December 28, 2017

Santa’s Chariot of the Sun

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Santa carries the sun of the dying year in his reindeer-drawn sled through the sky of the longest night, distributing the lights and gifts w...
November 26, 2017

Excerpt from La Belle Sauvage, Volume One of The Book of Dust

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Excerpt from La Belle Sauvage, Volume One of The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman: The lawns all sloped gently up to a great palace, glowing...
November 11, 2017

Seven megatrends for global warming ‘hope’ – five of which are bunk

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At The Guardian on 8 November, Damien Carrington wrote “ The seven megatrends that could beat global warming: ‘There is reason for hope’ ” ...
September 26, 2017

Don't waste your time with distractions from pulling down statues, taking a knee, punching nazis

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C. J. Hopkins writes (excerpt): Now, despite what the Russian propagandists will tell you, this recent outbreak of fascistic behavior has ...
September 7, 2017

Still, by Adam Thorpe (an excerpt)

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The point is, guv, Mr and Mrs Trevelyan APPROVED of what Mr Trevelyan’s second cousin once removed did to his boy, who was called Ashley. Ag...
September 4, 2017

Wicker men

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On Facebook, John Steppling shared Hiroyuki Hamada's post: August 31 at 7:09am [UTC] · A nice summation of all that is wrong with Hedg...
August 23, 2017

Travels in My Homeland (Almeida Garrett)

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Excerpts from: Almeida Garrett, Travels in My Homeland ( Viagens na minha terra , 1846) ------------------ No – go to the Devil, you ge...