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Met Museum Repatriates Five Pieces of Looted Cretan Armor to Greece

Met Museum Repatriates Five Pieces of Looted Cretan Armor to Greece

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York repatriated five pieces of ancient Cretan armor to Greece. The pieces were connected to a large-scale illegal excavation that occurred more than 60 years ago. The artifacts include two bronze helmets and three bronze mitrai, or protective guards worn around the lower abdomen, dating to the late seventh century BCE. Of the three mitrai, one is decorated with horses, another with winged horses, and the third with sphinxes, while two of the three contain ancient inscriptions. Related Articles According to Greek authorities, they were removed from Afrati in the Viannos area of Crete during an extensive and illicit excavation in 1964. There, the armor is believed to have been deposited among an Archaic Greek sanctuary, where the Greek archaeological service later conducted rescue excavations in 1968 and 1969. Later, in 1989, the three mitrai were gifted by the Norbert Schimmel Trust to the Met Museum, according to the Greek Reporter. With comparable finds from the Crete excavation now at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, the five objects’ …

15 Pieces Every Man Should Add To Their Fall Capsule Wardrobe

15 Pieces Every Man Should Add To Their Fall Capsule Wardrobe

Published by Akaay

For many menswear guys, fall is the best time of year. It’s the one season where you wear practically everything you own, show off your layering skills and bring the most tactile and functional garms you have out of summer storage. A fall capsule wardrobe could mean many things, but for us, this is the time when your most versatile clothes come out and shine, no matter what the weather is doing. Fallback classics, easy layers and eye-catching accessories are all in the mix Of course, menswear is a broad church these days, but there are some essentials, adaptable and evergreen, that work no matter what your style is. Consider the below a checklist of everything you need this season—and permission to go and get it all. Overshirt Wax London Asket The Wool Overshirt Luca Faloni Overshirt wahts EWEN Stretch Wool Shirt Jacket Arket Corduroy Overshirt Yes, we all have about five of them now, and that’s okay. The overshirt is the first name on the fall team sheet, effortlessly blending functionality, style and versatility. …

7 Hard-Working Pieces That Make Smart Casual Easy

7 Hard-Working Pieces That Make Smart Casual Easy

Published by Akaay

Smart casual is a dress code seemingly invented to create confusion. Too polished and you look as though you have mistaken dinner for a board meeting. Too relaxed and you risk appearing like the board meeting interrupted your Sunday afternoon. The answer is not to find a perfect halfway point. It is to invest in clothes that can move between both worlds without looking uncomfortable in either. That thinking sits behind SPOKE’s new Forza collection. It comprises eight smart-casual staples, ranging from formal trousers to weather-ready outerwear, all cut from fine Italian wool reinforced with CORDURA fibre. The resulting fabric has the polish and drape of traditional wool, but with added stretch, resilience and crease resistance. Better still, the pieces are sold separately and available through SPOKE’s custom-fit sizing system. You can select waist or chest size, cut and length independently. Because a man should not have to share the exact proportions imagined by a clothing label to find something that fits. Here are the eight pieces doing the heavy lifting. The Relaxed Blazer A …

A Suffragette Gave Young Women 5 Pieces Of Marriage Advice In 1918 That Still Feel Surprisingly Relevant Today

A Suffragette Gave Young Women 5 Pieces Of Marriage Advice In 1918 That Still Feel Surprisingly Relevant Today

Published by Jenni Sidey

In 1918, as women were fighting for the right to vote, a suffragette’s pamphlet on marriage offered candid advice to young ladies navigating their futures.  The pamphlet, now on display at the Pontypridd Museum in Wales, gave practical — and brutally honest — insight into the nature of marriage. Some of these reflections may seem dated, but much of it still resonates with modern-day women.  Here are the pieces of marriage advice from 1918 that still feel relevant: 1. ‘Do not marry at all’ cottonbro studio / Pexels This first piece of advice was perhaps the most radical. While many women today proudly choose to remain single, it was a far more extreme decision a hundred years ago, when many women were taught that their goal in life should be to find a husband.  The fact of the matter is — in 1918 and in 2026 — marriage benefits men more than it does women. The labor gap persists, and data show that having a husband results in 7 more hours of housework per week. …

This clever redundancy lets QR codes survive scratches, stickers, and missing pieces

This clever redundancy lets QR codes survive scratches, stickers, and missing pieces

Published by skeptic

For a format that once looked destined to fade away, QR codes have become more useful than ever. You’ve probably scanned QR codes that looked halfway retired already, with scratched shipping labels, faded stickers, greasy restaurant menus, or a brand logo sitting right in the middle. Somehow, your phone still manages to pull the link out of the mess. That feels strange if you assume every tiny black-and-white square carries a unique, irreplaceable piece of the message. QR codes have a fallback. They deliberately use some of their capacity for redundant data, giving the scanner enough mathematical backup to reconstruct information that was scratched out, obscured, or never captured clearly in the first place. Related How I Spot Fake QR Codes and Keep My Data Safe QR codes are super useful, but they’re super easy for scammers to use. Your phone doesn’t need every square Missing data is part of the plan Credit: Oluwademilade Afolabi / MakeUseOf A QR code may look like one big square mosaic, but the little modules inside it have very different …

