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Amazonian ‘Stonehenge’- the Rego Grande Sun Stones
It pleases me greatly that I have lived long enough to see that modern scientists have come to understand that before it was tropical rainforest the Amazon was a cultivated landscape. A huge complex of cities and farms connected by advanced … Continue reading
Holiday Funnies and Other Amusements
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Frances “Fanny” Johnston, ‘New Woman 1896’
Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) is seen here at age 32 in a triple-threat sendup of the 1890s “New Woman” — smoking, drinking, showing some leg. Best known as a prolific chronicler of Southern architecture. The thumbnails below are just a … Continue reading
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How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler
In this brilliant essay John Broich of Case Western Reserve University details how badly the US Fourth Estate failed to appreciate the dangers of 2 of the 20th century’s worst dictators (though they weren’t much better on Stalin). In nearly every instance you … Continue reading
Another Gem on Haight Street
Parked in front of what was originally the German American Savings Bank. Until 1915 when, in the wave of anti-German sentiment became part of the Bank of California. That xenophobia also tuned ‘morgen brot’ (morning bread) and sauerkraut into French … Continue reading
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Pumpkin (or Sweet Potato) Molasses Bread
I find that many of the recipes I find online have far too much sugar for my taste and the sweetness overwhelms the flavor of everything else. It has taken me a few tries to adapt this until I was … Continue reading
5 New Tactics In Civil Disobedience, Taught By Standing Rock | Cracked.com
Once again Cracked.com takes on a serious subject and hits it out of the park. To combat the steadily increasing militarization of local and state police forces new tactics and strategies are desperately needed. Standing Rock’s Water Protectors show how … Continue reading
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El Toro y La Rana, Picasso and Rivera
Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time at Los Angeles County Museum of Art LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, presents Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time … Continue reading
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Faces of the Oakland Fire| The Guardian
WARNING: These pictures and the connected article are pretty hard to look at. Just a small group of some of the victims of the Ghost Ship fire with pictures and short bios. Lovely and bright, all with great promise, and struck … Continue reading
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Discovering the Higgs Bison (sic)
Ancient DNA research has revealed that Ice Age cave artists recorded a previously unknown hybrid species of bison and cattle in great detail on cave walls more than 15,000 years ago. The mystery species, known affectionately by the researchers as … Continue reading
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Stannous Flouride's Book of Truthiness 