US riots: Making sense of the mob mentality
13 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM
11 minutes to read Crowds do not act with one irrational mind, said one sociologist. There are many groups, doing different things, for different reasons. Photo / AP Crowds do not act with one irrational mind, said one sociologist. There are many groups, doing different things, for different reasons. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Benedict Carey
Why do some mass gatherings turn violent? Experts in crowd behavior say there s still much to learn. The reign of King Louis Philippe, the last king of France, came to an abrupt and ignominious end
Now that chilly weather has certainly set in, you may be spending more time at home hunkering down and hibernating, cooking and reading more. I know I have been. Here
By Rachel Forrest
I’m late on my annual cookbook and other food- and drink-related books to enjoy for the holidays because I was so busy with letting you know about which restaurants were open for those holidays.
But now that chilly weather has certainly set in in New England, you may be spending more time at home hunkering down and hibernating, cooking and reading more. I know I have been. Here are some cookbooks and food-related books released in 2020 I’ve enjoyed. Find them at your local bookseller and ask them to order you one if they don’t have it.
I thought for sure the
Monstress series by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda was going to be the best thing I read this year, but something I read in the last couple of weeks of 2020 just barely edged out the spot.
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo struck a chord in me, not only for its humor, but also because the teenagers
actually act and sound like teenagers. It’s not often that I find a book that I feel gives an authentic experience (whether it’s a teenage one or something else, like a southern one) but when I do, those books always end up on my shelf. Add to that a fun dive into Chinese mythology, and