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Three Poems by Carmine Giordano
HolocaustThe cannotof wordsAll my pretty ones?Did you say all?All?Did heaven look on,And would not taketheir part?All my pretty ones?Did you say all?All?* * *On the Art of Lively...
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Questions without Answers
Are eyebrows considered facial hair?At a movie theater which arm rest is yours?If man evolved from monkeys, how come we still have monkeys?How do you handcuff a one-armed man?When does it stop being...
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Scientists Discover A Star That Will Not Die
by Harrison Tasoff, The appearance of a years-long supernova explosion challenges scientist's current understanding of star formation and death, and work is underway to explain the bizarre...
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Great Thinkers, Great Thoughts: Walter Benjamin
Walter BenjaminWalter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was born on July 15th, 1892 and died on September 26th 1940. He was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist. An eclectic thinker,...
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What Drives Beliefs In Religion
by Laura GeggelIs religious belief driven by the heart or the head - that is, is it intuition or reason that explains why people believe in god or gods? The answer may be neither: A new study finds...
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News You May Have Missed: No. 78
Stephen Hawking Prediction: Earth May Be UninhabitableEarth may be uninhabitable just a few centuries from now, so humanity should prepare to spread out into the cosmos, Stephen Hawking has advised. If...
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Reasons To Feel Good About Drinking Coffee
The news about coffee just keeps getting better. In a new analysis of one of the country’s largest and longest-running studies, drinking coffee was linked to a lower risk of heart failure, stroke and...
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The Origin of Common Expressions, Bite the Bullet
Bite the BulletMeaning: To accept something difficult or unpleasantOrigin: In the olden days, when doctors were short on anesthesia or time during a battle, they would ask the patient to bite down on a...
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Little Known History: Important Native-American Warrior Women
When it comes to Native American history, not a lot is known about women and their roles as warriors and tribe leaders.When we talk about famous Native American women, your first thoughts are probably...
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The Pathological Refusal to Report the Simple Truth About Presidential Lying
by Reed RichardsonIt is a truism to say that everyone lies to someone. Since public officials entrusted with power in our democracy are no exception to this human trait - as historical research...
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News You You May Have Missed, No. 79: News That Will Shock You
Werewolf SyndromeTwelve-year-old Bithi Akhtar of Bangladesh suffers from what’s known as “werewolf syndrome,” or hypertrichosis. Her face, hands and legs are covered with black hackle-like strands....
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Five Ways Toilets Change the World
by Tanya Lewis,Toilets serve a host of vital functions, from keeping humans healthy to removing barriers to education.The loo, the W.C., the lavatory, the privy, the porcelain god - while it goes by...
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Reality Check: Blue States Practice the Family Values Red States Preach
Republicans like to call themselves the family values party and the moral values party. The problem is that the media have allowed them to get away with it even as their social and economic policies...
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News You May Have Mtssed: Heath News
Habits Which Make You Look OldDrinking heavily and smoking for years are well-known features of an unhealthy lifestyle. They can also make you look older, according to a new study.In the new research,...
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Three Poems By Carmine Giordano
_______________________________Panis AngelicusWe just stop.no chariotsno lightsno Jesusno nothin’Hence I eat this raisin toast so slowly anddeliciouslysavor on my tonguethe crisp edge of the crustthe...
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North Korean Women Suffer Discrimination, Rape and Malnutrition
North Korean women are deprived of education and job opportunities and are often subjected to violence at home and sexual assault in the workplace, a U.N. human rights panel said on Monday, November...
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