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by Jessica Dickinson Goodman An American View On July 10th, the New York Times reported that their paperback edition printing of the Pentagon Papers was going into a second printing, meaning over half a million copies will be in...
FIRST MATE ROBIN LEGENDS OF BATMAN (KENNER) “An orphaned street urchin rescued years before by Buccaneer Batman, First Mate Robin now stands shoulder to shoulder with his captain the put down the terrifying pirate threat. Facing down...
We played the thirteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here.The roster for this session was as follows:Llombaerth, CG elf thief 3 (Adam)Mirkle, N human...
As of now, two friends have forwarded me the New Yorker‘s recent article about American adoption of British soccer/football terminology–especially treating teams as plural, such as “England have advanced to the semifinals”–with messages...
(I am writing here in my capacity as Director of Special Projects at IPAM.) IPAM seeks program proposals from the mathematical, statistical, and scientific communities for long programs, workshops, and summer schools. Most program...
Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky’s Roadside Picnic (1972, trans. Olena Bormashenko, 2012) Dominic Harman’s cover for the 2012 edition From the back cover:...
Trust me #119Calico Skies by Paul McCartneyMcCartney by the campfire - Calico SkiesCalico Skies is a gorgeous mid-period Paul McCartney song from 1997's Flaming Pie album. It's one that I always come back to and regularly discuss with my...
Lillian Ross, in the introduction to her book Reporting Always, on J.D. Salinger:He liked what Ralph Waldo Emerson said. He quoted Emerson in a letter to me: “A man must have aunts and cousins, must buy carrots and turnips, must have...
That people are selling stolen designs on Vinted. Today I saw 2 (!!) designs (a drawing and a linocut print) on Vinted that I knew for sure weren’t made by these people. I recognised them from printmakers from completely different...
Immich is a self-hosted photo/video app, and one of their side pages is Cursed Knowledge: Cursed knowledge we have learned as a result of building Immich that we wish we never knew. There is something about this format that I really...
If you REALLY want to bond with your neighbors, try inviting them over to your house for a CANADA DAY celebration on July 1st! It can be a great way for everyone on your block to get to know one another, welcome newcomers, and improve...
JA Westenberg wrote Kerouac which looks like a Github style dashboard for writers. I think it looks pretty cool, though I'm not sure I need this as a paid service.
After 1066 there was more fighting to do. Once William the Conqueror took over England, he had to go about the island defeating various resistance groups. Part of his strategy was to build castles and fortresses from which his people...
It is rare that I see something on the internet that makes me genuinely angry. But today is one of those days. Take a look at this blog post: https://jacobfilipp.com/care/ Do you see anything wrong here? I’ll give you a hint: try to open...