by Chloe | Jun 10, 2021 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
Greece has opened the world’s first underwater museum! The wreck of the Peristera, a cargo ship loaded with thousands of pottery amphorae, sank in the Agean Sea near Alonissos Island around 500 B.C.E. The find is important because it changed our understanding...
by Chloe | May 14, 2021 | Helios, Submerged Hopes
I was surprised to hear this recently from an acquaintance, though when I thought about it, I could see her point. After all, people are quick to judge people who marry rich older men in real life as gold-diggers. This photo of Konstantinos’ yacht, from Helios...
by Chloe | Feb 26, 2021 | Helios, Musings, Submerged Hopes
It’s interesting to see the changing ideas about “what makes a man.” The pushback against “toxic masculinity” intrigues me, and certainly it’s a good thing, to alter from the ideal of “the strong, silent type” of the past, to allowing our young men to...
by Chloe | Feb 12, 2021 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
The evolution of Valentine’s Day, from two early Christian martyrs to today’s multi-billion dollar industry is a bit of a strange tale. Saint Valentine of Rome is said to have worn an amethyst ring engraved with a heart on it, enabling Early Christian soldiers of Rome...
by Chloe | Jan 15, 2021 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
Tattoo comes from the Samoan word tatau, “to strike,” which refers to the repetitive punctures needed to allow pigments to penetrate the skin. Tattooing is an ancient art form: Egyptian mummies dating back to 3351 B.C. sported tattoos, and Ötzi, “The Iceman,” found...
by Chloe | Dec 24, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
The Rat King was stirring…wait, that’s not it! I do have holiday viewing on my mind, though, not only the classics like It’s a Wonderful Life, The Nutcracker, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, but movies like Die Hard—does that count as a “classic” if it’s 32 years...
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