What Trump Can Learn From a Gold Star Family
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Linda Chavez in The New York Times: President Trump’s delay in reaching out
to the families of four American soldiers killed in Niger earlier this
month, a...
Chimamanda, one of the Greats
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If you haven’t had a chance to finish perusing the New York Times Style
Magazine’s ‘The Greats’ issue make sure you at least find the time to read
Dave E...
Moon Shot: Race, a Hoax, and the Birth of Fake News
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Kevin Young writes about the rise of the penny press in an essay adapted
from “Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts,
and Fake...
Learning from the Famous Artists Course
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The Norman Rockwell Museum produced this new video about the Famous Artists
Course (Link to video)
The clips include color video of some of the faculty of...
Odvajanje smjesa
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Da bi čovjek iskoristio prirodne resurse, mora odvojiti njemu korisne tvari
od tvari koji mu nisu korisne iz smjesa u kakvim tvari inače dolaze u
p...
The Last Word
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October 16-20 Hello readers of LWON, here’s what kind of mischief we cooked
up this week: Helen started off Monday by showing how she will live forever
by ...
Actually, We Don’t Need More Empathy
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Leading psychologist Daniel Goleman explains why empathy alone rarely leads
to action–and proposes a simple meditation exercise to change that.
*This sto...
Poem of the Day: The Fist
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The fist clenched round my heart
loosens a little, and I gasp
brightness; but it tightens
again. When have I ever not loved
the pain of love? But this has ...
William James
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[Revised entry by Russell Goodman on October 20, 2017. Changes to: Main
text, Bibliography] William James was an original thinker in and between
the discip...
Staff Picks: Foxes, Unicorns, and Ghostworms
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Yrsa Daley-Ward’s new collection, bone, opens with a small explosion, a
two-line poem called “Intro”: “I am the tall dark stranger / those warnings
prepa...
When Wealth Inequality Arose
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We’ve heard how great times used to be, and I don’t mean in 1950s America.
For eons, our hunter-gatherer ancestors shared their spoils with one
another, di...
Keep the SNES Nostalgia Flowing With This $14 Book
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If you can’t get your hands on an SNES Classic, the nostalgia kick you’ll
get from this book is the next best thing. *Playing With Super Power* is
the de...
Book Covers of Note, October 2017
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I have steadily fallen further and further behind with my cover posts this
year. There is some cracking work in this month’s round-up. But I can’t
help fee...
Now Hiring: Human Woman
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JOB TITLE: Human Woman (living)
JOB DESCRIPTION: To be a Woman, you’ll have to spend 97% of your mental and
emotional energy making yourself small enough...
Uncovering Indonesia’s Act of Killing
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This declassification comes at a moment when politics in Indonesia have
become sharply polarized. A reckoning over 1965 is very much a part of
today’s poli...
Dubuffet Attica & other poems
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atmospheric nails that are nails
and not folks from the ink bubble
firm in the stalebate of process (some pseudo
virginal continuity) lacking evidence is
...
Mastering the Art of French Living
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BUY NOW David Lebovitz worked as a baker and pastry chef in the San
Francisco Bay Area, including a thirteen year stint in the pastry
department at the ren...
No Sleep
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Julia Dixon Evans Theo’s night terrors began when he was a toddler, but
this is the first time it’s happened when I’ve tried to sneak a man into
the house ...
Abandon Brexit!
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The Brexiteers have always argued that the outcome of the June 2016
referendum represented the unshakable will of the people. But that is in
doubt.
The ...
3D-Printed Floors Are Surprisingly Awesome
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And they may be coming to an airport or store near you.
Here’s an application for 3D printing that will probably be more useful to
most people than trin...
Sovereignty or Power
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On 29 March 2019, unless the European Council unanimously decides
otherwise, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union and a new
trading arrangement...
the brink of nuclear war -- 10/20/17
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*Today's selection -- from World Peace Through Law by James Taylor Ranney.*
We have been on the terrifying, inadvertent brink of nuclear war on
hundreds ...
