The severe socio-economic costs of solar and wind
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A heightened crescendo of voices reverberating across the world, to
aggressively promote renewable energy, will continue to miss the point
about the need t...
RealClearInvestigations Picks of the Week
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RealClearInvestigations' Picks of the Week March 15 to March 21 RCI Podcast
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor
J. Pe...
Friday Photo Fun Match Game
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Pair up suspects with what they allegedly stole
Examine the booking photos of five arrested individuals and align the
accused with the items they were bu...
David Atlee Phillips' The Carlos Contract
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David Atlee Philips’s The Carlos Contract
November 22, 2024
By William Kelly (billkelly3@gmail.com]
David A. Phillips has written a number of important ...
10 Historical Chads Who Practiced Celibacy
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For the last decade, discourse has been dominated by the topic of incels
complaining about their lack of sex. However, little was said of the
inadverten...
Cortex #142: Scrying Your List
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Grey gets a promotion, and is trying to tame chaos. Myke gets some
important news during the recording. They also cannot resist more
discussion on backpa...
Toshiba Thrive Going on Pre-Order June 13th
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The Toshiba Thrive 10.1-inch tablet is due to go on pre-order on June 13th.
It will be running the latest version of Android thats
The post Toshiba Thriv...
The case against self-help
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Self-help tells us that we can fix anything with the right mindset, the
right habits, the right 5-step plan. But what if that belief is doing more
harm t...
Grace returns for series 6 next weekend
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Brighton-based detective drama Grace is set to return for a sixth series
John Simm, who will reprise his role as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace,
is r...
The Man From UNCLE #2: The Iowa-Scuba Affair
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*THE AFFAIR:* A terrorist group tries to steal an experimental plane from a
bunker under a country farm.
*THE INNOCENT: *Katherine Crawford plays Jill Den...
On Certainty (02 of 03)
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This is the second essay of three on the topic of philosophical uncertainty
which mires and plagues the modern age. In the first essay, we examined how
the...
The human cost of unsafe abortions
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Romania’s history offers a rare natural experiment on what happens when
abortion laws change rapidly. What can the rest of the world learn from
this?
Key & Peele’s Substitute Teacher – in LEGO
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Of course we’re huge fans of Key & Peel’s famous *Substitute Teacher*
sketch - and their follow ups. But a remake in Lego? We didn’t quite see
that one ...
The Most Important Check in Economics
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Summary: A famous bet between Julian Simon and Paul Ehrlich illustrates two
ways of thinking about resources and human ingenuity. Ehrlich thought of
reso...
The World Needs Your Great Work
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Society has lost our sense of greatness and the reasons it is worth
pursuing. This is especially relevant to those with wealth, who are best
positioned t...
State of the Workflow: Becca Farsace
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Myke talks to Becca Farsace about beginning her life as an independent
creator—shaping a new workflow, making videos on her own terms, and
carrying lessons...
Footprints in the Firmament is on sale now!
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Fresh boxes of both softcovers and hardcovers arrived today. If you’d like
a signed, personalized copy of my new short fiction treasury, Footprints in
the
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Remembering Mark Snow
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*Remembering Mark Snow – the Iconic composer*
By Matthew Anthony Allair
This week I am without words, I don’t know where to begin to express the
sentim...
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Hello all,
It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of our beloved
sister, Mother, and Grandmother, the individual that you all knew ...
Cover Boy
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Hot damn.
I'm a cover boy.
An ESQUIRE cover boy!
(On the Chinese edition of ESQUIRE)
Some fun pictures inside as well. And lots of text I cannot read.
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The Top 10 Rare Comics
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Comic books have been around since the early 30s, with kids spending a dime
per comic book, it’s amazing what they are worth today in mint condition.
Who w...
Wizard Of Tarantino
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Nothing like an old-school Dave Macdowell painting to pull me out of my pop
culture slumber. Love this one, especially Dorothy as Beatrix Kiddo. Badass.
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