WSJ: Thinking doesn't have to feel so hard
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Published on April 27, 2024 10:14 AM GMT
New tricks and tools can make cognitively demanding tasks less painful.
As a college student two decades ago, Andr...
(Some) books acquired, April 2024
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April is always a weird month for me, the last few weeks of the spring
semester when I try to corral my students (and myself) toward our Grand
Project of J...
Book Covers of Note April 2024
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Hey, I hope you’re safe and well. I’m a little bit ahead of schedule
because fall sales conference season is upon us, and I have…
Friday headlines: Can of worms
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Testing of dairy items from store shelves in the US shows the bird flu
outbreak among cows is more widespread than previously indicated. / STAT
Zeynep Tu...
Wolfchild
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Lindsey Godfrey Eccles It hadn’t rained for a month on the day the
wolfchild came. Our cisterns were dry, but we dared not burn timber to draw
salt from t...
Words of Wonder: Emily Dickinson Edition
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For more of Emily Dickinson's poetry and a bonus comic, check out my
latest newsletter post:
https://incidentalcomics.substack.com/p/words-of-wonder-em...
On Elias Canetti’s Book Against Death
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“This book, in our reading of it as in Canetti’s writing of it, is a type
of life traveler’s talisman or amulet, a prose garlic bulb or rabbit-foot.”
Transmigrational Defences
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Gregor Samsa hides under the sofa, eats rotten food, and crawls around his
empty room. His life appears utterly pathetic, but only in the context of a
civi...
Guest Post: A Killer Whale by Any Other Name
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Last month, scientists described two new species of killer whales, and the
community of cetacean researchers and advocates online immediately erupted
in th...
on green dolphin street -- 4/26/24
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*Today's selection -- from 3 Shades of Blue by James Kaplan.* One of the
greatest jazz classics of the 1950s received a new birth of sorts from
Miles Dav...
In Brussels
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‘Why are you crying, habibi?’ Mansoor Adayfi asked the elephant. He had got
into the habit of talking to animals at Guantánamo Bay. Held in...
Why Write Memoir? Two Debut Authors Weigh In
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"It was hard on many levels, and I had to keep going back to why I was
writing in the first place."
The post Why Write Memoir? Two Debut Authors Weigh In...
Photographing a Lost New York
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In the fall of 1966, when I was twenty-four, I returned to New York. I was
finally completing the journey home I had begun when I left New Orleans in
the w...
This weekend: I’m in Juneau!
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After a very long time with no appearances, I’m pleased to say I’ll be in
Juneau, Alaska this weekend with books, trinkets and sketches! The 2024
Alaska Ro...
The Novels of Mason’s Retreat
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Christopher Tilghman and Jonathan Galassi discuss Christopher’s great
Chesapeake saga, a story spanning four centuries of an American family, and
Volume ...
The Anthropic Biodiversity Principle
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When I proposed ten tenets of a new “religion” around life a few months
back, the first tenet on the list said: The universe is not here for us, or
because...
Leyendecker in Paris
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J.C. Leyendecker, during his student days in Paris, wrote home to Chicago
describing the work he was doing in the Académie Julian under
Benjamin-Constant...
An Immeasurable Field
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Today marks the three hundredth anniversary of Immanuel Kant’s birth. In
his honor, we’ve invited some of Kant’s best living readers to write about
their...
Opekotine - Lora Lipman (Laguna)
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Obično kažu da tamo gde ima dima, ima i vatre. Tako je i ovaj neonoir
krimić podeljen na dva dela, „Dim“ i „Vatru“, dok ispod površine tinjaju
sile Eros...
5 Great Essays about Privilege
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5 Great Essays about Privilege
Why Does It Feel Like Everyone Has More Money Than You? by Jen Doll -
Financial help from parents comes in many forms, and i...
The Music of Type Design
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Read the book, Typographic Firsts
A typeface is a series of conversations happening simultaneously between
different characters. For example, in the Lati...
Akan Philosophy of the Person
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[Revised entry by Ajume Wingo on April 15, 2024. Changes to: Main text,
Bibliography] The culture of the Akan people of West Africa dates from
before the 1...
VQR congratulates the 2023 Winners
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Updated Date Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 16:15
The Emily Clark Balch Prizes and the Staige D. Blackford Prize were created
to honor the best writing t...
All's Well That Ends Well
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In his 2021 memoir of his half-brother, Peter Fabjan writes, “The director
Jean-Luc Godard called Thomas Bernhard the greatest writer of our time.” As
an...
Non-Fiction about Non-Humans: Rebecca Renner
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Rebecca Renner is the author of Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and
Alligators in the Everglades, which was named a most anticipated nonfiction
book of 2...
