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Tales, trivia, and tidbits from now and then.

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09/28/2012

The Best Sport You’ve Never Seen

United States neglect of the paralympics

by geraldofix50

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09/17/2012

Banished Words

Changing language

by wilhelminav09

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04/24/2012

Shell’ Game

Mary Shelley's poetic journey

by sheldon3823

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04/04/2012

Fifty Thousand and Counting

Drug war in Mexico

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12/16/2011

The Eco Chamber

Umberto Eco's literary impact

by sheldon3823

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11/17/2011

The Bead Goes On

A day at the bead expo

by sheldon3823

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10/05/2011

Mean Girl

Getting Jackie Kennedy

by sheldon3823

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09/02/2011

The Code War

9/11 Aftermath in America

by russell28v

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08/30/2011

Work It

Remembering Steve Jobs

by lelasanchez837

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08/05/2011

Paperback Politics

Robert Heinlein’s politics

by catharineagaundo

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