Medieval church rules against marrying close relatives broke down strict, long-standing kinship structures, paving the way for a more individualistic modern Western society. In September 506 C.E., the fathers of what would later become the Roman Catholic Church gathered in southern France to draw up dozens of new laws. […]
A man once told me sweetness
was the highest quality a woman
could own then put my name
down as Trouble in his phone…
http://www.versedaily.org/2018/ifistarttalkingaboutit.shtml
Love to add to my reading list, but I’m not sure I can even pencil these in for May…
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/2/17265934/sci-fi-fantasy-books-recommendations-may-2018
King Charles XII, who died in 1718 when he was shot in the head while attacking Danish-occupied Norway, is also considered responsible for importing and popularising the Turkish habit of drinking coffee…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/03/my-whole-life-has-been-a-lie-sweden-admits-meatballs-are-turkish
“…Look like a party of five
I’ve been beat up, broke down
Loaded on a truck and driven into town
I always thought she’d be there at the end of the line”