Israel's Crimes Do Not Deserve This Much Attention
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Israel is a state founded on a principle of ethnic supremacy and a practise
of ethnic cleansing at exactly the point in history where these became
univer...
Jedan dan, i za njim novi dan
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’Srećan poslednji dan u godini!’ – poslala sam poruku klinki jutros.Ona je
u tropima, u Južnoj Americi. Početak velike promene je bio lom prethodne
strukt...
Preobraženja – Istorija što se hrani mozgovima (3)
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U poslednjem delu triptiha (prvi deo, drugi deo), dolazimo do centralne
ličnosti koju istorija još uvek nije sažvakala, i kroz čiji predgrobni, a i
zagrobn...
John Tooby (1952-2023)
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JOHN TOOBY (July 26, 1952-November 9, 2023) was the founder of the field of
Evolutionary Psychology, co-director (with his wife, Leda Cosmides) of the
Ce...
The Book We Need Now: New from Stefan Sagmeister
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*Now is Better* by Stefan Sagmeister, soft-cover book and slipcase (Phaidon
Press, 2023).
The book continues Sagmeister’s life-long interest how design ...
The 20 best Rolling Stones albums, ranked
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More than six decades after the Rolling Stones performed their first show,
at London’s Marquee Club in July 1962, the self-proclaimed World’s Greatest
Ro...
Bernard Malamud: Magično bure
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Ne tako davno, u maloj, gotovo siromašnoj iako pretrpanoj knjigama, sobi u
predgrađu Njujorka, živeo je Leo Finkl, koji je učio za rabina na
Univerzit...
Jugofuturizam kao zamka
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Jugofuturizam je trenutak u prošlosti Socijalističke Federativne Republike
Jugoslavije, koji iz današnje perspektive može izgledati kao budućnost, ali
to n...
Informasi Aplikasi Pengelolaan Keuangan
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Selamat datang di Informasi Aplikasi Pengelolaan Keuangan. Dilansir dari
Konsumtif.com Aplikasi ini dirancang untuk membantu Anda mengelola keuangan
Anda...
The White Review Summer Party 2023
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Thursday 13 July / Bold Tendencies, Peckham / Doors 6:30 pm, Readings from
7:30pm / Tickets This year, we’ll be hosting our annual summer party on
Thur...
Comet Ice
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Could I cool down the Earth by capturing a comet and dropping it in the
ocean, like an ice cube in a glass of water?
Daniel Becker
No. In fact, it's hon...
A Mozart valentine
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On 4 August 1782 Mozart married Constanze Weber, despite serious opposition
to the union from his father. On 3 April 1783 Mozart wrote to his father
Leopol...
MASTERPIECE #2872
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Jean Carolus, Belgian
*"The One Thing I Don't Want, Dear, Is a Big, Gaudy Engagement Ring. That's
Soooo Tacky. Plus I'm Afraid It Might Clash With the La...
O meditaciji
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U masi mojih započetih i nezapočetih interesa, hobija i želja, meditacija
je uvijek kotirala prilično visoko. Prije nekih 10 godina kada sam, još u
vrije...
Finding The Best Lawyers In Dubai for 2021
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The need to find the best lawyers in Dubai has become very important, more
so in the wake of increasing cases of murder and crime in […]
The post Finding...
Why Violence Goes Viral: A Thread in Six Parts
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THIS PIECE APPEARS IN THE HIGH/LOW ISSUE OF THE LARB QUARTERLY JOURNAL,
NO.29. ¤ 1/ THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES has grown during the pandemic.
Facebook,...
Brzina zatvarača
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Treptaj oka kao brzina zatvarača na fotoaparatu. Klik. Bilježim fotografije
u hodu, ostaju na mentalnom platnu. Klik. Rijeka, jesen, muškarac i pas,
srebro...
Iztok Vrenčur – avgustovski gost Kuće za pisce
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Tokom avgusta u KROKODILovoj Kući za pisce boravi slovenački pisac Iztok
Vrenčur koji je ujedno i 97. gošća naše rezidencije za pisce. Iztok u
rezidencij...
Igre i stripovi za dž
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Naša mala firma za društvene igre *Revolucya* je odlučila da karantinske
dane i noći provede kreativno. Igre i stripovi za dž da svima ulepšamo
vreme kod k...
It is only a matter of time
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On September 12th of 2011, the *New York Times* published an article by Dr.
Abigail Zuger in which she criticised certain supposedly unrealistic
aspects ...
Svemirom haraju "bande" crnih rupa
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Mislili ste da je jedna crna rupa u središtu galaksije strašna? Mislili ste
da u središtu svih galaksija postoji samo po jedna crna rupa? Nije vam
dovolj...
