Tag: Revisiting

Revisiting History in Red Dead Redemption 2

“They killed my husband,” a grief-stricken Sadie tells Dutch Van Der Linde and his protégé, Arthur Morgan. Fleeing from a heist gone wrong, the Van Der Linde gang has found themselves deep in a deadly blizzard, one crew member dying, the others not far behind if they can...

Revisiting Columbus Day: A Chicano’s Perspective from Los Angeles

In the sprawling City of Angels, where diverse cultures intertwine and thrive, Columbus Day takes on a unique significance for me as a Chicano-American. This holiday, which traditionally celebrates Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas, prompts me to view it through a different lens ...

Revisiting Prague Before It Was Hit Hard by The Coronavirus

There was one other reason that I chose Prague: I have been here before (this is why I know it’s cheaper). It meant that I did not have to spend too much time exploring the environment to settle down. After all, I did not come here for vacation. I was here simply because I wanted to have a &ld...

Revisiting Why Hysteria Over Weed Candy is Nothing New

Asa Californian, cannabis edibles were available both from permitted dispensaries and anyone who knew how to make cannabutter, yet neither I nor anyone I know had ever gotten a pungent piece of weed candy mixed in with the Starbursts and tiny Reece’s Cups. Having worked in cannabis retail both...

Revisiting Chinatown

I got my first taste of Vancouver’s Chinatown shortly after immigrating to Canada in March of 1968. Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as Canada’s fifteenth Prime Minister a month later. On a visit to Vancouver, Trudeau dined at one of his favorite restaurants, the On On Tea Garden in Chinat...

Revisiting Babylon: The Hanging Gardens and the Ishtar Gate

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, revered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are believed to have been constructed in the 6th century BC during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II. Shrouded in a blend of historical facts and mythical narratives, they have been a fascinating subject f...

Revisiting semigroups theory and its relations to geometry

Algebraic structures, such as semigroups, groups, algebras previously were considered as a branch of more abstract mathematics. With appearance of algebraic geometry, algebraic complex structures used throughout other areas of mathematics this started to change. With a recent increasing interest in...

Revisiting Babylon: The Hanging Gardens and the Ishtar Gate

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, revered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are believed to have been constructed in the 6th century BC during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II. Shrouded in a blend of historical facts and mythical narratives, they have been a fascinating subject f...

Revisiting Babylon: The Hanging Gardens and the Ishtar Gate

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, revered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are believed to have been constructed in the 6th century BC during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II. Shrouded in a blend of historical facts and mythical narratives, they have been a fascinating subject f...

Revisiting Munch’s Scream After the Pandemic

Munch’s iconic, The Scream, has always intrigued me, prompting me to revisit this manifesto time and again for an Anthropology class in graduate school. Munch perceived nature as simultaneously physical and metaphysical, provoking reflection of people’s inner/outer realities. T...