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Canoe evolution: history and modernity
Canoe: From Hollowed Stalk to Sports Equipment Imagine a person who, thousands of years ago, took a piece of wood and hollowed out a depression in it to float down a river. He didn't know that his invention would become a symbol of freedom, sports, and uni …
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New Zealand Online · 54 days ago 0 146
Fast food philosophy
Fast Food: How Fast Food Became the Main Dish of the PlanetBe honest, when was the last time you ate a hamburger, fries, or pizza? Chances are, it wasn't that long ago. Fast food has become not just food, but a part of our everyday culture, language, and e …
New Zealand Online · 57 days ago 0 130
Age threshold and alcohol consumption culture in different countries of the world
Legal Drinking Age: A World Map Full of Contradictions Somewhere you can buy beer at 16, somewhere else only at 21, and in some countries it's forbidden even if you're over forty. Alcohol law is not just a number, it's a cultural code, historical memory, a …
New Zealand Online · 63 days ago 0 152
Mysterious blue eyes as a reason for jokes
Jokes about Blue-Eyed People: Why We Laugh at the Sky's Color Blue eyes. Poets dedicate poems to them, painters paint portraits, and fans of Spartak and Dynamo seem to have nothing to do with it. But there is another tradition — making fun of people with t …
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New Zealand Online · 66 days ago 0 123
At the Intersection of Cultures: Polish and Russian Cuisine
Polish and Russian cuisines: two sisters, two fatesPolish and Russian cuisines are often perceived as \"sisters\": both Slavic, both generous, both love hearty soups, porridge, and pies. But if you look closer, they are more like two sisters with different …
New Zealand Online · 68 days ago 0 101
Gastrosophy
Philosophy on a Plate: Books That Change Our View of FoodWhen we sit down at the table, we rarely think about the fact that every piece of food carries not only taste and calories, but also a whole history, ethics, aesthetics, and even metaphysics. Food is …
New Zealand Online · 69 days ago 0 168
Take the Bastille - a reason for a smile?
\"The Bastille Taken\": Idioms, Proverbs, Sayings, and Jokes About France's Main Fortress On July 14, 1789, the Parisian crowd stormed the fortress-prison of the Bastille. This event echoed throughout the world and forever changed the course of history. B …
New Zealand Online · 71 days ago 0 98
The meaning of forgiveness
Forgiveness: An Inherited Gift or a Product of Civilization Forgiveness is one of the most mysterious and contradictory phenomena of human psychology. We admire those who are able to forgive and at the same time we are surprised: how can one let go of res …
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New Zealand Online · 77 days ago 0 134
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Narrative of the Absurd
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Modern Contexts of the Mad World The tale that begins with a fall down a rabbit hole has not lost its relevance for a century and a half. Moreover, with each decade, it acquires new meanings, becoming a mirror in which we …
New Zealand Online · 80 days ago 0 124
Concept of the systemic approach in organization and cooperation by Alexander Bogdanov
Cooperation as a Creative Force: Alexander Bogdanov on Labor Organization and the New SocietyIn the early 20th century, when revolutions were shaking the world and capitalism was demonstrating its cruel logic, one person proposed to look at the history of …
New Zealand Online · 80 days ago 0 111
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