Poem of the Day: Wings of Desire
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This is what it sounds like outside,
fat geese and guinea hens holding hands.
I am 31, which is very young for my age.
That is enough to realize I’m a penci...
Christopher Columbus And The Natives
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10 Dec 2015. These traits did not stand out in the Europe of the
Renaissance, The Indians, Columbus reported, “are so naive and so free with
their. 7 Oct 2...
Stvaranje
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Brisanje prošlosti Samoizgradnja! bio bi uzvik ali je samo promukli izdah
Novi pokušaj početka očišćenog sopstvenog taloga Zrnca lebdeće prašine na
svetlu,...
Citat na drumu
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we spend two eternities waiting in limbo for those few brief moments of
respite from mundanity for synchronicity musical harmony for those seconds
where ...
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In this essay on the dearth of conservatives in higher education, the
possible oppression of conservatives will be considered. I am obviously not
the first...
The Typos of Fire and Fury
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p. 17: “subtlety” misspelled p. 20: “whom he said was not remotely a
billionaire,” should be “who” “by definition, presidential,” remove comma
p. 28: “dist...
Making friends in your thirties
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This week is the last I'll spend in my thirties. I've been reflecting over
the decade and counting the many, many blessings of my life, especially my
frien...
Savage Minds is dead! Long live anthro{dendum}!
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This will be the last post on the domain savageminds.org, but the site will
live on. It will live on both at this address (savageminds.org) where there
wil...
Mirko Kovač - Iz bilježnice o Borislavu Pekiću
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1.
Ako smo imali kojeg aristokrata među piscima, onda je to bio Borislav
Pekić. Njegova je otmjenost bogomdana i stavlja se iznad staleža i odgoja.
Plava ...
Fundamentals of Web Typography on Skillshare
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*There’s too much to know, so why bother. I’m not creative. I can’t tell
the difference between them. I just want something that looks good. I’ll
just us...
The Origami of Space Exploration
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Undergrad Robert Salazar is using his expertise in paper-folding to help
NASA create deployable solar reflectors for lunar outposts
-- Read more on Scient...
Hose Anhel Lejva: Keruša
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Boris Smelov, 1996
Prišla je keruša da ti oliže cipele
cvili i umiljava se šapa podignutih uvis
čeka da je počešeš i pomaziš đonom
životinja je kratke pame...
Companies That Buy Houses Cash In Florida
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*Advantages Of Selling House Through Companies That Buy Houses Cash Rather
Than Hiring A Realtor*
Dealing with a property is a crucial decision, and ther...
Featuring Vicky Mochama
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On episode 25 of Cavern of Secrets—our last for the year!—Lauren looks back
at 2016 before speaking with national columnist Vicky Mochama.
Metamorfoza
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Ako se udubite, postane vrlo potresno. Lirski subjekt prolazi unutarnju
dramu i transformaciju koja završava tragično. Nešto kao The Fly od
Cronenberga
How My Life Has Changed
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On the morning of September 11th, 2001, having decided to stop en route in
order to vote, Hilary North was late for work. Had she turned up on time,
it’s a...
Marko Poropatić - Reljef na koži
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Taj ožiljak koji nosim
Na levom rebru;
Trag jednog
Nesmotrenog skoka
Sa stene.
Taj beleg, koji zjapi
Iz prostranog
Kućnog ogledala,
Sve je manji,
A konst...
Adam Roberts: Bête
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Adam Roberts je veoma provokativan autor. Elokventan i načitan, pronicljiv
i nemilosrdan, Roberts je ona vrst pisca čije knjige podrazumevaju i dubok
okrš...
An Interview with Ross Posnock
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"It is not in the role of an artist to worry about life – to feel
responsible for creating a better world. This is a very serious
distraction. All your con...
Kristospolna zajednica
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Mi obitelj smo išli u šoping u Emezete. Pred ulazom u Emezetu su stajali
jedan barba i jedna teta. Do barbe i tete je bijo jedan stolić sa papirima.
Kad sm...
Bats of the Republic
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Bats of the Republic
Author/Designer/Illustrator Zach Dodson
Publisher: Doubleday
Typefaces: "The main fonts used are Fontin Sans and Sentinel, but there are...
Ava's comics
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These comics are by my daughter, Ava (age 10)
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A Whiter Shade of Pale...
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Kap. Kap po kap . Kaplje. Neka se voda od nekud proliva. Da li je voda ili
je kiša? Da li je kiša ili je voda? Par kapi je sasvim dovoljno da shvatiš
da ...
Početak
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Kada žene prestanu nositi
ogledalca sa sobom
posvuda kuda idu
možda će tada
moći razgovarati sa mnom
o
oslobođenju.
