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Although the German origin “ohne Korrektur”—without correction—is as probably as much of a folk etymology as “Old Kinderhook,” Martin van B... -
Via Kottke’s Quick Links we are treated to a scientific assessment and ranking on the accuracy of the Ringed Planet emoji , assuming that t... -
It was my mother who first turned me towards Twitter for breaking news and developments during the media blackouts in Egypt during this cr... -
Promoted and promulgated by English priest Titus Oates, born on this day in 1649 ( †1705), the ungrounded conspiracy theory gripped England ... -
As a bonus, through the final act of the most recent episode of This American Life , we are acquainted with the delightful yoga instructi...
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While not exactly pleased with the idea of after having finished the fraught task of packing house and home to be presented with a record al... -
Limning the world as we’ve inherited it, a Madison Avenue advertising agency, crafting detailed but questionably nuanced or accurate reflect... -
During what could be characterised as the height of the Red Scare in post-war America, fearful over the brittle state of the capitalist mode... -
Researchers—with due restraint and caution—have made the announcement that the concentration of the toxic gas phosphine (phosphane, PH 3 ) i... -
One tune that I keep in my mental play-list, like the Tetris song or the Night on Bald Mountain or any number of Sophisti-Pop melodies , h...
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