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Oct 14
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» Gordon Does Good
Reading the current Nobel Prize winner for Economics proclaim Gordon Brown’s talents is a little weird, but should really be unsurprising. It was difficult to pin down exactly what he’d done wrong…
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» Senior staff member at the Express has a remarkably low tolerance for appalling writing
“The kind of bilge submitted last week will not be tolerated any more.” What a depressing job it must be working for the Express, but also knowing about grammar and spelling.
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» links for 2008-10-14
Oct 13
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Dante in Via Dante Alighieri: Near a house that claims to be his birthplace (but isn’t) and a chapel where he worshipped (more likely).
Dante in Via Dante Alighieri: Near a house that claims to be his birthplace (but isn’t) and a chapel where he worshipped (more likely).
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Santa Croce Frontage: A lot of the churches in Florence look a little like this at the top. The burial place of, or at least the home of the tribute to: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Galileo, Marconi, Fermi, Machiavelli and Dante. Not a bad turn out.
Santa Croce Frontage: A lot of the churches in Florence look a little like this at the top. The burial place of, or at least the home of the tribute to: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Galileo, Marconi, Fermi, Machiavelli and Dante. Not a bad turn out.
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Dante Alighieri near Santa Croce
Dante Alighieri near Santa Croce
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Brunelleschi’s Chapel at Santa Croce
Brunelleschi’s Chapel at Santa Croce
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Across the Arno River
Across the Arno River
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“Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.” Friedrich Nietzsche
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Jonathan Haidt: The real difference between liberals and conservatives. Fascinating talk. Well worth watching. (via TEDtalksDirector)
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» Ringo 'too busy' for autographs
Which is all fair enough, if you ask me. I just like the fact that he says “I’m warning you with peace and love I have too much to do”. Warning with peace and love? Isn’t that very nearly threatening…
Oct 12
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» My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-10-12)
  1. Menomena 
  2. The Ting Tings 
  3. TV on the Radio 
  4. Phil Collins 
  5. Akron/Family 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Oct 09
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» links for 2008-10-09
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A wonderful collection of superheroes from Allan Saunders (via The Ephemerist)
A wonderful collection of superheroes from Allan Saunders (via The Ephemerist)
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The beacons! The beacons are lit! by SlyOwl I particularly like the burning thatch on the left. (via The Brothers Brick)

The beacons! The beacons are lit! by SlyOwl

I particularly like the burning thatch on the left.

(via The Brothers Brick)