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The Estonia disaster of 1994, in which a Baltic Sea ferry sank and hundreds of people lost their lives, symbolizes a problematic phenomenon in Swedish society: faith in the state. This event has raised deep …

On stage at Radio City Music Hall, I hid The Power Broker. All 1,200+ pages of it. I clutched the paperback close, under my academic regalia. On stage, helping deliver diplomas to eager graduating students …

I am so sad tonight, thinking about Navalny. If you've seen the recent oscar-winning documentary they made on him, you may remember the scene of him trying to film in Novosibirsk, while a guy was …

1984 In early 1984 Scottish band The Blue Nile released their debut album “A Walk Across The Rooftops” including the single Tinseltown in the Rain. After 40 years the album is still regarded as a …

A reader question: Hi Muffy,Now that March is around the corner, we can start to think about starting to think about the summer. I have always been enchanted with the New England lake resorts (for …

Kevin Kelly invited me to walk 100 kilometers (62 miles) through northern Thailand for seven days, ending in Chiang Mai. Walking with us were ten other smart interesting people, including five other authors whose work …

The systemic moral imperative seeks the distribution of power over its concentration, and thus the reduction of inequities of power. Money is usually a good proxy for power, so it's tempting to regard any redirection …

Review from: The Peacock Theatre (Sadlers Wells), London; 3rd February 2024 I approach circus-theatre with an element of dread, fearful[…] The post ‘Tess’, by Ockham’s Razor appeared first on The Circus Diaries.

Ani King’s flash “Mother-Mother, Wasp-Mother” buzzes with longing, stings with nemory, and sighs with all a missing person leaves behind. Here they share just one thing about the piece:“This is one of the three stories …

Tense, emotional climate science-fiction that doesn’t quite come together by Kevin Fox, Jr. This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered …

It’s been a whirlwind ever since Fujifilm announced the X100VI, the much-anticipated successor to the much-desired-but-hard-to-find X100V. According to Fujirumors, the X100VI has had the most preorders of any other Fujifilm camera ever. According to …

The humble LEGO sausage element (33078) has been around since 1998. But is there still untapped yumminess there despite being so long-lived? Personally, it’s one of my favorite oddball parts with a wide variety of …

As we have discussed last year, Ninjago – Dream Team is a crossover episode of LEGO DreamZzz and LEGO Ninjago. In the story, Ninjago is actually a television show in DreamZzz, just as it is …

Attention all LEGO® Space fans! Once again, The LEGO Group is honouring the legacy of Classic Space. Coming on 16 February 2024 for LEGO Insiders and from 19 February for mere mortal Terrans is the …