A passage from The Alienist by Caleb Carr

From Chapter 4: As a boy in New York Cyrus had seen his parents literally…

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“Upside Down”

(“…they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that…

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Ebook – Leaving Las Vegas by John O’Brien – $1.99

Leaving Las Vegas – Kindle edition by John O’Brien This “brutal and unflinching” novel of…

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Black Orpheus, a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth

(The original Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and…

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Games Without Frontiers

Games Without Frontiers (Jeux Sans Frontières) by Peter Gabriel Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays…

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THE HIDDEN RULES OF RACE

THE HIDDEN RULES OF RACE Why do black families own less than white families? Why…

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Trump’s immigration offer brings polarized reactions from Democrats and Republicans — FoxNews

President Trump’s immigration compromise package to end the partial government shutdown drew sharp reactions from Democratic and…

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution will take center stage at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting next week in Davos, Switzerland.

(One of my favorite subjects: The Fourth Industrial Revolution. I even read Klaus Schwab’s book.)…

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Treasure trove — Loeb Classical Library

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Hesiod’s Theogony

(I studied this text at Columbia but never read it in it’s entirety until 2001.…

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I Met Beyoncé During the Early 1990’s, Several Years Before She Became a Superstar

(…we chatted for about a half an hour…actually, the conversation lasted for an hour and…

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“Blackstar” — David Bowie