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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Anya, Joel and Frida at the End of the World!
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Santa and The Space Men
It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying...
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It has been a while but here is a strange Christmas post for you. Something about Santa and Flying Saucers seems to go together like White wine and Cracker Jack. Sort of sweet and tangy and gets your attention.
Santa and the Space Men is a play for children about how Santa is...
TheCollector
A History of the House of Savoy: From Its Origins to Its End
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Hidden History
The 1914 Christmas Truce
[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous...
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[NOTE: I re-run this diary every year.] The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of the most famous events to come out of the First World War. Some have called it the last gasp of the chivalric age of professional militaries and gentlemen officers, to be followed by the full horrors...
TheCollector
4 Important Philosophers of German Idealism You Should Know
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Was Jesus a Radical?
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Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
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For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
TheCollector
When the US Senate Put Comic Books on Trial
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Open Culture
Bob Dylan Reads “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” On His Holiday Radio Show (2006)
Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex...
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Allow me to name just a few of the people I want to hear hosting and curating radio shows—former Sex Pistols’ singer John Lydon, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer, former Woody Guthrie impersonator Bob Dylan.… Luckily for me, this ain’t just fantasy baseball; at various times,...
Overcoming Bias
What Priority The Innocent?
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
3 weeks ago
It is good if criminal law avoids punishing the innocent.
TheCollector
Were Anglo-Saxon Pagans a Threat to Medieval Christian Society?
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