Flintlock and tomahawk
American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
By Ralphus.
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Defending Fort Stanwix
Old Fort Niagara has a free zoom lecture for this on the 21 November. Check the webpage. In Defending Fort Stanwix, William L. Kidder tells the dramatic story of "the fort that never surrendered" and …
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Maths, Teaching and Life.
By Stephen Cavadino.
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Carnival of Maths #229
Roll up, roll up, roll up and welcome to the two hundred and twenty ninth Carnival of Mathematics! 229 is a prime number, and that in itself is interesting. Its the “elder” of a set …
wood•life•studio | Blog
Collect more woodworking wisdom in my wood shop. The door is always open.
By Shirley J.
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🌸 Noire Henro-san: Route of Worship
The locations of the city temples in Imabari make it convenient to visit them all in one day… if you want. I visited the other temples in the last post. Let’s walk together on the …
minor literature[s] – stuttering culture[s]
stuttering culture[s].
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“I wanted to create a world that wasn’t quite dystopian: not ending, but on the edge.”: An Interview with Vanessa Saunders—Cristina Politano
Vanessa Saunders is a New Orleans based professor and writer whose debut novel, The Flat Woman, is set in a not-too-distant future where a swiftly escalating climate crisis upends the life of a young woman …
By cmpolitano, 3,226 words
lukebennett13
Tracing the spectacular within the humdrum of the built environment.
By Luke Bennett.
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‘Do we know what we need?’ – reflections on SHU SPG’s ‘Perceiving Climate Change #4: Education’ online event
[The figure above is from HM Government (2021) ‘Climate Change and Net Zero: Public awareness and perceptions’ study here ] “While most people recognise that climate change is occurring, only half of people (51%) recognise …
By lukebennett13, 1,712 words
Streets.mn
Transportation and Land Use in Minnesota.
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The Nitty-Gritty of Network Now
Metro Transit has overhauled what their network will look like over the next couple of years, and they are looking for your input! Dive deep into the details with us, and provide official feedback by …
By Ian R Buck, 11,021 words
Spite Work: The Trials of Virginia Rappe and Fatty Arbuckle
A reconsideration of the Fatty Arbuckle case of 1921-22 and the life and death of the victim, Virginia Rappe.
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From the director’s cut: a long-thought passage from a short list
There are several provisional passages in the work-in-progress that advance this or that hypothesis in regard to what really happened in room 1219. The most controversial—and the most likely—is developed and is expressed best below. …
By The Authors, 984 words
Chris Ford model railways
A blog about model railways, model railroads, model buildings, model scenery, trains, locomotives and model layouts and diorama.
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Shattered
Getting a few corner points in on Drovers Brook. The one to sort now is the bridge. As always this is travelling hopefully and I was to find this out quickly. There were a couple …
Windsor and Maidenhead Town Crier - Blog
By Chris Brown.
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Congratulations to The Swan
The lovely Swan Public House in Clewer won a huge award last month. This 18th Century pub close to Windsor was awarded the nation’s best community pub in the Great British Pub Awards. The Swan …
By Chris Brown, 162 words
Jordan Mechner - Latest News
Blog posts and articles by author and game developer Jordan Mechner.
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Prince of Persia a 35 ans
La semaine prochaine, nous fêtons les 35 ans de la sortie de Prince of Persia, en 1989. Les fans de PoP ont beaucoup à fêter, cette année : deux tout nouveaux jeux (The Lost Crown …
Given to Tri
I hope to keep competing in triathlons of various distances for the foreseeable future, and sharing what I learn along the way on this website.
By Guillermo Esteves.
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Well, I had to skip the Hole Half.
I look forward to this race every year—a chill fall half marathon at the base of the Tetons is usually a great way to close out my season before winter sets in, but at this …
By Guillermo Esteves, 79 words
TrekCore
Your best source for STAR TREK television, movie, convention, and product news.
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STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS Review — “Starbase 80?!”
Star Trek: Lower Decks adds some complexity to the most infamous starbase — and punchline! — in Starfleet history in “Starbase 80?!” when the Cerritos experiences a malfunction in its navigation processor and must seek …
By Alex Perry, 1,173 words
Londonology - Blog
Written by a Londoner. Discover an insider's guide to London's top sights, restaurants, bars and clubs and practical tips.
By Maxine Morse.
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A Descent into Darkness: ENO’s The Turn of the Screw Grips and Spooks
Ailish Tynan, Eleanor Dennis, Victoria Nekhaenko, Jerry Louth, ENO’s The Turn of the Screw 2024 © Manuel Harlan The English National Opera’s The Turn of the Screw, is an atmospheric and chilling rendition of Benjamin …
By Maxine Morse, 817 words
Other Strangeness
My personal blog I created because I missed the old days of the internet.
By Merritt K.
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Stilts
I thought that everything would change when I got the surgery. For years, I’d been utterly miserable. Everything and everyone seemed to communicate that I was unworthy, unlovable, and inhuman. Growing up, I figured maybe …
By merritt k, 6,863 words
John Quiggin
Commentary on Australian and world events from a socialist and democratic viewpoint.
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Armistice Day
The Great War continues, more than 100 years later Yesterday was November 11, the anniversary of the armistice which ended fighting on the Western Front of what was then called the Great War. It’s always …
By John Quiggin, 309 words