So, writers… do you cringe at the sight of red ink? Do you feel a sting of pain like lemon juice on a paper cut at every word sliced or every phrase mangled by an editor? The Encyclopedia Britannica blog reminds us that the pain of editing is a grand tradition, and no work is [...]
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Among other notable historic events, the year 1692 was the year of the Salem Witch trials. Now you can read an account of the trials in blog form. From the site: This is a blog about synchronicity. It is an account of several notable events that took place in the Western Hemisphere during the year [...]
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You can hardly go wrong with Adult Swim. Now, "from the people who claim 300 was a true story, comes the tale of our nation’s birth." Link, for those who can’t see the embedded vid.
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There’s a thing going around on LiveJournal in which the poster picks seven interests from your user profile and you have to explain why they are important to you. I volunteered, and eeknight hit me with the with following: flying, freemasonry, half-life 2, libertarian, texas history, urban legends, and women. The original premise was to [...]
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