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• Alp Demons & (Pagan) Folk Beliefs

  

  Before Christianity came to Europe, it was teeming with a dazzling variety of what are usually called “pagan” beliefs and rituals. Read more

  The 26 October 2012 by   Cris
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• Sotheby’s to Auction Queen of Spain’s Cartier Bracelet

  

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  The 26 October 2012 by   Raymondleejewelers
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• Voter Registration, Mississippi, 1960

  

  One of the most important and hard-fought dimensions of the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s was the issue of voting rights. The Jim Crow South... Read more

  The 10 October 2012 by   Dlittle30
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• Explorer Discovers 140 Vintage WW II Aircraft Hidden In Burmese Jungle

  

  Here's a cool and interesting story. A British explorer has discovered a long-lost cache of aircraft hidden in the jungles of Myanmar, the country formerly know... Read more

  The 26 October 2012 by   Kungfujedi
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• Depicting Non-Progressive Evolution

  

  While working on the rhizomatic animism post the other day, I kept thinking about the old cliche that a picture is worth a thousand words. Read more

  The 11 October 2012 by   Cris
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• Shadow Catching with Edward S. Curtis

  

  In the late 1990s I was introduced to Edward S. Curtis in what I suppose is the usual fashion: by collectors of his photogravures. Read more

  The 19 October 2012 by   Cris
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• Ghost Signs (80): Drink in Dinard

  

  My last visit to the stylish seaside resort of Dinard, Brittany focused on a relatively modern sign. By contrast, this one is a classic in every sense: not... Read more

  The 10 October 2012 by   Carolineld
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• 31 Days of Halloween – Day 25: Tudor Ghosts

  

  The Tudors are one of my many obsessions. The wives of Henry VIII seem particularly tragic: Poor Catherine of Aragon was traded in for a newer model because... Read more

  The 26 October 2012 by   Bunnysunday
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• Ada Lovelace Day: Mary Somerville

  

  It's Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating women in science and technology. To mark it, I'm sharing my post from 2010 again; it features mathematician and scientist Mar... Read more

  The 16 October 2012 by   Carolineld
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• Punishment for Prediction Error is Troubling

  

  Earthquake damage in L’Aquila, Italy. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.In April 2009 a devastating earthquake struck the central Italian town of L’Aquila, killing... Read more

  The 23 October 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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