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• Citation en français

  
  Pension Sprachschule Maria Shipley — Authority: 126
  Rien ne se fait sans un peu d’enthousiasme. – Voltaire – Letters on England (Classics)
  4 days ago

• Found in Translation?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  “Je m’a…,” I’d stuttered to Aristede Mezondes, the serious young man in a grey wool overcoat, standing before me with ramrod posture. “Je m’appelle Dr. Ofri.” There. I’d gotten it out. The language of Descartes, Voltaire, and Balzac had clearly vacated my cortex. Despite those years of French ...
  5 days ago

• Is Optimism Undermining America?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Optimism has never had a good name, at least among the intellectually elite. We actually know when the word “optimism” entered common parlance — with the publication of Voltaire’s (1759) Candide and the embodiment of foolish optimism in the annoying character Dr. Pangloss. Empirical research over the past ...
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• Zadig & Voltaire Spring 2010: Combat Zone

  
  FashionWindows Network — Authority: 150
  DALLAS, Dec 16, 2009 / FW/ — A perennial inspiration for designers, the military uniform continues to be the basis of modern day clothing. With the popularity of HALO 3 and the escalation of the Afghan war, the combat look is always on the small screen, be it on a video game or on the [...]
  1 week ago

• Wordsmith Wednesday

  
  Subu, Inc. — Authority: 121
  it’s time for this weeks’ installment of wordsmith wednesday challenge. what exactly is wordsmith wednesday , you ask? it’s a chance for you to come up with a word that will, in turn, be put on to a loverly little recycled notebook . the books above were from previous winners. they also happen to be ...
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• WIN!: Shirt = Dress

  
  iheartsl.com — Authority: 179
  You know I’m having a stupid, good day when someone releases a shirt that passes as a dress, especially when it gives me a reason to put on my blue suede boots.  The new Draped Dress from Acid and Mala Creations was no exception.  And at a promotional L$100 a pop, you can bet your bottom Linden that I snatched up ...
  1 week ago

• Citation en français

  
  Pension Sprachschule Maria Shipley — Authority: 126
  J’ai fait un peu de bien, c’est mon meilleur ouvrage. – Voltaire – Candide: A Dual-Language Book
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• Don’t Try to Keep That Resolution -- Part II.

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  I’m working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too ! Everyone’s project will look different, but it’s the rare person who can’t benefit. Join in -- no need to catch up, just jump in right now. Several weeks ago, I posted about why I’d decided to give up my oft-repeated, but never kept, ...
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• S IS FOR SANDOZ

  
  ACID TED — Authority: 139
  Lovely bit of ambient from someone who has featured here before - Richard H Kirk. Richard H. Kirk is one of the three founding members of Cabaret Voltaire . Kirk is a very prolific artist who has released albums under several aliases: Electronic Eye , Sweet Excorcist, Nitrogen, Dark Magus, Al Jabr & Blacworld ...
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• “The M. Night Shyamalan Poetry Contest” entries!

  
  THE BLARG — Authority: 432
  I know people have been waiting in breathless anticipation for this post, so let’s get right to it! Here are all of the entries (listed in no particular order) for “The M. Night Shyamalan Poetry Contest!” I’m going to post all of the entries first, and announce the winner of the contest at the end. Some ...
  2 weeks ago

• RL Gifts for your SL Sweetheart from an SL Creator

  
  Shopping Cart Disco — Authority: 134
  …got that? Okay, good. If you are in need to get a gift for that special someone, you should consider checking out Violet Voltaire’s RL line of jewelry , aptly named “Violet Voltaire”. Each piece is made by her, by hand, and is pretty much guaranteed to be unique every time. The pieces are made very ...
  2 weeks ago

• these new puritans ain’t your daddy’s pop music…

  
  the boy with the thorn in his side — Authority: 122
  Look, I won’t lie to you. This is the new single We Want War by These New Puritans, taken from their forthcoming second record called Hidden out 18 January 2010 via Angular/Domino. The song is about seven and a half minutes long. If your attention span is the size of a pebble than I doubt you made it very far ...
  2 weeks ago

• Citation en français

  
  Pension Sprachschule Maria Shipley — Authority: 126
  Je préférerai toujours les choses aux mots, et la pensée à la rime. – Voltaire – Candide (Penguin Popular Classics)
  2 weeks ago

• S IS FOR THE SWEET EXORCIST

  
  ACID TED — Authority: 139
  Sweet Exorcist were the first LP release on legendary UK label Warp Records. From the days when Sheffield went "bleep". Sweet Exorcist were Richard H. Kirk & Richard Barratt. With Richard coming from avant punks Cabaret Voltaire, they were a blend of old and new. As discogs rather succinctly puts it: "Seminal ...
  2 weeks ago

• Banned on Vulcan

  
  Good Rockin' Tonight — Authority: 112
  Banned on Vulcan is a 4 song EP by the dark cabaret/darkwave artist Voltaire. It was released in 2001. Voltaire is a great fan of Star Trek, frequently attending conventions. All four tracks on this album relate to the Star Trek universe, and mention characters, places, and situations from the all the shows. Not to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Candide forever!

  
  Journey to Perplexity — Authority: 121
  By chance, I stumbled upon a notice for a talk about Voltaire’s Candide, that was part of this series .  Since it’s one of my favorite books (I buy a copy whenever I see it) I decided to risk an immersion, however brief, into the world of literary academe, to which I said goodbye so many years ago.  I can say ...
  3 weeks ago

• THE RECOMMENDER – NUMBER 65

  
  THE RECOMMENDER | Brighton's essential new music blog — Authority: 111
  FOREIGN OFFICE With this wonderful three piece out of London town you can count the influences one by one as their tunes blast out of your stereo.  And they will blast, as this is one band that are truly worth donating a couple of speakers to.  This is not to suggest they aren’t original, contemporary, or ...
  3 weeks ago

• You Said It

  
  Fashion Week Daily - Chic Report — Authority: 146
  We’ve been obsessed with Zadig & Voltaire ’s luxe (but cheeky!) cashmere since the French brand landed stateside in April –but now, there’s even more to love. Not feeling ‘Love,’ ‘Artist,’ or ‘Mick’? Head in-store (that’s 831 Washington Street, between Little West 12th and Gansevoort) to ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Visit from Voltaire, Dinah Lee Küng

  
  BOOK MY PLACE — Authority: 106
  Chuckling out loud after only a few paragraphs, I had no doubt at all about why Dinah Lee Küng ’s A Visit from Voltaire was on the list of potential Orange Prize winners in 2004. Her early chapters plunge us into a world that is so familiar; the world of the immigrant into the closed society of a small Swiss ...
  3 weeks ago

• Satire Sunday: The best kinds of Angels are right here on earth…

  
  Catatonic Kid — Authority: 106
  There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams this week’s satire and silliness goes out to J, Rika, Svast, Monsieur Bear, Tiger Girly & Sooz for, well, totally being there this loooong week. You are teh awesome. Men will always be mad, and those who think they can ...
  3 weeks ago

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