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☆ The Enduring Allure of a Close Shave
  + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Huge numbers of them haven’t seen their owners since the start of “Movember,” the annual no-shave fundraiser for men’s health. But the razors needn’t fear: The urge of men to express themselves by trimming and removing their hair, facial and otherwise, runs deep. Even Paleolithic Man shaved his hair on occasion, using shells or flint blades as a crude razor. Ancient Egypt was the earliest society to make hair removal a way of life for both sexes. The whole head was shaved and covered by a wig, a bald head being a practical solution against head lice and overheating.
Persons: “ Locations: Egypt
☆ Marriage as a Mirror of Human Nature
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
Marriage is in decline in almost every part of the world. In the U.S., the marriage rate is roughly six per 1,000 people, a fall of nearly 60% since the 1970s. But this is still high compared with most of the highly developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, where the average marriage rate has dropped below four per 1,000. Modern views on marriage are sharply divided: In a recent poll, two in five young adult Americans said that the institution has outlived its usefulness. In Mesopotamian mythology, the first marriage was the heavenly union between Innana/Ishtar, the goddess of war and love, and her human lover, the shepherd Dumuzi.
Organizations: Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development Locations: U.S
☆ Broken Hearts and How to Heal Them
  + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A mere generation ago, “heartbreak” was an overused literary metaphor but not an actual medical event. The first person to recognize it as a genuine condition was a Japanese cardiologist named Hikaru Sato. In 1990, Dr. Sato identified the curious case of a female patient who displayed the symptoms of a heart attack while testing negative for it. He named it “Takotsubo Syndrome” after noticing that the left ventricle of her heart changed shape during the episode to resemble a takotsubo, a traditional octopus-trap. It had taken the medical profession 4,000 years to acknowledge what poets had been saying all along: Broken Heart Syndrome is real.
Persons: ”, Sato Locations: Japanese
☆ My Father, the Blacklist and ‘High Noon’
  + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Americans who worry that “cancel culture” is a growing threat to democracy may find it cathartic to watch “High Noon on the Waterfront,” a short documentary by directors David Roberts and Billy Shebar. Released last year, the film explores the meaning of moral courage in the 1950s, when the U.S. was in the grip of McCarthyism. In Hollywood, the hunt for communists and alleged subversives resulted in a blacklist that robbed the industry of some of its brightest talent for almost two decades and destroyed the lives of hundreds of people.
Persons: “, David Roberts, Billy Shebar Organizations: Hollywood Locations: ”, U.S
☆ Thinking Pink, Centuries Before Barbie
  + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Barbie and pink are practically synonymous. So much so, that the makers of “Barbie” the movie, coming to theaters July 21, disrupted the global supply chain trying to get their hands on enough pink paint. That is a lot of fuss over a color often dismissed as merely pretty.
Persons: “ Barbie
☆ The Royal Origins of Tennis
  + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones
☆ Using Forensic Evidence to Solve Crimes
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Historian Amanda Foreman searches the past for the origins of today’s world. Read previous columns here. In February, police in Burlington, Vt., announced they had solved the city’s oldest cold case, the 1971 murder of 24-year-old schoolteacher Rita Curran. Taking advantage of genetic genealogy using DNA databases—the latest addition to the forensic science toolbox—the police were able to prove that the killer was a neighbor in Curran’s apartment building, William DeRoos.
☆ The Long, Dark Shadow of the Real ‘Bedlam’
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-dark-shadow-of-the-real-bedlam-11673550539
☆ You Might Not Want to Win a Roman Lottery
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Amanda Foreman | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Historian Amanda Foreman searches the past for the origins of today’s world. Someone in California won this month’s $2.04 billion Powerball lottery—the largest in U.S. history. The odds are staggering. The likelihood of death by plane crash (often estimated at 1 in 11 million for the average American) is greater than that of winning the Powerball or Mega Millions lottery (1 in roughly 300 million). Despite this, just under 50% of American adults bought a lottery ticket last year.
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