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February 5, 2020

The Richard Cleaveland Memorial Reading by Emily Fridlund & Joanie Mackowski

wskg.org - The Richard Cleaveland Memorial Reading by Emily Fridlund & Joanie Mackowski Thursday, February 6, 4:30 p.m. Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, 132 Goldwin Smith Hall The Spring 2020 Barbara & David Zalaz

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Published on February 05, 2020 00:39

February 4, 2020

Bernie Sanders Wants to Change America. First He Needs to Change Himself.

time.com - Bernie Sanders wants to make a joke. Pretty good joke, he thinks. He is slumped in a window seat in coach on a plane parked at Chicago OHare. He has about an hour in transit to get the joke into his


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Published on February 04, 2020 17:11

Instead of hiding rips and tears, the visible mending movement turns them into art

vox.com - When Jessica Marquezs boyfriend ripped his favorite jean jacket, he asked if she could fix it. Marquez, a visible mending maker, teacher, and author, began researching hand-embroidery techniques s


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Published on February 04, 2020 10:56

Dark Towers - David Enrich - Hardcover

harpercollins.com - In Dark Towers, David Enrich tells the story of how one of the worlds mightiest banks careened off the rails, threatening everything from our financial system to our democracy through its reckless


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Published on February 04, 2020 10:31

Remembering Gang of Four���s Andy Gill, Who Ripped Punk to Shreds

pitchfork.com - If a single word could describe Gang of Fours Andy Gillwho led a version of the group from their formation in the late 1970s right up until his death on February 1it might be steely. It captures


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Published on February 04, 2020 08:05

Story Behind the Picture: Sartre, Beauvoir & Steinberg ��� Bilkent Philosophy

phil.bilkent.edu.tr - (Trkesi) In the summer of 1946, Jean-Paul Sartre was 41 and becoming famous. At the time the photo was taken, he had just come back from and existentialism tour of the United States. With fame, cam


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Published on February 04, 2020 07:50

It's About Time: Classic Stroboscopic Photos

time.com - Ask 20 random people, "What is the nature of time?" and chances are pretty good that you'll get 20 different answers born of a thousand different factors, from a respondent's cultural background to t


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Published on February 04, 2020 07:33

A Comic Coming-of-Age Novel Laced With Social Commentary

nytimes.com - If I had any problem with the book, it was logistical, related to certain plot points inserted seemingly for convenience, but without organic explanation, or even a simple acknowledgment from our nar


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Published on February 04, 2020 07:19

Writer's Block - new writing from Nottingham

mynottz.com - Writer's Diary Afternoon tea with Bertie 2nd Feb Five Leaves Bookshop The philosopher and political activist Bertrand Russell died fifty years ago today. We will celebrate his life with afternoon tea


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Published on February 04, 2020 04:38

2020 Festival programme

portsmouthbookfest.co.uk - Theres a wide range of events taking place during the 2020 Festival, from Harry Potter parties and picture book events for children to Professor Jim Al-Khalili, MysteryFest and Adele Parks for adult


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Published on February 04, 2020 02:33

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