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Cultural fragmentation didn't make everyone lonelier or everyone more connected. It redistributed who gets to feel at home in the world.
On 18 June 1815, the Battle of Waterloo ended Napoleon's empire. But one of the strangest stories to come out of that day involves Henry Paget, a cavalry charge, a very calm amputation, and a leg with its own tombstone.
I’ve been reading Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff). And so has another reader of this blog who had a terrific idea for an experiment. He (or she) fed the text of the book … Continue reading →
A dry day with some sun. But a very strong wind. Car washing. T. Doc, making 73 to date. Cleaned out all the lab bins. Brushed up round steps.
There Used To Be A Time (TM) where discussions on social media, especially on Twitter, were indicative of relevance — at least of relevance within certain communities: If things…
music and bodies in trance
Yesterday was our 33rd anniversary. If I didn’t have bursitis of the elbow – my god, what next ?! such a collapsing old crock … I would write in depth. About this and a million other things, plenty of them … Continue reading →
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2004 fantasy, first of a series. Elena Klovis has a wicked stepmother and two ugly sisters. But when they leave her to look after the house while they flee debt collectors and seek good marriages elsewhere, she has a plan…
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup well on its way, the Panini sticker fever has been raging through nearby playgrounds and homes alike. The 2026 edition might be a little bit special as it was recently revealed that Panini lost the exclusive...
Game title: Forza Horizon 6 Plaform: pc Rating: 4.5/5 I am not the biggest racing game fan. That's my dad, with the racing sim gear he explicitly built to play Gran Turismo. In general, I am not a car buff. I drive an EV, and I see cars...