Similes for female pulchritude in an ancient Chinese poem: From Shī jīng 詩經 (Poetry Classic), circa 6th c. BC: (Her) hands are like catkins; skin is like congealed lard; neck is like larva of longicorn; teeth are like calabash seeds; forehead (like… dlvr.it/RZkfR2
#dwZone full show with #HongKong activist @jooeysiiu on the protests in the territory and implications for the rule of law. Recorded before death of student demonstrator who fell in a parking garage.
youtu.be/V9nNeO0yWyk
Chinese Characters - this great series on BBC Radio 4 @BBCRadio4 continues to be broadcast every day at 1.45pm (until 4 May). To catch up on earlier episodes, follow the link.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09…
60 years ago today, Beijing began a war against sparrows as part of the “Four Pests campaign”. It was a disaster and a little over a year later they were importing sparrows from Russia to tackle the insect plague. birdingbeijing.com/2015/07/09/ext…
Genuinely a problem. I have taken my children with me to work meetings, fieldwork, conferences and even an exam board. It's important to make the challenge visible to everyone so nobody can ignore it. But also to show younger academics that it's possible to be a mum and academic
Genuinely a problem. I have taken my children with me to work meetings, fieldwork, conferences and even an exam board. It's important to make the challenge visible to everyone so nobody can ignore it. But also to show younger academics that it's possible to be a mum and academic
The @nytimes continues its silly policy of confusing printing silly things from the right wing with actually being objective - a policy that helped to elect Donald Trump.
Trump Was Elected to Govern Without These People nyti.ms/2FO0uDf
On Einstein's birthday, his magnificent letter of support to Marie Curie when she was besiege by haters (yes, even she was) brainpickings.org/2016/04/19/ein…
CFP for conference "Tangible - Intangible Heritage(s): Design, Social and Cultural Critiques on the Past, Present and Future" (due 1 Apr, UK) is at goo.gl/fp5NKG
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