"Mariner, Do Not Ask Whose Tomb This May Be,
"Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be,
But go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea."
-Translation of Plato by Michael R. Burch
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Darkly academic research ideas for your time indoors (because you're not a heathen):
The lives of great classical composers.
Ancient Egypt's social hierarchy and attitudes towards women, homosexuality etc.
Poisons.
The tea trade, and how it became so important to British culture.
18th century fashion and the production of clothing.
How corsets aren't the terrible patriarchal torture devices everyone thinks they are.
The use of recreational drugs in the late 19th century.
The French revolution.
Methods of forensic investigation at crime scenes.
Controversy in psychological studies.
Matriarchal societies.
How nostalgia influences fashion, media, and literature.
The nature versus nurture argument.
The history of trains and railroads.
Symbolism in art.
Just a few research rabbit holes to throw yourself into if you're bored. :)
Finja Brandenburg // unknown
"Magical Realism". Grace Epolo by Per Florian Appelgren for Harper's Bazaar Vietnam March 2021
