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Nabokov enjoyed knockout punches — both in boxing, where he took them, and in criticism, where he landed them
Published: 11/12/2019Nabokov enjoyed knockout punches — both in boxing, where he took them, and in criticism, where he landed them Read moreSource: newrepublic.com -
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Isaiah Berlin produced political theory for real people, showing that humanity itself is the main barrier to making the world a better place
Published: 11/12/2019Isaiah Berlin produced political theory for real people, showing that humanity itself is the main barrier to making the world a better place Read moreSource: aeon.co -
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What differentiates people from pigs? Perhaps just the existence of autobiographical memories , from which we construct a self
Published: 10/12/2019What differentiates people from pigs? Perhaps just the existence of autobiographical memories , from which we construct a self Read moreSource: www.laphamsquarterly.org
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Imagine what life was like 245 million years ago. Hard, isn’t it? Forget fossils — the world of dinosaurs is inherently unfathomable to us
Published: 10/12/2019Imagine what life was like 245 million years ago. Hard, isn’t it? Forget fossils — the world of dinosaurs is inherently unfathomable to us Read moreSource: www.nybooks.com -
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New Banksy highlight plight faced by homeless at Christmas
Published: 10/12/2019Banksy: "God bless Birmingham. In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter - without him ever asking for anything." The post New Ba ... Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com -
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Baby Yoda – By Sock Wild Sketch (3 photos)
Published: 9/12/2019Street art in France by Tom Wild Sketch. The post Baby Yoda – By Sock Wild Sketch (3 photos) appeared first on Street Art Utopia . Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com
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Street Art by Oakoak in Avignon, France (2 photos)
Published: 9/12/2019Oakoak in Avignon, France. The post Street Art by Oakoak in Avignon, France (2 photos) appeared first on Street Art Utopia . Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com -
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Walter Benton was once one of America’s most popular poets . His secret? Sensuous, risqué writing that caused teenagers to mob bookstores
Published: 9/12/2019Walter Benton was once one of America’s most popular poets . His secret? Sensuous, risqué writing that caused teenagers to mob bookstores Read moreSource: www.poetryfoundation.org -
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As any pet owner can attest, animals do communicate . But do they have languages? Do mating dances, alarm calls, and meows have a grammar?
Published: 9/12/2019As any pet owner can attest, animals do communicate . But do they have languages? Do mating dances, alarm calls, and meows have a grammar? Read moreSource: spectator.co.uk
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Cat! – Street art by Näutil in Réthoville, France (9 photos)
Published: 8/12/2019By Näutil in Réthoville, Manche, France. The post Cat! – Street art by Näutil in Réthoville, France (9 photos) appeared first on Street Art Utopia . Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com -
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HUGE (10,000 m2) artwork by Saype in Decazeville, France (7 photos)
Published: 7/12/2019I decided to paint again a child who is drawing his imagination, full of hope and optimism... For me representing childhood is also representing ourselves. The post HUGE (10,000 m2) artwork by Saype i ... Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com -
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The genius of Philip Larkin’s poetry was his gift for somehow sublimating our appreciation of life by amplifying its ordinariness
Published: 7/12/2019The genius of Philip Larkin’s poetry was his gift for somehow sublimating our appreciation of life by amplifying its ordinariness Read moreSource: www.drb.ie
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Just as the invisible man’s retreat is a hibernation preparatory to action, Ralph Ellison’s letters are a map of his planned advance
Published: 7/12/2019Just as the invisible man’s retreat is a hibernation preparatory to action, Ralph Ellison’s letters are a map of his planned advance Read moreSource: www.newyorker.com -
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Street Art by Sax – Henry B in Paris, France (4 photos)
Published: 6/12/2019By Sax - Henry B in Paris, France at Le Lavo//Matik. The post Street Art by Sax – Henry B in Paris, France (4 photos) appeared first on Street Art Utopia . Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com -
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Who was Edison? To his employees, an Ubermensch ; to his investors, a fantasist; to his rivals, a publicity whore; to his family, a stranger
Published: 6/12/2019Who was Edison? To his employees, an Ubermensch ; to his investors, a fantasist; to his rivals, a publicity whore; to his family, a stranger Read moreSource: www.washingtonpost.com
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New book claims Albert Camus was murdered by the KGB
Published: 5/12/2019Study expands on archive finds revealed in 2011, and suggests that the French state may have abetted the 1960 car crash that killed him Sixty years after the French Nobel laureate Albert Camus died in ... Read moreSource: www.theguardian.com -
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Every era has its fashionable argot . Ours is rife with buzzwords that have gone mainstream: "privilege," "problematic," "cisgender"
Published: 5/12/2019Every era has its fashionable argot . Ours is rife with buzzwords that have gone mainstream: "privilege," "problematic," "cisgender" Read moreSource: harpers.org -
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What you think of religion largely depends on what you think is religion. Stephen Asma has been changing his mind
Published: 4/12/2019What you think of religion largely depends on what you think is religion. Stephen Asma has been changing his mind Read moreSource: prospectmagazine.co.uk
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By Fin DAC in West London, England (3 photos)
Published: 3/12/2019Street Art by Fin DAC In West London, England. More by Fin DAC: Street Art by Fin DAC – A Collection The post By Fin DAC in West London, England (3 photos) appeared first on Street Art Utopia . Read moreSource: www.streetartutopia.com -
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What Jacques Derrida Understood About Friendship
Published: 3/12/2019Hua Hsu writes about the French philosopher Jacques Derrida’s book “The Politics of Friendship.” Read moreSource: www.newyorker.com -
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Nabokov’s dislikes : Thomas Mann is a bad writer on a big scale. Freud merits unrelenting mockery. And never trust a translator
Published: 3/12/2019Nabokov’s dislikes : Thomas Mann is a bad writer on a big scale. Freud merits unrelenting mockery. And never trust a translator Read moreSource: literaryreview.co.uk
