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I'm old, but not much wiser, so deal with it. A minimīs quoque timendum!

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May God be Friends to You

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There's an ancient poem that begets meaning for human life perfect for a period like this each year the key to its meaning is the transformation from an instrument of torture which one encounters daily in reality into a glorious, jeweled symbol of... See More »

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Best ten minutes - 1

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The first ten minutes of David Lean's movie Lawrence of Arabia (1962) begin with an approximately four-minute musical overture composed by Maurice Jarre over a black screen, followed by the iconic, fatal motorcycle crash of T.E. Lawrence. One can... See More »

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Amazing pieces of classical music - 46

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Antonio Vivaldi's Trio Sonata in D minor, Op. 1, No. 12, RV. 63, La Follia unfolds in one single movement made up of up to twenty variations on the "La Follia" theme performed this time around by the early music ensemble Hespèrion XXI under the... See More »

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for the next Nobel Laureate in Literature

Most favourite movie scene ever

just the one pick so this is mine

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Some home truths

for old folk like me

time to enjoy the view

Guidance, please

What does the world most need right now?

your cat has nine lives and you have only one

how to escape one reality into another?

Is extortion covered

under Article II, Section 4 of the US constitution, which defines the grounds for removal: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason,... See More »

Rainelle Krause

was an up-coming American coloratura soprano who passed away unexpectedly the day before yesterday at a tender age of 37. She was internationally known for her impressive portrayal of the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, a role she... See More »

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isn't there an ally left any more?

A poem line-by-line explained

The poem is a first person account of the heartache and sadness felt by a speaker who appears to be not Millay herself, but the persona of an older woman. She can no longer remember the lovers of her past. What lips my lips have kissed, and where,... See More »

Tickets for the Titanic still on sale?

French General Michel Yakovleff just compared joining Trump's Iran war to "buying cheap tickets for the Titanic" after it already hit the iceberg. Yakovleff is no random talking head. He's a three-star general, former commander of the legendary... See More »

Seize the day after

the night before

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What's wrong about the war

that president Trump started? Well, I tried to explain it as simple as possible only last week. Keep your eye on the "meat and potatoe" issues. Don't start something that will get you without that, something that will result you into being much... See More »

For those who care about language out there

here's Popper on Habermas (found on twitter) and I can't agree more

his own propaganda

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Anti-bone spurs here

Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO once falsified his name and age, signing up as "Trooper Carton" in Paget's Horse and claiming to be 25 years old when his actual age was barely 20... or was that 18

Twin your toilet

because united we crap

What's your favourite Michael Caine movie

or story that he once told? Mine is The Ipcress File and his Korean War recount

Update Kennedy Center

Warning: not for kids's eyes

Letter from England

This week's little piece on the US viewed from abroad by Simon Mark

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Look, no hands at the wheel

Typical. Now that there's need for someone to actually clean up the mess, they ask for room service

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