Class Procedures and Reminders
Week 12 begins! That means the British and Celtic units begin in Myth-Folklore, and reading of your choice in Indian Epics (please contact me if you have questions about that or would like some recommendations). I hope you will enjoy this week's reading!
Project Stack. As always, the stack is huge on Monday! I will start with the projects that were turned in last week on Friday, working through the projects in the order they were turned in. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. It's always exciting to see when someone does a story on a topic no one has done before, so I was excited to see a story about the rakshasi Trijatha in Rebecca's blog: Trijatha's Ramayana.
Twitter stream. Tom Gauld does such great cartoons at the intersection of science and fantasy, like his new Rover series (larger view):
And here's Dinoman on the work/break paradox!
Something gorgeous from ancient Scythian culture; you can read more about the Kul Oba barrow at Wikipedia:
And check out this musical architecture in Hampi, India:
Only in India! Phenomenal music from the pillars of Vittala temple at Hampi ! pic.twitter.com/9QVTwrobSb
— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) November 8, 2020
Some of the world's oldest board games come from India, and here's a cool article from Scroll: The Art of Solitude: A traditional Telugu version of Ludo.
And speaking of games, here is some art from the Smithsonian turned into jigsaw puzzles: so pretty, and so fun!
Absolutely amazing Turkish art: Vincent Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' on water ... here's the video:
April 12: Ugadi. The Indian New Year holiday of Ugadi is being celebrated on April 12 in some places today, and in other places it will be celebrated on April 13. You can read more at Wikipedia, and follow the Ugadi hashtag at Twitter to see how people are celebrating. In India, as in the U.S., people are social-distancing, but people will still be drawing rangolis and other festive activities at home I'm sure. Here's a rangoli for Ugadi:
And here's a quick video:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
