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I thought I’d indulge myself by starting a new thread.  I’ve been reading J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy and I couldn’t resist but share a few pages.  It’s an interesting moment in a fairly graphic narrative memoir…..Continue Reading

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Who knew? I didn’t.  Columbus Indiana:  National Geographic Traveler ranked Columbus 11th on its historic destinations list in late 2008, describing the city as “authentic, unique, and unspoiled.”   Continue Reading

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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Who knew? I didn’t.  Columbus Indiana:  National Geographic Traveler ranked Columbus 11th on its historic destinations list in late 2008, describing the city as “authentic, unique, and unspoiled.”   In its built environment, the relatively small city has provided a unique place for noted Modern architecture and public art, commissioning numerous worksContinue Reading

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[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Slider_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Fred says: Gaby Wood writes a fascinating piece on, In a Lonely Place, 1950 by N. Ray…  The Right to Murder   See the trailer below. Phis responds: Wonderful film.  Flips noir on its head.   Not the woman who is mistrusted and innocent, but the guy. Continue Reading

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  Chandra some provocative prescient forecasts here. Curious about your thoughts: While the United States is selling for $110 billions weapons to Saudi Arabia to kill more Yemenis and threaten its neighbours (Qatar, Syria and Iran), Russia has signed 10 year contracts with China worth 600 billion dollars, and withContinue Reading

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Jess: I thought I’d indulge myself by starting a new thread.  I’ve been reading J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy and I couldn’t resist but share a few pages.  It’s an interesting moment in a fairly graphic narrative memoir of his white-trash upbringing where he attempts a more objective look at and the peopleContinue Reading

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Starting engines…… We can start posting, both what we’ve done as Jesse has said, and new stuff. We can change the look.  We can make separate sub-websites linked to this one. Have separate sections, categories.  Sky’s pretty much the limit.  Or at least a chunk of it.  Just a questionContinue Reading