23 New-Season Menswear Pieces Worth Buying Today

23 New-Season Menswear Pieces Worth Buying Today

Published by Akaay

With summer still in full swing but autumn beginning to creep into view, now is arguably the sweet spot for a wardrobe refresh. MR PORTER’s latest arrivals span both sides of the seasonal divide, from linen shirts, tailored shorts and sophisticated sandals to lightweight jackets and tactile trousers that will earn their keep well into the cooler months. Rather than reinventing your entire wardrobe, these are the pieces that make what you already own work harder. Think elevated versions of familiar staples, plus a few statement-makers capable of giving even the most well-worn summer rotation a new lease of life. Here are the standout new-season pieces worth knowing about. Casual Shirts Nothing says summer quite like a casual shirt, whether it’s a breezy linen number or a resort-ready camp collar. Innately relaxed yet still polished enough to dress up, these are the pieces you can build an entire warm-weather wardrobe around. MR P. Convertible-Collar Garment-Dyed Linen Shirt Rather than being dyed on the roll before the shirt is cut, garment-dyed linen gives this MR P. …

Ann Summers Has Launched At M&S. Here Are The 11 Best Pieces To Shop

Ann Summers Has Launched At M&S. Here Are The 11 Best Pieces To Shop

Published by Sam Flores

We’ve all been buying our pants at M&S for years – but nothing like this. This week, the high street retailer announced it’s started stocking Ann Summers’ lingerie. And while some might shriek at the kinds of things in the range, here at HuffPost UK we think it’s cause for celebration. Over the last few years, there’s been a crack down on all things sexual (scandalous!) on social media and in legislation. But in case you missed it, we’re totally pro-sex, and if you wanna flaunt a little babydoll lace set, that’s your prerogative! While you likely snuck into Ann Summers stores as a teen to try on your first bra, or even a corset if you were feeling daring, buying a sexy two-piece (or crotchless panties, if you care) is now easier than ever. And it’s about time! With John Lewis stocking sex toys, a category which is growing for them year-on-year, it’s about time we started openly embracing sensuality. As one campaign exclaims: Yes Sex Please, We’re British! Source link

7 Pieces To Get The Look

7 Pieces To Get The Look

Published by Akaay

Italian men have a habit of making summer dressing look suspiciously easy. While the rest of us are negotiating sweat patches, awkward shorts and shirts that resemble collapsed tents by lunchtime, they appear to glide through the heat in soft tailoring, breathable fabrics and clothes that look better for being slightly rumpled. The secret is not some closely guarded Mediterranean gene. It is simply a better understanding of fabric, fit and restraint. Italian summer style is built around natural fibres, relaxed silhouettes and pieces smart enough for dinner but comfortable enough for everything that happens before it. You do not need a wardrobe full of clothes to replicate it. You need a handful of well-made staples that work together, age gracefully and can be worn in more than one setting. These are the seven worth owning. The Linen Shirt Nothing captures Italian summer dressing quite like a linen shirt. It is relaxed without being scruffy, elegant without feeling formal and breathable enough to remain useful once the temperature moves beyond reasonable. The key is avoiding …

Gulf of California orcas use precision strikes to explode sunfish into thousands of pieces

Gulf of California orcas use precision strikes to explode sunfish into thousands of pieces

Published by Jenni Sidey

Orcas in the Gulf of California were recorded using a coordinated “ram-to-fragment” technique on dead sharp-tail sunfish. One orca held the carcass steady while another struck it at high speed, breaking the tissue into thousands of smaller pieces. Juvenile orcas fed on the fragments, suggesting the behavior may help younger animals eat, though it could also involve play or social learning. Two events, recorded in 2024 and 2025, suggest a newly documented prey-processing strategy that researchers now hope to study across more pods and sunfish species. Orcas in the Gulf of California Orcas in the Gulf of California have been seen using a brutal but precise way to process sharp-tail sunfish. One whale holds the carcass steady, another charges at speed, and the impact blasts the flesh into thousands of drifting pieces. The behavior, described in Frontiers in Ethology, was recorded during two separate encounters more than a year apart. Both involved coordinated ramming after the sunfish had already been killed and opened. “We document how one orca holds the sunfish and lets go just …

Orcas smash dead sunfish into bite-sized pieces

Orcas smash dead sunfish into bite-sized pieces

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Despite the bloody picture painted in the movie Jaws, the real king of the ocean is not the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). It’s the orca whale (Orcinus orca). These skilled hunters stalk their prey in a variety of ways, from hydroplaning onto the sand to grab seals to corralling fish into big bait balls for a snack.  A group of orcas in the Gulf of California appear to have an additional tool in their hunting toolbox—and it was caught on camera. One whale holds down the dead body of a large sunfish, which can grow over 6 feet long and weigh over 4,000 pounds. The whale then lets go, before another orca rams into the sunfish carcass at a high speed. The …