The Liar-in-Chief and the Missile Attack in Syria
On the 77th day of his presidency, the Liar in Chief used 59 Tomahawk missiles to open up a new war front. Before doing so, he told the Russian that he was ordering the strike and the Russians at the...
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Facts about Easter
The Pagan Origin of EasterEaster was originally a pagan festival. If Easter isn't really about Jesus, then what is it about? Today, we see a secular culture celebrating the spring equinox, whilst...
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The Origins of Common Expressions: Butter Somone Up
Butter Someone UpMeaning: To flatter someoneHistory: An ancient Hindu Indian custom involved throwing balls of clarified butter at statues of the gods to seek favor.Some Hindu GodsIndian Clarified Butter
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A Little-Known Profile In Courage: Irena Sendler
Irena SendlerThe Holocaust, the systematic annihilation of six million Jews, is a history of enduring horror and sorrow. The charred skeletons, the diabolic experiments, the death camps, the mass...
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Facts about The Soul
What Does the Bible Say About the "Immortal Soul"? What happens to us after we die? Where are our loved ones who have passed on? Will we ever see them again?Everyone needs to know that life has...
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Thank God For California!
In a big, red year for Republicans, California was one of the few places in America that got even bluer in 2016. As the largest of only five states that emerged with Democrats controlling both chambers...
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American English Words That Have Different Meaning in Britain
It is often said that Britain and America are two countries divided by a common language. There are thousands of differences in American English and plain old English. Here is a list of some of the...
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Little Known Conflicts: The Sonderbund War
The Sonderbund War (German: Sonderbundskrieg) of November 1847 was a civil war in Switzerland, then still a relatively loose confederacy of cantons (states). It ensued after seven Catholic cantons...
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The Real Reason Hillary Clinton Lost the US Election
Hillary ClintonFive months after the US presidential election, pundits and analysts are still working to understand the factors behind Hillary Clinton’s defeat. Now a new book by American scholar...
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The Controversial Photography of Cal Redback
Cal RedbackCal Redback is a photographer retoucher and digital manipulator based in Paris, France. He has redefined the idea of ‘human nature’ by combining these three elements. He has created a series...
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The Origins of Common Expressions: Spill the Beans
Spill the BeansMeaning: To reveal a secretHistory: In Ancient Greece, beans were used to vote for candidates entering various organizations. One container for each candidate was set out before the...
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Facts about Thailand
Thailand is a Southeast Asian country. It's known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. In Bangkok, the capital, an ultramodern...
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Dave Martin: Controversial Photographer
Dave Martin, longtime San Francisco resident and photographer, instrumental in raising the profile of the male nude throughout the world, died here May 4th, 2014. Martin was born in 1922 in East...
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Common Misconceptions
Coffee is made from beansWhile it is widely believed that coffee comes from 'coffee beans', experts say it is actually made from a seed which is called a bean.Chameleons change color to match their...
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Democrats, Religious Or Not, Seem To Be The Ones Closest To Jesus’ Teachings
by EGBERTO WILLIESThis morning I had writer's block until I read my friend's Facebook post. Even as the tenets of the Republican platform is anathema to the teachings of Jesus, why do we allow many of...
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Two New Poems
Here Are Two New Poems by Carmine GiordanoStardustWe keep celebratingthe old fictions, Antonio--seas parting, men rising from the dead,prophets flying in the skies,the divine right of kings,monarchies,...
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The Origins of Common Expressions: Crocodile Tears
Crocodile TearsMeaning: a display of superficial or false sorrowOrigin:The expression is derived from a medieval belief that crocodiles shed tears of sadness while they killed and consumed their prey....
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The Strange Habits of Some Well-Known Philosophers
Philosophers are not the most normal bunch of human beings around, which means that some of them have weird ways to make themselves productive, or simply strange obsessions. Perhaps the weird ways of...
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