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It was my mother who first turned me towards Twitter for breaking news and developments during the media blackouts in Egypt during this cr... -
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... -
Known as the Lioness of Bretagne , Jeanne de Clisson (Janed Belleville in Breton, *1300 – †1359) sold off her remaining estates on this day ... -
Miniature modeller Tatsuya Tanaka ( see previously ) has been faithfully producing new dioramas of everyday objects repurposed into creativ... -
Today [N.S. 15 August] marks the veneration of the Blessed Basil of Moscow (*1469) on the occasion of his death in 1557 and his subsequent g... -
With quite the opposite reception than the above synonym for an early adopter, the British Office of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs dismis... -
Happening to revisit an article that celebrated the ban of the Confederate States flag as a symbol of hate by lampooning all of America’s ... -
Recently we were introduced to a phonological concept that struck as completely novel though we’d been acquainted with one of its most cite... -
nestbox : Czech firm designs a modular trunk extension to turn any car into a camper kintsugi court : a rundown basketball blacktop res...
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