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I VOTED TODAY…THAT’S ALL I WILL SAY!

Six states to watch for the 2022 midterms Six states will be at the center…

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THE PRINCE BY NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI

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MADONNA Madonna is the wealthiest woman in the music business, with an estimated net worth…

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HOUSTON ASTROS WIN WORLD SERIES

CNN — The Houston Astros won the franchise’s second World Series title on Saturday after…

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! WATCH MICHAEL JACKSON’S ‘GHOSTS’



WE PRESENT TO YOU A FILM BASED ON A SHORT STORY WRITTEN BY STEPHEN KING: ‘THE BOOGEYMAN’

I FREAKED OUT when I read the original short story in King’s book Night Shift. (…

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THE SECRET GOSPEL OF MARK UNVEILED: IMAGINED RITUALS OF SEX, DEATH, AND MADNESS IN A BIBLICAL FORGERY

Published by Yale University Press (January 3, 2007) 352 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 ISBN:…

“I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?” HE ASKS…

  Below, an excerpt taken from the book, Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis.  (Ch. 5, p.450-455)  This material…

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HOMECOMING: THE PATH TO PROSPERITY IN A POST-GLOBAL WORLD BY RANA FOROOHAR

“This invaluable book is as bold in its ambitions as it is readable.”—Ian Bremmer, New…

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JAWS: PAUL EHRLICH ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE MODERN JAW BECOMING TOO SMALL. ALSO: ROYAL BLOODLINES — HABSBURG JAW, HABSBURG LIP, OR AUSTRIAN LIP

The Problems of the Modern Jaw April 10, 2018 Paul Ehrlich wants you to shut…

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‘THE LAST DAY’ AND ‘THE DAY OF CREATION’

James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland…

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THE NEW ‘POST-GLOBAL’ WORLD — NYT

Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun. Read the original article As I…

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I’M LISTENING TO…

Army Dreamers (What could he do?) (Should have been a rock star) But he didn’t…

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A SCENE FROM 1996 FILM

Primal Fear (1996) – IMDb An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and…

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BREAKING: PUTIN HAS USED AT LEAST 84 BOMBS ACROSS UKRAINE

WHAT TYPE OF WEAPONS HAS PUTIN USED? Russia launches heaviest wave of attacks since start…

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TODAY’S BOOK

  I find this book’s subject matter fascinating for a variety of reasons, some of which involve persons…

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MILLIONS TOLD TO EVACUATE AS HURRICANE IAN NEARS

Hurricane Ian has strengthened into a Category 4 storm, just 2 mph shy of hitting…

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ENJOY THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN

On Friday, September 23 we enter our second and final equinox of 2022. If you…

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PRINCE WILLIAM INHERITS $1 BILLION ESTATE – CNN BUSINESS

Royal wills are never made public. That means what happens to much of the Queen’s…

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THE INTELLIGENT UNIVERSE: AI, ET, AND THE EMERGING MIND OF THE COSMOS BY JAMES GARDNER

I read this book 15 years ago. It may interest some of you. What is…

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LIVE: A SERVICE FOR THE QUEEN IN ST GILES’ CATHEDRAL IN EDINBURGH

IN AN ANCIENT CEREMONY CHARLES III IS FORMALLY PROCLAIMED TO HIS NEW ROLE (NYT ARTICLE)

LONDON — For more than 300 years, Britain’s kings and queens have been proclaimed sovereign…

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A NEW ROYAL ERA: CHARLES III TO BE PROCLAIMED KING IN ACCESSION CEREMONY (ROYAL FAMILY CHANNEL)

 Charles III will be proclaimed King in a meeting of the Accession Council at St…