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This is my first entry to an IndieWeb Carnival, and the topic this time is especially interesting: multilingualism in a global Web. As you may or may not know, I’m from Germany. My native language is German – it’s the language I grew up speaking, thinking, and communicating in. Most of my daily life is conducted in German, except at work, where I speak English as part of an international …

Kie Houjou is a Japanese mystery writer who bagged the Tetsuya Ayukawa Award for her debut novel, Jikuu ryokousha no sunadokei (The Time Traveler's Hourglass, 2019), which belongs to the emerging, third wave of the shin honkaku movement – currently in the process of evolving the traditional detective story. The first two waves of Soji Shimada, Yukito Ayatsuji and MORI Hiroshi revived, refreshed and rebuild the traditional, fair play detective …

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Local singer-songwriter and drummer Eleonora Claps turned to local people and places when she made a video for a song from her recent album 10PM. She lives on Rattray Road and the well-received 10PM is her second album. The video for Working, a track from the album, was filmed in and around her home in Rattray Road and surrounding streets […]

Personally, I thought the 25th should have been invoked as soon as Trump (repeatedly) insisted that he had a bigger Inauguration Day crowd than Obama- proof positive of his complete lack of judgement and sanity- morally, objectively... every fundamental way possible! Of course, that was just the beginning of his lies while President; by now we've all grown so lovingly accustomed to them all, as they continue to delight to …

Last month, I posted a what-if compilation of The Beatles and what could have been their LP release of 1969, with additional singles. They were one of the bands mentioned by multiple artists during the Britpop era as a major influence. They even got back together (sort of) to release two new(six) songs during the mid 90s. So, wouldn’t it be interesting to put together a compilation of artists that …

How do you prove something is true? For mathematicians, the answer is simple: Start with some basic assumptions and proceed, step by step, to the conclusion. QED, proof complete. If there’s a mistake anywhere, an expert who reads the proof carefully should be able to spot it. Otherwise, the proof must be valid. Mathematicians have been following this basic approach for well over 2,000 years. Then... Source

Wolfs (2024) • View trailer3.5 stars (out of five). Rated R, for violence and frequent profanityAvailable via: Apple TV+By Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 10.6.24This quietly sardonic crime thriller demonstrates anew the captivating power of star wattage. Because — to be blunt — writer/director Jon Watts’ film wouldn’t be such a much, absent George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Despite competitive wariness, two professional "fixers" — Brad Pitt, …

Queenie is in trouble. Bad trouble. For about a year now, this 68-year-old Indian woman has been forgetful. Losing her car keys; burning rice in the pan; mixing up memories; just plain blank episodes. At various times, she relives distant moments in her life with her husband Ameet, who died more than 20 years ago. Very soon she is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As played by national treasure Meera Syal, who …

Students at Bruce Elementary in Macon, Georgia, are participating in a new mentorship program led by the 100 Black Men of America organization from Atlanta, Ga., which is starting a Cub Scout pack to provide guidance, particularly for younger boys. Terry Basley, a father of eight and a member of 100 Black Men, is excited to be a troop leader, emphasizing the importance of positive role models. The program, aimed …

The Architects’ Journal Francis Terry defends ‘grotesque’ Cotswolds house for Soho House boss Francis Terry has defended his firm’s heavily criticised proposal for a mansion house in a Cotswolds village, insisting he is proud of its sustainable design The post Francis Terry defends ‘grotesque’ Cotswolds house for Soho House boss appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Anna Highfield

It’s not quite the same as the days when he’d routinely link to images of extreme body-mod people doing their thing, but Warren has once again managed to show me a thing I’ll never be able to unsee by linking to the Mr Beast production team manual, a deeply depressing document which is perhaps my new exemplar case for why we can’t have nice things. Worth noting also, I think, …

“What is poetry?” That was the question put by two American literature professors to A. E. Housman in 1930. A classics don at Trinity College, Cambridge, Housman was well-versed in how the ancients and moderns had considered the question. If they’d been expecting a scholarly answer, the Americans might have been disappointed when Housman decided, Samuel Johnson-style, to kick the stone. His response, a short, sparkling letter recently acquired by …

Okay pals, I had both my flu shot and my COVID booster this morning, and while I felt well most of the day, I’m kinda feeling it now. Soooooo…I’m taking it easy right now as I type this Thursday evening. In the last post, a couple of folks mentioned that they would have liked DC’s ’80s Doctor Fate comics in a snazzy reprint. And when I was originally pondering the …

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