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Sunday, October 17, 2021

Sixty Years of James Bonds Complaining About Their Jobs

 “One of the things I quote over and over again in the show is that ‘artists are here to disturb the peace,” she added, citing American novelist James Baldwin as a source of inspiration for her and the concert. “I hope that I have disturbed not only your peace this afternoon, but people’s peace while they watch the show. But I mean that in the best way


On Griffith Avenue, a 24-year-old Matraville man was charged with drug offences and custody of a knife in a public place.

Eastern suburbs cocaine crackdown: $50,000 in drugs seized, 17 charged


28 Simple (Yet Seriously Important) Cooking Tips That Will Upgrade Pastas, Soups, Pancakes, And More28 Simple (Yet Seriously Important) Cooking Tips That Will Upgrade Pastas, Soups, Pancakes, And More


An Explosion in Snake Diversity Came After a Major Moment in Earth’s History ScienceAlert 


Sir David Amess - Murder of MP sends shockwaves through Britain and beyond


No one should ever die for or because of politics


Bitcoin bodice rippers (MIE).


The world that was 1970 (Edison Lighthouse, short music video).


The linguistics of speaking in tongues

Glossolalia, or speaking in tongues, occurs sometimes in Pentecostal and Charismatic Christian gatherings. It is supposed to be the language of God – but what does it say?


Aspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel SaysAspirin Use to Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, U.S. Panel Says



Situated in the heart of beautiful Bonnieux Village in the Luberon region, asking 420,000 euros. More details found on Espaces Atypiques.


The 70-Year Evolution of the IKEA Living Room


A strong federal integrity commission requires public hearings

The Coalition parliamentarians who don’t want a federal integrity commission to hold public hearings are among the very people that should be required to answer questions from an integrity commission. 

Is there any point in arguing with people? Liam Mannix By Liam Mannix


Sixty Years of James Bonds Complaining About Their Jobs After ‘No Time to Die,’ Daniel Craig can finally rest. But by no means is he the first 007 to be driven to exhaustion


Israeli archaeologists unearth massive ancient winery dating back 1,500 years


Brainpickings: Funeral March For The First Cosmonaut: Artist, Poet, And Philosopher Etel Adnans Stunning Painted Poem...


It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda.

You don’t need fake accounts to spread ampliganda online. Real people will happily do it.


German election chaos in Berlin — what happens now? Deutsche Welle



Who Won Germany’s Election in 2021?Counterpunch


Why We’re Fascinated By Low-Stakes Literary Disputes

It happens every few months, somewhere or other, with a reliability approaching a new genre. Someone, usually working for a large media company, devotes considerable resources to excavating an obscure story of relatively low public interest. - The Guardian

How will a new German government shape its relations with the United States? Deutsche Welle


   Franzen's memorable reads 

       At Elle the author takes their "literary survey", in Shelf Life: Jonathan Franzen 
       Lots of familiar recommendations -- "I've become a broken record on the subject of Christina Stead's The Man Who Loved Children" he notes, for example -- but no harm in that, and there is quite a variety here.