Archive for November 15th, 2025

This Photograph is Aptly Titled "The Fall of Icarus"

In Greek mythology, Daedalus made wings from bird feathers and beeswax. He and his son Icarus flew while wearing the wings, but Icarus, even though he had been warned, flew too high and got close to the sun. The sun melt...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/11/15/This-Photograph-is-Aptly-Titled-The-Fall-of-Icarus/

This Song, Believe It or Not, is About Cold Beer

Supercuts are fun, but supercuts that make a melodic song are even better. Dustin Ballard, also known as There I Ruined It (previously at Neatorama) compiled incidences of the term "cold beer" in country songs, and there...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/11/15/This-Song-Believe-It-or-Not-is-About-Cold-Beer/

The Two Origin Stories of the Devil's Tower

The first time I saw Devil's Tower was in 1977 in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 2013, I finally got to see it in person. The mountain in Wyoming is a national monument, but it's less of a moun...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/11/15/The-Two-Origin-Stories-of-the-Devils-Tower/

What 113 Years of Menus Reveal about Diplomatic History

What does food say about the nation that prepares it? This is the starting point for research by Óscar Cabral, whose article in Frontiers in Political Science examines the menus of 457 state dinners prese...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/11/15/What-113-Years-of-Menus-Reveal-about-Diplomatic-History/
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