Cast Iron Pan
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[image: If you want to evenly space them, it's easiest to alternate between
the Arctic and Antarctic. Some people just go to the Arctic twice, near the
equ...
Designing Hebrew Type
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Just to be clear from the start: I don’t speak Hebrew. When I first started
working with Hebrew type, I couldn’t tell one letter from another, or even
wh...
Looking Up
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This comic is based on actual events. My favorite time of year is when I
can lie under the ash tree in my backyard without getting swarmed by
mosquitos. ...
Non-Fiction by Non-Men: Daisy Hernández
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Daisy Hernández is the author of A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir and
coeditor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism. The
former ...
We Are in the Presence of a Formidable Creature
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By
Andrian Kreye
[10.13.17]
*We Are in the Presence of a Formidable Creature*
*Artificial intelligence changes science and technology. Clear. But what
doe...
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 ...
Narine Abgarjan – Valjinka
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Narine Abgarjan je zanimljiva spisateljica i pojava na književnom nebu
(post)sovjetskog prostora. Rođena Jermenka iz grada Berda kome je posvetila
toliko s...
5 Great Articles by Alexis C. Madrigal
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5 Great Articles by Alexis C. Madrigal:
The Machine Zone by Alexis C. Madrigal - This is where you go when you just
can’t stop looking at pictures on Face...
Mera Duše
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Jadni smrtniče, ko ti je kazao da se ne meri ?! Pitaš: Kako se meri ? Ko
meri njene daljine? Makar svi sumnjali meri se, iznutra. Pitaš: Kako duša
da meri ...
The State of Union
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It was twelve years ago when I first visited Union, a soccer club in the
industrial suburbs of what was once East Berlin. The club’s stadium sits in
Köpeni...
The High Cost of Being Shot
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Embed from Getty Images In the naivety of my youth, I believed that people
would not be charged for medical treatment resulting from being wounded by
crimi...
Katja Man, žena Tomasa Mana
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.....OKRUŽUJE ME SJAJ. Ništa se ne može porediti sa mojom srećom. Oženjen
sam, imam izuzetno lepu mladu ženu, pravu princezu, ako mi verujete. Njen
otac...
Operateri
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Jednog popodneva tokom leta, našla sam se bila u kafeu u gradu posle
naporne nedelje. Kafe je u lepoj staroj zgradi i enterijeru iz prethodnih
decenija dod...
Almost No Disasters Are Natural
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A natural disaster is a disaster because it involves a lot of human
suffering, not because the event itself is especially big or spectacular.
The destruct...
Listen to this week’s LARB Radio Hour to hear...
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Listen to this week’s LARB Radio Hour to hear @chiarabarzini discussing her
book, Things That Happened Before the Earthquake. #larbradiohour
http://ift.t...
Šta ljubav nije
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Sećam se, mama je davno pokušala da mi objasni da to tako ne ide, da ljubav
nije to što bih ja htela: svaki dan vrteška, svaki dan cirkus, svaki dan
luda z...
Tone from the top
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I wonder where our leaders have gone. I’m not talking about the ranks of a
Mandela or a Gandhi…I’d just settle for an intelligent, level-headed
individual ...
LW 2.0 Open Beta Live
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Submitted by Vaniver • 0 votes • 0 comments
The LW 2.0 Open Beta is now live; this means you can create an account,
start reading and posting, and tell us...
“How It Came to Me to Say” Gordon Lish
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If, as Jonathan Sturgeon has suggested, we have entered an era dominated by
“autofiction,” in which “the life of the author is now the novel’s
organizing p...
Eclipsed, Lately
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In the event that anyone still checks this site for new posts (not sure
whether to be proud or concerned), here’s an update. But mostly it’s a
pointer to s...
Blood Brother
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10
Updated Date Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 11:00
Your brother has a hole on the inside of each arm that never quite closes.
A blood tap, really, lik...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
-
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
-
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)
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________...
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
-
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!
-
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...
-
*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
-
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...
