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In 480 BC, a colossal Persian army crossed the Hellespont. Led by the power-hungry King Xerxes I, hundreds of thousands of troops traveled towards Greece’s heartland in search of vengeance for a disastrous defeat ten years prior. As their customs demanded, the Athenians sought counsel at Delphi, where the Pythian oracle told them that […]
According to the National Coffee Association, about two-thirds of adult Americans start their day with a cup of that precious beverage: coffee. There is something special about its bitter flavor and potent aroma that stimulates the mind and the senses. It is estimated that around 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed each day. […]
Over the course of the late 2nd century AD, the emperor Commodus was accused of progressively slipping into megalomania. Masquerading as a gladiator in the arena and presenting himself as the hero Hercules, he even had plans to rename the city of Rome after himself. Patience was running low, and by 192 AD, Commodus […]
Walking into a great history museum is the closest we can get to true time travel. From London and Berlin to Cairo and Mexico City, these 15 institutions rank among the best history museums in the world. Each museum holds culture-defining artifacts including the Rosetta Stone, the treasures of Tutankhamun, the Terracotta Warriors, the […]
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Africans who were forcibly transported to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade introduced cultural institutions and intellectual traditions that have been overlooked in dominant narratives of American history, which overwhelmingly emphasize external influences from Europe.
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Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of October. Wiki, added taxes, and updated . Donsol, fixed some bugs. Note that we plan to release a Playdate build on itch.io next month. Rabbit Waves, finished a new comic page, added a section on monochrome signal flags(scroll to bottom) and updated the zine to include them. Over the summer, we looked around Pino and tried to make a list of all that had changed since we sailed back from Japan and thought it might be nice to make a new video to show you what those changes were. Our last vlog-type video was released in 2020, we are considering maybe getting back into the habit of making montly videos. We also released two other videos from past talks, one is about Analog Communication & Solresol and the other is an Orca Livecoding Demo. We both participated in Drawtober this year, finishing 31 daily drawings. See Devine's drawings which are illustrations for the Neauismetica, and see Rek's series of 31 5x5 cm tile-like drawings. We carved a halloween pumpkin inspired by the ghost enemy(lower left character) Rek designed for Donsol. As another Halloween treat, members of Merveilles Town worked together to make an album of spooky tracks. In the little world of Uxn, Taylor gave us a XTE INK reader, for which Devine wrote a firmware in Uxn. The source is here. Not having a smartphone or a printer, it has been quite convenient for us to bring QR code tickets to venues. Like last year, Oquonie is part of Playdate Catalog Fall Sale running from November 5th to the 19th. Thank you for continuing to spend time in the little worlds we create! Book Club: We are reading Le Ton beau de Marot by Douglas Hofstadter.
