Circumstances may change, but the urge to control and dominate takes on different forms.

MR: Why does South Indian food taste better when you eat it with your fingers?

From Tyler Cowen: I can think of three reasons. First, there is a placebo effect.  For the Westerner/outsider, eating with your fingers seems exotic.  For (many, not all) South Asians, eating with your fingers brings back memories of family and comfort foods. Second, your fingers are highly versatile and they are often the best implements […]

6/17 Art: Peruvian Artifact

  Gold Mochica Octopus Artifact, North Peru, 200 B.C.- 600 A.D

The Breeze at Dawn

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep.   ~Rumi