took On the Klan - JSTOR DailyIn the pages of Black Mask magazine, the Continental Op and Race Williams fought the KKK even as they shared its love of vigilante justice.JSTOR Daily#history#racism#politics
kammartinezFollowBut when we understand nature’s kingdom and work within its seasons, we are never afraid and never alone.-- The Thick and the Lean, by Chana Porter#quotes#the thick and the lean#chana porter#books#science fiction
kammartinezFollowThe Understated Brilliance of ‘A Most Violent Year’2014’s “A Most Violent Year” had a lot going for it from the jump. Its lead, Oscar Isaac, was fresh off his acclaimed performance as the titular sadsack folk singer in “Inside Llewyn Davis” and his…crimereads.com#a most violent year#movies
kammartinezFollowGrace E. Lavery: You Already Write How You Write, Just Give In.This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. The essay that shifted me from the “promising kid” to “young upstLiterary Hub#writing
kammartinezFollow‘Mad and offensive’ texts shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval societyThe Heege Manuscript which ‘pokes fun at everyone, high and low’ is among the earliest evidence of the life and work of a real minstrelthe Guardian#history#books#literature#poetry
kammartinezFollow“I Fight to Learn What it Means to Feel Calm.” Laura van den Berg on Boxing, Vulnerability, and ProcessWelcome to When I’m Not Writing, a new series in which we invite writers to tell us about the things they do when they’re not, you know, writing. Writers are not, as idyllically pictured, alw…lithub.com#writing#sports
kammartinezFollowVenn Diagram of LGBTQ+ and Gaming Communities Goes Here - JSTOR DailyVideo games offer many LGBTQ+ people avenues for meaning, community, and escape, but in-game cultures of harassment still pose serious problJSTOR Daily#lgbtqia#video games
kammartinezFollowHow LGBTQ Groups Supported Striking Miners vs. Thatcher - JSTOR DailyDuring a national miners strike, LGBT activists became unexpected allies, united against the Thatcher government.JSTOR Daily#history#lgbtqia#politics#union strike
kammartinezFollowAll-Meat Diets Are Real and Yeah, They're ExtremeThe carnivore diet, lion diet, and animal-based diet have all become popular on social media recently. Here's what to know.Bon AppétitBy Sam StoneKeep reading#food#medicine
kammartinezFollowA Brief History of Trying to Breathe in CitiesWhenever the air in Bangkok becomes too polluted to breathe, my relatives turn to the internet. They open an online city map to gawk at air-Literary Hub#climate change