Forum: Culture and The Human Condition

Misc Quotes Quotes from Information Clearing House and other sourses = The Census Motto applies to President Obama, Congress, Supreme Court,...

I discovered something recently. A youtube feature called 'Shorts'. These are short clips usually up to 1 minute in length. There's a ton of dross on...

Library directory: https://avalonlibrary.net/?dir=Vintage_Film_%2B_Photographs_1800s_onwards -------------------------- Hi all :sun: After...

Dear Friends, A fun exchange on the Pema thread, in which in passing I'd shared a photo of my old beaten-up (but still serviceable!) hiking shoes,...

Hi all, I went to Russia with my Russian wife and spent one month to see actual life in Russia before I immigrate. A good friend of mine in Avalon...

This is a serious thread. For years I've pondered why (e.g.) someone with a PhD and a measured IQ of 180 might be just really dumb and unaware...

This is so important, I'm now convinced it deserves its own thread. There are three levels of introduction. Here's a short (rather flowery, but...

I discovered the immensely rich and diverse blog of the American photojournalist Steve McCurry – to go through it is kind of addicting, but it would...

I posted this a few hours ago on Bluegreen's thread, about the widely-mocked 'first female astronaut crew' joyride on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin...

Hello! A thread for amazing human feats of courage, strength, endurance, intellect, creativity, or whatever the case may be. Duration 2 minutes...

I have a few minutes to follow up this. I did what I said I would do, and meditated/pondered Merry Mom's statement here while on my walks. After...

I hadn't planned on revealing my true identity ..but that cretinous, sorry excuse for a nemesis has stubbornly set up camp in my jurisdiction,...

Sometimes I get a bit despondent when I view threads because of all the death and destruction so I'm starting a good news thread. Feel free to post...

When I saw this in today's newspaper, my jaw dropped and I felt unutterably sad for this child whose parents would risk its life for a few 'likes' on...

This first video here was originally posted by Raskolnikov in Bill's thread about the woke reaction to Trump's victory. A man wearing a MAGA hat...

I'm opening this thread as a (sort of) companion thread to Deschooling Society, which I started a little earlier today. 'Deschooling' in itself...

I have been sick for thirty five years and virtually house bound for ten years. My life is a battle to stay positive, see the good in people, believe...