Top or Bottom: How do we desire?
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In June 2017, TNI’s Lou Cornum brought together three writers to discuss
what’s really going on in queer lamentations of a top shortage. The
conversation…
Yes, We Can Communicate with Animals
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But only in limited ways, because our brains are so fundamentally different
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Electric-Bike Conundrum
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Thomas Beller on the dilemma that electric bikes pose for committed urban
bikers and the idea of biking as effort-requiring exercise.
The Men Who Can Kick You Off The Internet
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Arbitrarily, the guard cancelled his contract and left his watch and
allowed the barbarians to invade. It did not matter, however, because the
landlord had...
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
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Another day another clue about a doomed expedition through the Northwest
Passage.
Here’s your midcentury New York photography for the day.
India wants t...
Release of "Flower Painting in the Wild"
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"Flower Painting in the Wild" is now available, and today only it's 10% off Buy
now
(scroll down for more links). Here's what the reviewers are saying:
“...
Redux: There Goes the Sun
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On Monday the world gets another look at a total eclipse of the Sun.
Viewers in the United States will be especially fortunate. See the map
immediately bel...
war and criminals -- 8/18/17
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*Today's selection -- from Edward I by Andy King.* In the aftermath of war,
some subset of returning soldiers, struggling to fit back into society and
tr...
Kuhinjske spužve-leglo patogenih bakterija
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Ako štedite na kuhinjskim spužvama i pokušavate ih oprati kako bi ih
"dezinficirali", prestanite to raditi jer činite samo još goru stvar. Prema
studiji...
Read Zora Neale Hurston’s short story “Black Death”
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“Black Death” by Zora Neale Hurston We Negroes in Eatonville know a
number of things that the hustling, bustling white man never dreams of. He
is a mater...
Jonathan Franzen’s Infinite Sadness
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English needs a word for the loneliness you feel when no one else hears
what sounds to you like the loudest noise in the room. It happens when your
persona...
Great anthropologists who fought fascism
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Some of you who — unlike me — have not had family members murdered by nazis
or had every synagogue in their home town firebombed in the same night may
now ...
Avgustovska Petkovača :: Happy Friday, #12
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*www.shape.com*
Avgustovska Petkovača!
Red rok-end-rola, soula, red fanka, onda egzotika i Afrika, suncobran na
kraju bez mešanja i mućkanja.
*Mose All...
The Model-Village Preservation Society
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In the insistently charming Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water, there
is one World War I memorial, one bird sanctuary, but four Kingsbridge Inns.
Loving the Vicious Race
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Even those with no interest in bike racing might try watching the Tour de
France, the Giro d’Italia, and the Vuelta a España, which starts on August
19, on...
Unexpected Stories
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Short fiction isn’t really something that the LRB publishes, except when it
does. In the latest issue, for example, there’s a 274-word work by Diane
Willia...
Triumph of the Wills
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7
Excerpt
Last weekend, a friend posted images of Oxford in 1962 and Charlottesville
in 2017 side by side with the caption “The names have changed, but ...
Trump’s White Nationalists, Again
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On the face of it, condemning white supremacists and neo-Nazis is one of
the politically easiest things to do. Trump, however, seems incapable of
engaging ...
The Urban Cyclist
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No terrain is impossible for the Urban Cyclist. His powerful legs drive the
pedals down in alternation, right, left, right, left, calculating the
degree of...
Eclipse Science
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[image: I was thinking of observing stars to verify Einstein's theory of
relativity again, but I gotta say, that thing is looking pretty solid at
this point.]
Džon Dos Pasos, Meri Frenč
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Pre nego što se vratila u Vasar, svratila je u Kolorado Springs. Njena
majka je sada živela u otmenom apartmanu u Broudmuru; dobila je na akcijama
„Ame...
IF MY BOOK: On Anzio Beach, Elizabeth Alexander
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Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in
which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them
to w...
Two Views of a Prose Poem
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The collage was prompted by a desire to see at a glance the mirrored
symmetry I found in Simic’s prose poem, and I arranged some of Simic’s text
atop a p...
Roll-a-Sketches from Comic-Con! Gen Con THIS WEEK!
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Here are a few of the Roll-a-Sketch drawings I did at San Diego Comic-Con
this year! And I’ll also be at Gen Con in Indianapolis, this weekend. I’m
at the ...
“We were on a break!”
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This Friends quote is brought to you to tell you that I’m going on a little
summer blogging break for a few weeks – not sure exactly how long it will
be, b...
Citat na drumu
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I've never spent a lot on finding a remedy.I guess I figured that it hurt
for a reason.I guess that's why I've always turned to writing it down.Not
just in...
Going Nowhere
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Before my dad died in August 2010, he had begun work on his next book. “The
time has come,” he had decided, “to write about more than just the things
one u...
Pad u svest
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Duša. To smo mi izvan svog tela. Duša može opstati pre tela iako je
ograničena postanjem. Iza ogledala nije zid… Ovo nije naš jedini I pravi
oblik postojan...
10 Great Articles about North Korea
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10 Great Articles about North Korea:
How to Deal With North Korea by Mark Bowden - There are no good options.
But some are worse than others
North Korea...
Nasilništvo
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Iako ste žrtva spleta nesrećnih okolnosti, nikad ne dozvolite sebi da
igrate ulogu žrtve. de teksta : PSIHOLOŠKA OSNOVA AGRESIVNOG PONAŠANJA
Nasilje se mož...
Benevolent Artificial Anti-Natalism (BAAN)
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An EDGE Essay By
Thomas Metzinger
[8.7.17]
*Obviously, it is an ethical superintelligence not only in terms of mere
processing speed, but it begins to arri...
