
Spin cycle: Unison lecture on controversial year 2012
The year 2012 looms large in the ancient Mayan calendar: the year in which it was prophesied that the world would end, as you’ve probably heard. But it turns out that apocalyptic characterization…

Party with the departed!
Actually, there are two succeeding Days of the Dead in Mexico, reflecting the fusion of the ancient Aztec festival of the goddess Mictecacihuatl, the Queen of the Underworld, with two Christian holy days…