By affirming its ambition “to explore their senses to better understand their lives,” Yong is true to his word. A longtime Atlantic staffer, he has an Attenborough-like knack for unearthing simple stories from the boundless mess of the natural world. A look at the eyes of scallops, for example, becomes a window through which to … Read more
Esotericism is fashionable, especially among young people. Magic rituals and initiations to the divinatory arts abound on social networks. But these practices are far from trivial. Lighting. Interview by Manuella Affejee – Vatican City Astrology, divination, cartomancy, mediumship: these esoteric practices have been on the rise for a few years and are arousing more and … Read more
WHEN a three-year-old boy became convinced he was a Hollywood agent in his past life, his parents were baffled and it was hard for anyone to take him seriously. Ryan Hammond, 11, claimed he was the reincarnation of a man who died 40 years before him – and even claimed he remembered what happened when … Read more
Jesuit Father Flavien Zolabi introduces us to meditation, with the readings for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time of liturgical year C. Readings: Sir 35,12-18; 2 Tim 4.6-18; Lk 18,9-14: “the prayer of the poor” Dear brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the thirtieth Sunday in ordinary time of liturgical year C. The first reading, … Read more
Les étoiles étaient dehors ! Tout le monde et leur maman se sont arrêtés pour le match d’ouverture à domicile des Atlanta Hawks qui a fait ressortir Michael B.Jordanie, Jonathan Majors, Porsha Williams et son boo thang Simon Guobadia, Kandi Burrus, 2 chaînes, Lil Yachty, Quavoet beaucoup plus. Les Hawks ont lancé la saison régulière … Read more
See the gallery Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike are two rising stars, and they’re also one of the sexiest young couples in the entertainment industry! Hunter, 23, came to public attention in 2017 for her protests against North Carolina’s Public Facilities Safety and Privacy Act, which barred transgender people who have … Read more
Yoga asanas are already physically demanding, but mastering them in weightlessness takes another level of skill. However, a European Space Agency astronaut seems to have it all. A new viral video shows astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti striking a series of yoga poses in space. She can be seen following the instructions of an instructor from Cosmic … Read more
Comment this story Comment Growing up in Toronto, my knowledge of Aboriginal communities was limited to a few days of history lessons. In textbooks, descriptions of the past were suspect, haloed by the now familiar rhetoric of the “white saviour”. Indigenous peoples in Canada have been trying to reclaim their culture from church and government … Read more
A MAN who claims to be reincarnated has vividly described his 18-year-old lifee watchmaker of the century. Chuck McMurray of Chicago insists he lived a past life as John Harrison, a self-taught English merchant who lived between 1693 and 1776. Chuck McMurray claims he’s a reincarnated version of English watchmaker John HarrisonCredit: Alamy Chuck (right) … Read more
This Friday, Taylor Swift will release her 10th studio album, Midnights. A number of fans eagerly awaiting the release are convinced that Swift is going to use the album release to make a big reveal, as always seems to be the case with Swifties. Moreover, they believe that she sowed Easter eggs for said revelation … Read more