What reasons do killers have? The pneumonia painting, the mystery of the pregnant cloistered nun, questions about Denisovans, the Barolo Palace and the circles of hell, and much more. A very juicy edition of Recommended Links. Enjoy!
The Killer's Reasons: "When the killers themselves speak of justification, they almost always begin by saying that they didn't want to kill, but they did kill, and deep down it was unintentional, an accident, they don't know how it happened... On the contrary, most people in our Western society, at some point in their lives, would want to kill, but they don't. Let's see what experts say about the reasons for killing."
The Chess of Life and Death: "A Jewish boy came across an SS officer who was very fond of chess, at which he played really well. The officer asked the boy if he knew how to play the ancient game of strategy, to which he replied affirmatively. The SS made him a proposition: 'If you beat me in a game, you save your life; if you lose, you will die.' More out of fear than passion, the boy had no choice but to accept, and after a long and tense game, the Jewish boy won by 'checkmate' and saved his life. He also managed to survive the war."
Ophelia, the Pneumonia Painting: "Her right hand, languid, almost inert, almost lifeless; it now abandons without strength a cluster of showy flowers: daisies, carnations, poppies... They burst into an obscene contrast with the pallor reflected by the lifeless face. She is no longer Ophelia. It is a body floating in the current, sinking into waters that flee among a remote Eden of abundant vegetation, of precious flowers, of soft moss and vigorous plants. Death and life. To germinate, to expire. To surrender. Looking at the face, no one could say she is already dead, just as no one could assure she is still alive. There is brightness in her eyes, but from her half-open mouth no breath seems to escape, but the whole of life."
When a Nun Got Another Nun Pregnant: "The news would be this: In 1578, in the convent of La Magdalena in Seville, a 17-year-old nun named Teresa de la Concepción stirred the murmurs of all her companions. A less and less discreet bulge made one think of a pregnancy, but... how, being all cloistered nuns? Teresa entered the convent at the age of nine, and over time she became a model young woman and increasingly beautiful."
Five Questions About Denisovans, the Strange Extinct Relatives of Modern Humans Who Inhabited the Planet 50,000 Years Ago: "Since the first remains of this strange group of hominids were discovered in 2008, scientists have not rested trying to get more information about them. The task, however, has not been easy, as only a few small fossils of the so-called Denisovans have been discovered so far. But thanks to a new and complex technique that analyzes DNA activity, researchers have managed to get a better idea of their appearance and how they lived."
The Comedy of the Barolo Palace: "In Buenos Aires there is a building wrapped in mystery. It is the Palacio Barolo, the first reinforced concrete building in Argentina and the tallest in the country for thirteen years, since its inauguration in 1923. And the mystery is that it was built as a mausoleum for Dante Alighieri, so that his remains could rest there among more or less cryptic references to the Divine Comedy. (...) This structure (Hell-Purgatory-Paradise) is repeated in the Palacio Barolo. The building is divided into three parts, like Dante's journey in the Divine Comedy."
The First Spam Message in History: "Thanks to this infrastructure, it was possible to reach many people easily. When we talk about many people, let's keep in mind that there were no domestic telegraphs or anything similar, but rather we are talking about a message being able to reach stations anywhere and therefore end up reaching a specific person. If in this context the message was also advertising, we have full-fledged SPAM. That is, an unwanted advertising message."
'Voluntourism': Going as a Volunteer to Africa and Discovering You Do More Harm Than Good: "Critics say that volunteer tourism turns poverty into a tourist attraction, in which visitors want to see without meaningfully engaging in it. Volunteer tourists may unwittingly exacerbate the problems they seek to combat, taking jobs away from local residents, affecting children's psychological development, and reinforcing denigrating stereotypes about poor communities in developing countries."
A Brief Introduction to Steampunk Cinema: "The interesting thing about Steampunk in cinema is that it anticipated the emergence of the subgenre in literature and even the coining of the term itself. The first film that could be considered Steampunk was Disney's lavish adaptation of Verne's immortal work, 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' (1954), with that marvelous submarine decorated with an elegant combination of rivets, iron plates, copper fittings and velvet."
Which Mythical Architect Built Himself a 13 m² Cabin?: "When on August 27, 1965, he was found dead in the waters of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, in the south of France, the local newspaper reported that the ill-fated architect was the worst-accommodated tourist on the Côte d'Azur. Very close by, on a cliff battered by the waves, the father of modern architecture, author of opulent villas, pioneer of concrete, lover of machines, inspirer of Brutalism and prophet of skyscrapers, had built his vacation refuge in 1952, the only dwelling he ever designed for himself."
Why Yugoslavia Disintegrated: "For decades it was a dream shared by many: the great state of the South Slavs. The former Yugoslavia united diverse ethnicities, religions and nations. It was a political, economic and cultural vanguard. But three decades ago it collapsed traumatically. Croatia and Slovenia, two of its constituent republics, declared independence on June 25, 1991. That is how the destruction and dissolution began. Like dominoes, the other federations separated one after another amid a brutal civil war."
This Is How the Romans in Pompeii Marked the Way to the Brothels: "In ancient Pompeii (Italy), it was common to find phallic symbols not only as 'graffiti' crudely drawn or carved on public walls, but they were also sculpted on the streets and roads of Pompeii, pointing in the direction of the nearest brothel. The purpose of carving these symbols in the streets was to direct potential customers to the brothel, and they were mainly aimed at foreign sailors who might be too drunk or unable to speak the local language."
Videos
I find fewer and fewer videos worthy of your attention. The internet with 100 accidental virals per week no longer exists; now they all come from YouTubers, professionals, or drama queens. Anyway, this is this week's loot, small but good: An auditory illusion, computed tomographies to the rhythm of jazz, steel armor vs hydraulic press, pizza vending machine in Japan, otters and popcorn, mega liquid nitrogen reaction, traditional extraction of natural dyes: cochineal, the evolution of the house, how to fire a nuclear missile, filming a thermobaric bomb, Scorpion's weapon, it's in English but very funny, War Neurosis in World War II Soldiers (Shell shock), exploring an abandoned laboratory and the best songs from 90s movies.
Galleries
Delirious photographic manipulations, the beauty of rice fields in India, fake music CD covers, old photos of the discovery of the Mayan ruins, the beautiful oddities of Ellen Sheidlin, Socotra and its fantastic landscape, empty Russian metro stations, man-eaters, Warhammer 40000, colored photos of old Ireland, conceptual futuristic city, the Animated Dump and the Visual Dump.
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