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This new limited series on Netflix is causing a lot of controversy in the archaeological community. Graham Hancock, the host, loves to say, “Human beings are a species with amnesia.” To prove this he travels around the world to pre-historic sites and makes the argument that an advanced human civilization existed during the last Ice Age before being wiped out by asteroid strikes around 12,800 years ago. I’m a natural born skeptic, but I’ve read several of Hancock’s books and they raise a lot of questions that archaeologists haven’t, or can’t, sufficiently answer. Sometimes I wonder why I’m so interested in the mysteries of prehistory. The conclusion I’ve come to is that they calm me by making my own problems—finishing my Perfectly Imperfect, writing the next book, death—feel less significant.
Apr 3, 2023
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a national geographic documentary about prehistoric man. i love anthropology and this doc is one i think of constantly!
May 14, 2024
the original apocalypse situation. might happen to us someday. i will always wonder where we'd be if it didn't happen.
Jun 16, 2024
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Not the most recent bc this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine but I had some time off work and rewatched the HBO series and then watched every piece of media I could find on it and then got obsessed with how radiation effects the human body and now I have iodine pills because you simply never know. We should honestly be spending so much more energy and money on figuring out how to handle nuclear waste instead of stupid shit like banning tik tok and killing each other for dominance :(
Mar 17, 2024
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That thing is your style. Probably it’s still raw, which is why others don’t see what you see. Refine your thing, your idiosyncrasy. Sharpen it but don’t smooth out all the rough edges, these are what stick in people’s brains. Be inelegant. Be brave.
Apr 3, 2023
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You have to be a member to shop here. Members only. Sorry. It’s called luxury branding. Can’t let just anybody in on these deals. These softer than soft, warm, fuzzy deals. Better luck in the next life. What’s that, you don’t need a membership to buy online? Aw naw!
Apr 3, 2023
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Coyotes are a problem where I live. They have no fear of humans because we’re mostly wimps. So they cruise around without a care, day and night, looking for garbage, puppies, and slow children to eat. Yesterday, a coyote ran up on my dogs so I beaned it with a bag of their poop. Wolf urine isn’t 100% effective as a coyote deterrent but it works better than Morgan’s shampoo. Plus it’s an aphrodisiac.
Apr 3, 2023