The small Todos Santos site in Cuenca, which has remains from the Cañari, Inca, and Spanish colonial periods
James Kierstead
@mrpropter.bsky.social
Classicist and think tanker. Democracy or bust, ελευθερία ή θάνατος, Deus sive natura. Kiwi Dorset Canadian
The show said its name change was “inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google,” both of which have complied with executive orders from Trump to change the names of places like Lake Ontario to Lake America.
‘South Park’ Changes Branding To ‘South America’ In Latest Trump Trolling
The show said its name change was “inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google,” both of which have complied with executive orders from Trump to change the names of places like Lake Ontario to Lake America.
forbes.com
Myoman-ji Temple🍁 Located in Iwakura, Kyoto, Myoman-ji is the head temple of the Kenpon Hokke sect, founded in 1389 by Nichiju Daishoshi. After enduring fires and relocations over the centuries—including 400 years at Teramachi-Nijo—it moved to its current peaceful site in 1968. (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto)
![Swarm-migration behaviour in juvenile desert locusts is partially mediated by cannibalistic interactions between individuals in the swarm, where locusts bite the rear of the locust in front in order to prompt forward movement.[16] It was demonstrated that severing the nerve which allows locusts to feel these bites reduces the movement of the group and increases cannibalisation.[16]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s45o2coi53wf55ufwd6r7i7j/bafkreihepp6easxpfzrgtsikbkfieifl6i2kiitwx65k7laxqfqvmwcvbe)
very obvious why Canadians feel this way now but Americans still need to internalize how bad the PR damage of the last 2 years has been and how hard it is going to be to rebuild trust
Polling Canada@canadianpolling.bsky.social · last wk."The US is a trustworthy ally of Canada" Disagree: 74% Agree: 23% Nanos / Sept 2, 2026
I picked up a copy of the collected letters of JRR Tolkien for reasons, and this is the most bullshit table of contents I've ever seen. I'm actively angry that it exists
Can I just say that one of the minor joys of travel for me has always been getting into my hotel room, turning on the TV to a random local channel, and just getting exposed to the local culture through a soap, the news, whatever. And all these new Netflix/YouTube landing screens are ruining that...
Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.
Couldn’t resist posting another view of the ancient holloway. It’s part of a very old route from Gloucester to Cirencester called the Bisley Path.
For the latest edition of my 'Owl of Athena' Substack, I have re-posted a piece I wrote for the now-defunct website *Culturico* back in 2020: substack.com/home/post/p-...
What we can learn from ancient Greek democracy
It looks like Culturico, the heterodox digital magazine founded in 2018, ceased operations at the end of last year.
substack.com
My new Substack post addresses everything travellers might want to know about the security situation in Colombia right now, including the political context, the risk in different regions, and why this might still not be the year to visit Tierradentro. owlofathena.substack.com/p/how-danger...
A birth scene in a pre-Columbian ceramic from central Ecuador
My new Substack post addresses everything travellers might want to know about the security situation in Colombia right now, including the political context, the risk in different regions, and why this might still not be the year to visit Tierradentro. owlofathena.substack.com/p/how-danger...
Portrait of Mariana de Jesus by Fernando de Ribero. 17th century. In the Convento del Alto Carmen, Quito
"Don't ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one." — Rupinder Kaur
Some traditional music on the rooftop of the Community Hostel, Quito
Portrait of Mariana de Jesus by Fernando de Ribero. 17th century. In the Convento del Alto Carmen, Quito
My latest Substack piece tackles a famous essay by the late, great David Graeber. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Graeber on the West
Why the anthropologist's famous essay 'There Never Was a West' doesn't hold up
substack.com
Some traditional music on the rooftop of the Community Hostel, Quito
‘Does my bum look big in this?’ Some interesting ceramic forms made by the pre-Hispanic Bahia people, 450 BC-750AC. In the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, Quito
