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Zen Gardens
The Japanese rock garden (枯山水 karesansui) or "dry landscape" garden, often called a zen garden, creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features,...
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Weird Saints, No. 7
Saint Cyprian of Antioch: Patron Saint of OccultistsHow Did He Become a Saint?Like all great stories of redemption Cyprian's starts with an attempted rape using demon minions.As a pagan sorcerer who...
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Famous Myths of the Past, No. 1
The baby Heracles lay fast asleep. Two serpents slithered around his crib and reared their ugly heads. Before they could strike, Heracles woke up, grabbed the giant snakes and strangled them.The hero...
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News You May Have Missed, No. 87
Killing Rats Could Save Coral ReefsThe much maligned rat is not a creature many would associate with coral reefs. But scientists studying reefs on tropical islands say the animals directly threaten the...
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Drinking Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Study Says
A new study provides more good news for coffee lovers. Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of early death - virtually regardless of how much you drink and whether or not it’s caffeinated,...
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Famous Myths of the Past, No 2:
Oceania and AustraliaMaui of a Thousand Tricks was an ugly, excitable, but quick-witted half-divine, half-mortal trickster who was covered in tattoos. If he didn't like the ways things were, he changed...
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A New Poem by Carmine Giodano
Portrait in a Gardenby Carmine Giodano In a Brooklyn brownstone gardenamong the hedgerows and the lilac treesa cupidon rides a dolphin on a fountain.A black-beaked sparrow streaked with...
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Rarely Used Words, No, 4, Magisterial
adjective authoritative:; weighty; of importance or consequence; of, related to, or benefiting a master: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of a board, imperious; domineering; a magisterial...
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Where Did The Phrase “Thoughts And Prayers” Come From?
Where Did The Phrase “Thoughts And Prayers” Come From? From mass shootings to natural disasters, it seems like every day, there’s a new tragedy on the news. With social media amplifying these stories,...
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Pictures From The Past, No. 26
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
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News You May Have Missed, No. 88
Ecuador's Colonial Past 'Written in Soil' The arrival of European settlers in Ecuador had a profound effect on the country's population and environment. This is according to new findings from The Open...
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Is Shellfish Healthy? Here’s What the Experts Say!
With all the talk about the disease-fighting, life-extending superpowers of the Mediterranian diet, a lot of people are trying to cram more seafood into their meals. But while there are endless...
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Rarely Used Words, No, 5, Hoity-Toity
hoity-toityDefinitions for hoity-toity1. assuming airs; pretentious; haughty 2. giddy; flighty3. giddy behavior QuotesAlways crowing about their kid with the straight A's at that...
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Things You Probably Did Not Know About The Rosetta Stone
On July !9th, !799, a French soldier found what would end up being the key the key to understanding a language that scholars had deemed "dead" for over 2000 years. The Rosetta Stone - as it is now...
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Knowledge Quiz, No 79
Knowledge QuizI dislike the term trivia. No knowledge is trivial. All information contributes to the whole of an intelligent human being. And, it is an essential part of critical thinking. That is why...
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