Bogle Essential Red 2012 Ixel Balamke’s wine notes – Color – dark ruby Aroma – dark fruit and cardamom Initial taste – Intense flavors of boysenberries and luscious vanilla Finish – Juicy and silky tannins throughout with a finish… Continue Reading
An interesting paper by Max Dashu on the Gnostic Goddess. https://www.academia.edu/10319559/The_Gnostic_Goddess_Female_Power_and_the_Fallen_Sophia
At the turn of the century, America was a hotbed of cocktail innovation—then Prohibition happened. Now, bartenders are trying to reclaim the golden age. Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/are-we-re-entering-golden-age-american-bartending-180954474/#w6xigK68f01Apktv.99
In the Tsimshian belief system, there are spirits everywhere, some helpful, some not so helpful If we respect them and treat them well, they all can be helpful. In the traditional Tsimshian healing practices I learned from my ancestors, these… Continue Reading
On Friday the 13th, as Walt Disney Pictures releases its third Cinderella, one has to wonder why yet another? There is no scarcity of Cinderella tales—folklorists have identified more than 700 different variants around the world. How to explain the… Continue Reading
The Olmecs of southern Mexico were probably the first to ferment, roast, and grind cacao beans for drinks and gruels, possibly as early as 1500 B.C., said Hayes Lavis, a cultural arts curator for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the… Continue Reading
Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet Sauvignon Ixel Balamke’s wine notes – Color – ruby Aroma – blueberries and cocoa Initial taste – Black cherries and blueberries with notes of currants and nice chunky minerals. Finish – Deep berries with soft tannins… Continue Reading
Before the acceptance of Christianity, Roman polytheism was dominant in the western world. Rome’s borders extended as far west as Britain and as far east as modern day Greece and Turkey. To help ease the transition to Christianity, the Christians… Continue Reading
During the 7th and 6th centuries B.C., the ancient Greek city-states began establishing colonies on the coast of the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. Panticapaeum, Theodosia and Kimmerikon, for instance, were founded by the Milesians, while another settlement, Nymphaion… Continue Reading
On February 26, ISIS released a video of its militants smashing ancient Assyrian artifacts in the central museum in Mosul, Iraq. In a matter of minutes, they jackhammered the face of a famous 1,400-year-old Assyrian winged bull and broke apart… Continue Reading