How Monsters Went from Menacing to Misunderstood For most of human history, monsters were repugnant aberrations, breaches of the natural and moral order. What’s behind our relentless urge to humanize them?

"[ #realGDT's] creature may be the gentlest of any ' #Frankenstein,' gentler even than Mary Shelley's, but his maker is also the cruellest(sic) of Frankensteins, the most recognizably monstrous."
#NewYorker #ManvirSingh #monsters #Halloween #vampires #werewolves
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Really interesting read from #ManvirSingh gathering evidence that #ayahuasca is not as old or #Indigenous as it is made out to be. The tales tourists want to hear...

#psychedelics #anthropology #myth […]

ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan SG move to the top of the table with 2-0 win over NorthEast - Yes Punjab News Mohun Bagan Super Giant secured a 2-0 win over NorthEast United FC in the ISL 2024-25 season, with goals from Manvir Singh and Liston Colaco. The victory moved them to the top of the table with 23 poi...

ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan SG move to the top of the table with 2-0 win over NorthEast
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#MohunBaganSuperGiant #NorthEastUnitedFC #ISL2024 #IndianSuperLeague #Football #ManvirSingh #ListonColaco #VishalKaith #DimitriosPetratos #GurmeetSingh #GregStewart

ISL 2024-25: Gritty Odisha FC hold fort to restrict Mohun Bagan Super Giant to 1-1 draw
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#OdishaFC #MohunBaganSuperGiant #ISL2024 #Bhubaneswar #IndianSuperLeague #Football #HugoBoumous #ManvirSingh

(1/3) Outstanding article about the psychology of conspiracy theories, and how there really are folks that sincerely believe in “flat theory.” Delves into some connections to religious faith as well.

Don’t Believe What They’re Telling You About Misinformation by #ManvirSingh in #NewYorker (15 April