“Japanese never touch. It’s not even customary among themselves when they meet to shake hands. So how to explain why this woman would so casually reach over and adjust my collar? In public! And yet, not exactly…. My moment of contact, I concluded, could have only happened in an elevator, and then perhaps only in Japan.” Terry Caesar —In and Out of Elevators in JapanJournal of Mundane Behavior)
Similar:
Utility Tactical Waist Pack Pouch Military Camping Hiking Outdoor Hand Waist Bag: Sports &...
Really. These things aren't at all assoc...
Aesthetics
PICT Classic Theatre brings The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll to the airwaves
I'm proud of the daughter for her involv...
Culture
Can we hope to understand how the Greeks saw their world?
Fascinating contemplation of color perce...
Aesthetics
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (August Wilson's Century Cycle, 2 of 10)
August Wilson’s Century Cycle > Spoi...
Books
This morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m...
Culture
Dr. Seuss Racism Controversy: A Dr. Seuss Expert Unpacks the Author's History With Racism,...
Nobody is banning, cancelling or censori...
Books


