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• Digital manuscripts

  
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  The Atlantic ‘s Emily Temple makes a fair point when she talks about how easy it is to be fascinated by manuscripts in the era of .docs. Of course, it’s also nice to have that luxury. Wasn’t too long ago when you had to travel to an out-of-the-way library to get a glimpse of your favorite first draft, whereas ...
  4 days ago

• Taylored Curiositiess miniature "Morrow" original resin creature!

  
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  The diminutive "Morrow" is a 15cm (approx. 0.6-inches tall) resin figurine that has nested in this wonderfully upcycled wooden incense box with needle felted interiors. The box itself measures 2.5-inches tall x 3.4-inches wide x 2.25-inches deep and is signed & dated underneath, with Morrow himself also signed by ...
  4 days ago

• carpe diem and a mailbox mystery

  
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  when i was much much younger i thought that carpe diem meant a fish a day [a bit like the doctor-deterring apple] now i know it means something else and is quite Sagittarian. [that Nike slogan just do it sums us up quite well and though it can sometimes lead to trouble most times i find it a good plan] ...
  5 days ago

• Video of the Month: Chris Hadfield - "Space Oddity"

  
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  Brilliantly executed revised cover of a Bowie classic performed by Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. The music was recorded by him before he left while guitar and vocals were done live. Some lyrics were modified to suit the specifics, but this is profoundly ...
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• The Technicolor Town Of Burano, Italy

  
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  Popular among artists for obvious reasons, this northern Italian island gets its multicolored streets thanks to a system stemming from the golden age of the area’s development. In other words, if you want to paint your home here, you must send a request to the government who will respond by making notice of the ...
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• A History Of Fad Diets

  
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  Source: Fitness 19 With hundreds of diets claiming to be the holy grail of weight loss, it’s hard to distinguish the legitimate schemes from the frauds. Dieting itself has been around for most of human history, though fad dieting grew increasingly popular at the beginning of the 20th century. Yet for every ...
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• The Delicate Arch Forges Through The Night

  
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  Source: Flickr This 65-feet-tall stunner is no stranger to controversy. In 2000, a nature photographer came under fire for, well, lighting one beneath the arch to demonstrate a particular photography technique and was subsequently fined over $10,000 for damages. Following that, photos surfacing of climber Dean ...
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• I want a gold shirt

  
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  Have you ever thought of wearing a gold shirt, a garment completely made of gold ? Well if not, somebody has: a man named Datta Phuge, an Indian native who recently has seen his lifelong dream, of wearing a garment made of gold, come true. His passion for this precious metal has led him to get a nickname “golden ...
  2 weeks ago

• "Ata" is not a hoax. Or an alien.

  
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  Excerpts from an article posted at Science : The story began 10 years ago, when the diminutive remains were reportedly found in a pouch in a ghost town in the Atacama Desert of Chile . Ata ended up in a private collection in Barcelona; producers of the film Sirius latched onto the bizarre ...
  2 weeks ago

• New York City with Atmospheres of Different Planets

  
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  When it comes to self storage, renters want to protect their belongings… but have customers considered protecting Earth, our most valuable possession? What if you took New York City and placed it on another planet? Life as we know it would cease to exist. Although we rarely think about our infinite universe, the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Quick Guide to be a Londoner

  
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   Via Somethingscsam [IMG: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JzVj68m99mw/UYswvGVeB_I/AAAAAAAAH4w/Vrrqo0047g4/s400/1.jpg][IMG: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UgU1f7wJTNo/UYswwso8s6I/AAAAAAAAH44/amkdIcIFhdE/s400/2.jpg][IMG: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tDMXarFcbzU/UYswx8f42MI/AAAAAAAAH5A/c3vFx_7zuHI/s400/3.jpg][IMG: ...
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• Bingo Games vs Lottery

  
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  Many people think that bingo games lottery are one and the same. Both games share a fair deal of similarities, which could make them look alike to the inexperienced eye. They both are chance games with little space for strategy, having both a huge luck factor. Here we are going to share some similarities and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Book Review: A Practical Guide to Squatting

  
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  Author: Larraine Henning “A Practical Guide to Squatting” is an illustrated how-to manual that takes a playful and tactical approach to an alternative lifestyle. Author Larraine Henning is a former architect turned independent illustrator, designer and sometimes squatter. She reframes squatting, scavenging and ...
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• How The Black Death Plagued Europe

  
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  For a while, the black death’s etiology was uncertain. But thanks to ever-improving technology, scientists have determined that the plague originated in a Chinese rodent population in the form of the rod-shaped Yersinia pestis , which likely made its way to Europe via the Silk Road and merchant ships between 1346 ...
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• Video of the Week: Hero & Leander

  
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  Shot on an iPhone, here is a wonderfully engaging video " Collider " -- a damn catchy postpunk pop rock single -- from the UK outfit Hero & Leander s debut Tumble (out on June 25th ) that mugs Oh OKs choreographed videos at probably 1/ 1000th of the budget.
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• Modern Ballroom Dancing and Fashion, 1930

  
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  One of the biggest delights of my local Goodwill Outlet Center is the book bin.  Or rather, bins, as there are usually three or more, all full of books and magazines of every sort for book lovers like myself to dig through.  I never fail to find something of interest, and my latest trip produced a 1974 copy of The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Vietnamese fire-breathing dragon bridge sets the sky on fire

  
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  Designed after a legendary dragon that brings good luck and fortune, this steel bridge is sure to attract tourists from around the world. The bridge links the international airport in Da Nang – Vietnam’s fourth largest city and an important port for the country – to popular beaches and the downtown core. It can ...
  3 weeks ago

• Is cursive writing doomed?

  
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  From an op-ed piece in the New York Times : Districts and states should not mandate the teaching of cursive. Cursive should be allowed to die. In fact, its already dying, despite having been taught for decades. Very small proportions of adults use cursive for their day-to-day writing. Much of our communication ...
  3 weeks ago

• Tenner - Favorite Spring Music (and a Movie, too)

  
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  Spring has arrived -- flowers and music in full bloom. Some of it only hints at what might be as summer approaches. Until then, here are few things Im carting around in my wheelbarrow. Dig it. " Spiderlegs " Danny Malone: Balloons ( DM ) Happy accident as I had no prior knowledge of Mr. Malone prior to listening ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to choose an original baby gift XI

  
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  We’re back with originality as the main ingredient when it’s time for gift giving. At The Kings of the House we spend a lot of time thinking and designing fun and original clothes for babies, boys and girls , and today we bring you another chapter of our most original course. So that when you need to make a gift ...
  3 weeks ago

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