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RIP. It would be hard to overstate Ravi Shankar's influence on introducing world music… to the world. He was an excellent musician, a ...
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Eighty-eight years ago today, on the 11 th hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th month, America's first great overseas crusade came to a...
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The Sub Report posted a link to a story from a Toledo TV station that makes no sense to me at all. Excerpts: A local Navy seaman was injur...
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A new book is out of Kurt Vonnegut's letters, and Slate has been running some selections. His advice to a friend slotted to teach at th...
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Besides the Swiss , things are happening in Germany. Ugly things. This is what happens when governments refuse to address real problems: peo...
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A comprehensive essay on the only issue that matters this election season by renowned science fiction and fantasy writer, Orson Scott Card, ...
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Political battles do not occur in a vacuum, and the current scrum features several highly familiar elements. If you've been following th...
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RIP. I have several Brubeck albums, and the man had a great run, performing 'til he was 88. This tune is one of his most famous, and a...
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USS Seawolf (SSN 21) returned to Groton yesterday after a six-month Western Pacific deployment; this is the first time I can remember since...
