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Colour pin-ups - in 1867

magforum wrote 51 minutes ago: Stef Penney’s ‘Tenderness of Wolves’ prompts a query in its description of a Hudso … more »

Tags: canadian magazines, Magazines

Headless Monument

J. A. Carizo wrote 1 hour ago: In Berlin, a 41-year old man landed in front pages after beheading Adolf Hitler … no, not the … more »

Tags: Bicol Places, Bicolano Figures, Culture and Demography, Bicol Landmarks

Stories in Glass

Daniel wrote 1 hour ago: There are many ways to tell a story. There are books, movies, and songs to name a few. There’s … more »

Tags: Spain, writing, Books, Cathedral, Fiction, Madrid, News, Politics, Reading

History of St Anthony’s Primary School

stanthonysschool wrote 1 hour ago: In 1890 St Anthony’s school was founded. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing … more »

The Communist Bugaboo By Gaither Stewart

dandelionsalad wrote 1 hour ago: Dandelion Salad By Gaither Stewart www.bestcyrano.org/THOMASPAINE 7/4/08 Dedicated to those who cont … more »

Tags: capitalism, Dandelion Salad News or Politics, Fascism, Politics, Stewart-Gaither, The Economy Sucks and or Collapse, Marxism

Piper Alpha: the real price of oil

charliethechulo wrote 2 hours ago: Twenty years on, we remember them. “On the night of 6 July 1988 Bob was an electrician on Pip … more »

Tags: Campaigns, capitalism, hell, Human Rights, Jim D, Unions, workers

Religion in the Press

stevebruns wrote 2 hours ago: The New York Times has an interesting story here on whether or not one major claim of Christianity c … more »

Tags: Theology

Demi-mondaines and the Demimonde

19thcentury wrote 2 hours ago: Demimonde was a polite 19th century term that was often used the same way we use the term “mis … more »

Tags: 19th Century, Lifestyle, Literature, People, Victorian

Playing Bass Guitar Solos

musictipz wrote 2 hours ago: In 1965 British rock group, The Who released a song called My Generation. Apart from its claim to fa … more »

Tags: guitar knowledge, Bass Guitar, Solo

Those who disregard history are doomed to repeat it.

riderchuck wrote 3 hours ago: George Santayana wrote a book in 1906 entitled The Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense.  In it h … more »

Tags: counsel of elders, counsel of young dudes, disregard history, Lessons From History, repeat history, Santayana

Hey Uncle Sam, want to buy an island?

livingdowneast wrote 3 hours ago:   Eastport, Maine is the eastern most city in the United States.  It’s an area rich in hist … more »

Tags: Downeast Musings, Life, Opinion, Thoughts, Travel

Euoropean City of Culture 2008, puts on a priceless exhibition ...

Author wrote 3 hours ago: If I was in Liverpool today, there would be only one place I would be: Tate Liverpool! I’ve a … more »

Tags: Art, art review, Artists, Inspirational, Life, life celebration, Reviews, Tate collection - modern art, writers on artists

State of emergency in Pompeii

babs22 wrote 4 hours ago: In a bid to save the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, that has fallen into disrepair, the Itali … more »

Tags: Economy, Entertainment, Europe, News, Politics, Emergency, Italy, pompeii, ruins

History

curdriceaurora wrote 4 hours ago: History does not wait for anyone. The world was there before me. The world shall be there after me. … more »

Tags: Dupe Philosophy, Some tamil movie on Lok Sabha Channel

Nothe Fort, Weymouth

Brian Tompkins wrote 4 hours ago: These videos by Stuart Morris show the transformation of Weymouth’s historic Nothe Fort from i … more »

Tags: Location, Dorset, Nothe, Weymouth

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

evilanemone wrote 5 hours ago: This day 321 years ago, Sir Isaac Newton published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, bet … more »

Tags: Books, Science, mathematics

Navigating the Amazon Sales Ranking - by: Brent Sampson

michael emily wrote 6 hours ago: First, the disclaimers: Since the algorithm Amazon uses to generate its sales ranking is proprietary … more »

Tags: writing, book, Books, current, Daily, Marketing, media, Nature, Research

Sabang

pane1781 wrote 6 hours ago: Kota Sabang berada di pulau Weh dan merupakan ibu kotanya. Pulau ini terletak di ujung pulau Sumatra … more »

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Today In Labor History

lobotero wrote 6 hours ago: 06 July The Homestead Strike. Pinkerton Guards, trying to pave the way for the introduction of scabs … more »

Tags: Labor, Historical Events, Protests, Strikes, workers