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psychologytoday.com | Lybi Ma
When writer Lisa Lucas visited Phoenix, Arizona, she learned about the table tennis player Thelma Thall, who won two world championships in the 1950s. Thall competed in a male-dominated world shaped by rigid gender roles and expectations that dictated how women should dress and behave. She faced sexism and antisemitism, but became a pioneer in the sport; she was also instrumental in ping-pong diplomacy during the 1970s.
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1 month ago |
qoshe.com | Lybi Ma
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1 month ago |
psychologytoday.com | Lybi Ma
Author Christopher Ransom wrote a novel about a flawed character who found redemption through the golf course. This author of numerous books played 80 rounds a year, often with the same people, and learned a lot about human nature—work life, relationships, health challenges, and sexual misadventures. Ransom found that everything comes out on the golf course; it was enough for a book. They were regular guys with regular problems at a regular course, according to Ransom.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Lybi Ma
20 hours ago“Taking Manhattan,” “Mornings Without Mii,” “Goddess Complex,” and “Death Takes Me.” Taking Manhattan, by Russell Shorto (Norton). This vivid history chronicles England’s “taking” of New Amsterdam from the Dutch, in 1664. Shorto, however, argues that it was the Dutch, not the English, who sowed the …
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Sep 2, 2024 |
newsbreak.com | Lybi Ma
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In the '70s, two hostile nations came together over a game of ping pong. Maybe we can learn from history. https://t.co/70dYhMj6Iw
Novelist Christopher Ransom sees the sport of golf as a form of therapy; it gives you immediate feedback on your physical and mental state, like a reflection of the self. https://t.co/BWtvHgLQl7
RT @JeffShahidullah: I‘m now an official blogger for @PsychToday! I just posted my first post on my parenting blog, Happy Healthy Youth:…