The Consumption Pyramid

Nate Hagens This week’s Frankly unpacks humans’ current identification with the label “consumer.” Consumption is something much deeper and more nuanced than shopping or spending. Nate highlights the ways that it shows up across our whole lives –from basic needs and stability to status and mental escape. He outlines a “consumption pyramid” framework that acts… Continue reading The Consumption Pyramid

History of Paris

Paris. A city that’s been conquered by Romans, besieged by Vikings, ruled by emperors, and liberated by its own people. For over 2,000 years, it’s stood at the center of European history—surviving plagues, revolutions, occupations, and wars. What began as a small Celtic fishing village on an island in the Seine became the capital of… Continue reading History of Paris

Against Bach’s Intent?

Performing the Goldberg Variations is a public rite of passage for many contemporary pianists, but that wasn’t the case before the early 20th century. This video is a reception history focusing on the long path the Goldberg Variations took from being privately admired to publicly proclaimed in the modern era. We’ll look at how modern… Continue reading Against Bach’s Intent?

Vikings Had NO Toilets But Never Got Sick— Here’s Why

All visuals in this video are AI-generated and used for illustrative and informational purposes. How did 65 Vikings survive 3 weeks at sea with ZERO toilets, ZERO plumbing, and ZERO sanitation infrastructure? While medieval navies with dedicated bathrooms were losing entire crews to cholera and typhoid, Viking warriors were conquering continents. Discover the 4 ingenious… Continue reading Vikings Had NO Toilets But Never Got Sick— Here’s Why

12 Ontario Ghost Towns

Most people think they know Ontario — Toronto, Niagara Falls, cottages, and highways. But hidden deep in forests, along forgotten rail lines, and beyond paved roads are ghost towns that barely exist online — places Google Maps often skips, mislabels, or completely ignores. In this video, we uncover 12 abandoned and forgotten ghost towns in… Continue reading 12 Ontario Ghost Towns

Finkelsten: Gaza is Over

‘Gaza Is Over, It’s Gone. There’s Nothing Left‘ | Aaron Bastani meets Norman Finkelstein.Support our work: http://novara.media/support Sign up for the new Downstream Newsletter here: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters/t… Norman Finkelstein is one of the West’s leading anti-Zionist scholars. The son of holocaust survivors, he has spent his life studying and critiquing Israel’s assault on Palestine, decades before… Continue reading Finkelsten: Gaza is Over