*Početak*
*Čarls Bukovski *
Iz...
CÉSAR AIRA’s DC / NYC DEBUT!
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New Directions is delighted to announce the dates for César Aira's first
U.S events.
More details to come!
*March 15* - Literature Panel: A Song ...
Osamnaest minuta (une promesse non tenue)
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Osamnaest minuta, gledala sam u to lice, u oči, obrve, obraze… Osamnaest
minuta mi je trebalo da pustim suze niz lice. I tada je zaista nebitno
miriše li z...
Gosti
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*Poseban je onaj dan kada dolaze gosti. *
Tako je oduvek bilo. Gosti su dolazili "na velika zvona" kada su posebne
prilike, od kada pamtim svet oko sebe. ...
Makazičarenje
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Ja ni ne znam
šta imam i šta
znam
o njemu
Možda je moja kolekcija
najveća na svetu
nije mi žao
Svetu trebaju novi kolekcionari
lažnih idola
On ima novu ko...
Welcome to The Vonnegut Review
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What is *The Vonnegut Review*?
A Brief Reflection on #VonnegutSummer
*Opening Essays*
Kurt Vonnegut Has Come Unstuck in Time
Irony and Authenticity in th...
night time is my time
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pred spavanje čitam mešu begića i gledam dokumentarce o ajkulama. otisnem
se na pučinu bez imalo straha. leđima ka suncu, usnama ka dnu.
So long, and thanks for all the fish
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by Massimo Pigliucci
Or, as the title of the last Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
wistfully announced: “All good things…”
This is the last Ration...
"Svetkovina" Sime Pandurovića #analiza
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Đacima sa Gugla... ... Svetkovinu bismo mogli da posmatramo i kao nešto
više od čisto ljubavne pesme. O ovoj pesmi je, možda, najbolje pisao
Miodrag Pavlov...
Ustaj curo mala, ružo procvjetala...
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Ponekad maštam kako ostavljam poruku na frižideru "Izašla sam u granap po
cigare, vraćam se za 15 minuta", obuvam se, navlačim mantil i ne vratim se
više n...
Thanks for all the Fish…
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[image: Thanks for all the Fish…]
So remember a long time ago when I mentioned that big things were going to
happen with the site? Well, they finally did...
Best of September at A Blog Around The Clock
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I posted five times in September, including: They eat horses, don’t they?
“My Beloved…” and other dinosaurs. WCSJ2013 in Helsinki, a photo-tour
Updates, Ev...
OPEN CALL FOR MUSICIANS!
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OPEN CALL FOR MUSICIANS! (para la versión en español, leer más abajo)
After a few months working on my next short film, I am finally in the
postproductio...
An End to Four Years of Prometheus Fusion Perfection
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I have decided to end Prometheus Fusion Perfection. The project is too
expensive for me. The Polywell requires at least $200MM to bring to
fruition. I cann...
I, ZA KRAJ...
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*"Prijatelju, sad je dosta. *
*Ako još želiš čitati,*
*Idi i sâm budi zapis *
*i njegov smisao" *
*Angelus Silesius*
*Kerubinski putnik, VI, 263, 167...
iPad HD Retina Wallpaper #3
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Here is my last set of ‘HD’ wallpaper designs for a while and again I have
done a multiple set of downloads here for most mobile devices at their
correct...
ekstaza
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Ekstaza
Ostaće daleko za mnom ovi puti
Nestaće i ove suze kud i druge
Ja ću nove želje u svom srcu čuti
Kao nove laste u večeri duge
Prah srebrnih zve...
7 x 7 Award
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Oh, darling Neve. Why would you give an award like this to a
self-destructive cinéaste who subconsciously deters the interest of any one
like minded by bei...
pamtim samo sretne dane
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devendra, nismo se dogovorili tako. ponekad da bi se zaboravilo nešto treba
zaboraviti sve, a ti si pravio iznimke. pakao je onaj dio nas koji ne želi
umr...
Some like it hot
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Iako nisam ni ja fan činjenice da se neprestano osjećam konvekcijski, nije
mi mrsko ovakvo vrijeme. Ipak sam dobila barem temperature mojih željenih
destin...
TakE a Bow (or a knee)
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*Tebow-ing* (verb) - To get down on a knee and start praying, even if
everyone else around you is doing something completely different. (Urban
dictionary)...
Ernesto Sabato, O junacima i grobovima
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Juce je preminuo Ernesto Sabato.
R.I.P.
S` obzirom na ustrojstvo sveta, gajimo nadu u dogadjaje koji bi nam,
ukoliko se dese, doneli samo razocarenje i g...