01-07-2025 03:38 via theguardian.com

My petty gripe: yes, hands can make hearts. Now get off Instagram and do something useful

Who was it that first realised you could make an approximation of the shape of a heart using your hands? And why did they then put it on Instagram?For millennia human beings have had hands.Oh, what things we have done with these hands! We have woven great tapestries. We have deftly saved the lives of our fellow beings. We have written works of such enduring power they have transcended the centuries. The Sistine Chapel? Hands. Open heart surgery? Also hands. Continue reading...
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