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4 Dec 2011, 3:47 pm
The tragic theme spans the millennia in Greek drama, from brutal patricide in the 5th-century-BC works of Sophocles to the equally-famous calamity of superfluous nausea-inducing Avatar-bandwagoning 3-D treatment of Clash of the Titans (ca 2010).As it happens, we turn not to Clash of the Titans (sorry), but to Sophocles to set the tone of our present pontification. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 9:11 am
MMA traces its roots both to Greek and Roman sport of Pankration, which featured a combination of grappling and striking skills, and the various forms of martial arts that evolved in East Asia over a millennia ago. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 9:11 am
MMA traces its roots both to Greek and Roman sport of Pankration, which featured a combination of grappling and striking skills, and the various forms of martial arts that evolved in East Asia over a millennia ago. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 4:58 pm
In the context of centuries and millennia, "male tears are the norm and males not crying is a recent historical aberration," he says, traceable to the late 19th century, when factory workers—mostly men—were discouraged from indulging in emotion lest it interfere with their productivity. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 2:22 pm
The following article was published as my President’s Column in the October 2011 issue of the Georgia Bar Journal. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 10:59 am
“We’ve evolved a few tricks over the millennia,” writes Stosny, “but most of them are not adaptable to complex modern relationships. [read post]
16 Oct 2011, 7:00 am
. “It’s easy to forget that ancient peoples also studied history – Babylonians who lived 2,500 years ago were able to look back on millennia of previous human experience. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 9:39 am
After millennia of disproportionate attention paid to men in conflicts we know that these five films spotlighting women’s experiences in war and peace are just a beginning. [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 10:14 am
Of course, the nature of the human good is a deep topic--one that that has been debated by philosophers, psychologists, economists, theologians, and others for millennia. [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 4:33 am
We have been applying international contracts for millennia, give the courts some credit. [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 8:33 pm
The other elements of persuasion, recognized for two and a half millennia,* are emotion and personality. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 1:38 pm
People and Alcohol Humans' love of alcohol is millennia old despite the obvious downsides of alcohol abuse. [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 5:02 am
— had been for 2 millennia! [read post]
1 Sep 2011, 9:08 pm
China was therefore able to undertake a process of cultural and racial expansion over millennia. [read post]
23 Aug 2011, 7:42 pm
The newfound yeast fused with a distant relative, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which was used for millennia to make leavened bread and fermented wine and ale. [read post]
7 Aug 2011, 1:39 pm
Although the literature is separated by millennia, the theme survives: The man must prove his worth to a woman through deeds. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 2:15 am
The anthropologists tell you that you have been at the bottom of the mating pole for millennia; the business press keeps looking for Alpha males with animal spirits to kick-start the economy. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 2:05 pm
And, crucially for his potential role as a judge, Oetken necessarily rejects millennia of teachings on sexual morality that condemn sodomitical acts and reserve sexuality for a married man and woman. [read post]
18 Jul 2011, 2:59 am
"Recent scientific evidence shows that if genetically-modified salmon escape, they could successfully breed with wild stocks, potentially destroying the genetic adaptations that have allowed fish to thrive for millennia. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 11:51 am
I have previously posted articles on the rapidly increasing use of pilotless armed drones, and the legal and ethical questions it raises. [read post]