Book Covers of Note August 2017
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Oh hey, August. Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson; design by Milan
Bozic (Amistad / May 2017) Robin Billardello‘s cover design for the
hardcover of An...
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...
Endangered Alphabets
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I started the Endangered Alphabets Project in 2010 when I discovered that
about a third of the world’s 120-plus writing systems may become extinct
within...
It’s the trip of a lifetime
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In the early hours of July 21st, 1969, shortly after the Apollo Lunar Module
landed on its surface, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first
human...
Poražena
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Sedim na dnu čaše sa vodom koju uvek držim na polici kraj kreveta Sišla sam
ovde sa tovarom reči Ne trebaju mi više Svakome u svom životu treba dati
posebn...
Mufasa poznat i kao Smucalo/Miceko
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Na kraju cijele mačije priče treće, odnosno prvo mače smo zadržali. Prvo
jer se rodio prvi, a treće jer je posljednji ostao za udomiti. Niko se nije
javio,...
You Are What You Read: Barbara Barry
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Watercolor created by Barbara Barry for *You Are What You Read*, inspired
by *A Clearing in the Distance.*
Barbara writes:
“Over the years I’ve come bac...
Boris Akunjin – Čitajući Špera
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Čitao sam sećanja Alberta Špera (1905 – 1981), koji je spočetka bio
omiljeni arhitekta firera (đavoljski talentovan), a zatim je promenio
profesiju i posta...
Hemming Flames by Patricia Colleen Murphy
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With “Losing our Milk Teeth,” the opening poem of Patricia Colleen Murphy’s
award-winning collection, Hemming Flames, the author announces from the
outset ...
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...
I think Anes was right
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Today is World Environment Day. I was invited to be a panelist to discuss
environmental issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a well-organized
event in ...
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...
Project Hufflepuff: Planting the Flag
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Submitted by Raemon • 27 votes • 72 comments
This is the first in a series of posts about improving group dynamics
within the rationality community. (The ...
America Declares War on Germany, 1917
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Scientific American archive shows submarine attacks were instrumental in
pushing the U.S. into war
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
George Saunders: Lincoln in the Bardo
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Click here to read my review in the Irish Times of George Saunders’
long-awaited first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. (Short version: I liked it,
but am less...
Electrofishing for Whales
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Electrofishing for Whales
I used to work on a fisheries crew where we would use an electro-fisher
backpack to momentarily stun small fish (30 - 100 mm le...
Good-bye, and Hello!
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Dear Friends of Little Star, It has been the greatest delight and adventure
to edit our app version, Little Star Weekly, for you. We have loved this
little...
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.
Vampirice br. 8
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Vampirice su pokušale prespavati 2016, ali im to nije pošlo za rukom.
Probudile su se u vrijeme adventa, vjerojatno zbog jake rasvjete u centru
Zagreba. Be...
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
A Team Approach to Intergenerational Justice
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We have difficulty living up to our obligations to future generations. To
be precise, our problem is not not that we don’t care about what happens to
the w...
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...
Priče s Korane
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Otkad je moga grada, njegovi stanovnici odlaze ljetom na rijeke što ga
grle i s njima dišu… Sjedimo tako mama i ja na jednoj od obala, ljetni je
vruć dan...
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...
Maim Street
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Hi Everyone! Holy shit it has been a while, but we’ve been busy making
VIDEO GAMES, and we just finished our first one! Announcing MAIM STREET,
our debut g...
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...
CCBNA porodica prima nove članove
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Proletila je godina druženja sa blogerima iz cijele regije u sklopu
projekta Coca Cola Bloggers Network Adria i bilo je to odlično iskustvo. U
tom periodu ...
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...
Kraj
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Kako je čudno kad sve završi. Jer dok traje zamišljaš kraj filmski. Ne
nužno lep al zamisliš ga nekako. Šaka drame šaka suza prstohvat dreke
prstohvat zauv...
You Call this Progress?
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One of the prevailing narratives of our time is that we are innovating our
way into the future at break-neck speed. It’s just dizzying how quickly the
worl...
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 ...
Provetravanje
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Nakon što je otišla, naročito u sobi, njezin se miris zadržao još nekoliko
dana. Sad je postao tako tvrdokoran da je zasigurno plod moje mašte.
Pokušao sam...
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. ...
A poem...
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*Od imaginarnog do realnog,od praznine do ljubavi,preko riječi do
dodira,mašta se ostvari.Od poruke pa do čežnje,preko misli sve do
želje,p...
Mulholland, Meaghan
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Meaghan Mulholland’s stories have appeared in Playboy, Post Road and
the Colorado Review, among other publications. She is currently working on
a collectio...
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...
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
-
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 Rationa...
"Svetkovina" Sime Pandurovića #analiza
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[image:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/easel.ly/all_easels/315645/Svetkovina/image.jpg]
*Đacima sa Gugla*...
*... Svetkovinu *bismo mogli da posmatramo i kao n...
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...
Fictional Humans and Humanist Fictions
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by Wilson Taylor
*“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people
appreciate being alive at least a little bit.” *
- Kurt Vonneg...
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 r...
Moving Just A Click Away
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Tomorrow I’ll be starting to blog at National Geographic Magazine, along
with Ed Yong, Virginia Hughes, and Brian Switek. All the archives of the
Loom (f...
ekstaza
-
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...
Last issue / last post
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Issue Twenty of > kill author, which we announced back in July would also
be our last, is now live. And yes, it’s still our last. It features
thirty-one wr...
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...
