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The snot that we forgot: Part II
I wanna pick you up
Mar 13
The snot that we forgot: Part I
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Must love dogs
This post originally appeared on the Popanth blog (no longer in operation) in 2014. A greatly expanded version of this article appears in my book Silent but Deadly: The Underlying Cultural Patterns of Everyday Behaviour, where I delve more deeply into the archaeological and…
Mar 20
Disney princesses and academic spam
On a daily basis, I receive literally dozens of emails from ‘academic’ publishers and conferences inviting me to submit a paper or speak at their event (for a large fee, of course). For the most part, these invitations are laughably dodgy. However, an email I received in 2016…
Mar 3
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The roots of the Tooth Fairy
While working on the chapter on teeth in my book Silent but Deadly: The Underlying Cultural Patterns of Everyday Behaviour, I became intrigued by the…
Feb 27
The Dentist Who Hated Me
After my article ‘Going to the dentist bites’ was published in The Globe & Mail in 2009, I received an extremely angry letter. The then president of a…
Feb 24
Going to the dentist bites
As an Australian and a cultural anthropologist, I find the teeth of most North Americans I have encountered a source of considerable fascination. These…
Feb 20
'Geeky bum time'
Watch now (2 min) | A letter to The Sun and the book ad their article inspired
Feb 17
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Farting across cultures
Feb 13
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