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What We Have.

The new is dying, but the old cannot be reborn. What do we do?

a week ago 9 votes
The Day After.

And the day after that.

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Another Of My Essays In French.

"C’est quoi cette « guerre » dont vous parlez ?"

2 weeks ago 5 votes
Do You Believe In Magic?

In our fragile society, what other hope is there?

2 weeks ago 5 votes

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Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913

The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop). saw the Cabaret Fledermaus as a place where the “boredom” of contemporary life would be replaced by “ease, art and culture”. Opening on October 1907, on the corner of Kärntner Straße 33 and Johannesgasse 1 in Vienna, the club was housed in the basement of a nondescript large block of … Continue reading "Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913" The post Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913 appeared first on Flashbak.

17 hours ago 2 votes
Fiction for Heraclitus?

Clean. White. Sheets.

15 hours ago 1 votes
Installing Pinochet: How the US Laid the Groundwork for Chile’s 1973 Coup

On September 11, 1973, Chile entered a new era. On this day, Augusto Pinochet took power and began a reign that would be characterized by brutal anti-communist sentiment and consolidation of right-wing principles. One of many instances of illegal interference in foreign governments, the coup in Chile was supported and organized in no small […]

14 hours ago 1 votes
The Maligning of Medusa

Justice for the Gorgon

an hour ago 1 votes