February 2012
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“Whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny.”
– Simon Weil (1909 - 1943)
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“When war is waged it is for the purpose of safeguarding or increasing...”
– Simone Weil (1909 - 1943)
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“I believe with all my heart that our first priority must be world peace, and...”
– Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States (1911 - 2004)
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“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted...”
– Abba Eban (born 2 February 1915)
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happiness ...
We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one.
Voltaire
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The street views Google wasn't expecting you to...
Artist Jon Rafman’s photo project The Nine Eyes of Google Street View, named after the nine lenses mounted on a Google Street View car, collects the strange and beautiful images they capture by accident from around the world
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Carnival time ...
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Attacks paid for by big business are 'driving... →
Researchers attending one of the world’s major academic conferences ‘are scared to death of the anti-science lobby’
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Detroit in ruins
In downtown Detroit, the streets are lined with abandoned hotels and swimming pools, ruined movie houses and schools, all evidence of the motor city’s painful decline. The photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre document what remains of a once-great city – and hint at the wider story of post-industrial America.
Sean O’Hagan, The Guardian
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Eugenics: the skeleton that rattles loudest in the... →
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“When love leaves the world, all hearts are still. Tell them of my love and tell...”
– Stephen King
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“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything...”
– Erica Jong