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Hannukah and humour: the Jewish schtick for Thanksgivukah in 2013
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View ArticleDaniel Pearl Music Day serves an important purpose but why is his Jewishness...
AGREE OR DISAGREE?[comments welcome below]Every year for the past ten years or so, the Daniel Pearl Music Dayhas become a part of local music scenes around the world, in many countries, and for a good...
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Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene: CAN MORE ''CLI FI'' NOVELS CAN HELP...
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JFK front pages -- [1963-2013]
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Dear Friends,Just a note to let you know that an early Christmas present awaits you at the following link.http://www.moriartimedia.com/LP2013_chapter.htm for your personal copy of the 2013 update to...
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Why C. Michael Cole, Canadian expat reporter in Taiwan, has left the employ...
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View ArticleSelfie: ''word of the year'' that nobody will ever hear again in 2023?
Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year for 2013 is selfie. It defines this as “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media...
View ArticleCHINA OR TAIWAN IN THIS HEADLINE FROM AFP ???
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Rider marks JFK anniversary with conversation and academic studyThe University drew Oliver Stone to campus, brought students to Washington, D.C., and offered two new classes for semester-long...
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讓台灣人陌生又熟悉的…純樸小鎮邦加檳港市
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View ArticleScott Adams of Dilbert fame on his father's sad sad death by ''dirt nap''
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ART BUSINESS IS PURE BULLSHIT.
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View ArticleGoldieBlox misses an opportunity to hire female engineers instead of BRETT...
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What Japan Should Do: Apologize for World War II Atrocitie and Comfort Women
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NEW WORD: coined by Ben Wedeman at CNN: "news whiplash"
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Why is 10:10 am or pm the usual default TIME at store displays for wall...
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PROFILE: A ''CLI FI CENTRAL'' Founder and Deep Green Climate Activist -- and...
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