Day: January 5, 2010

Gays and the French Resistance IFRL-TLC-War-34463352801_1a40d97721_o

Gays and the French Resistance

Will January 5, 2010

From Standpoint Magazine:

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Steven Erikson vs. R. Scott Bakker

Erik Kain January 5, 2010

I’m a little more than half way through the second book of Steven Erikson’s sprawling Malazan Book...

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writing as conversation

Erik Kain January 5, 2010

I’m not a widely published writer. In fact, I’m not really published at all except in my...

In Search of the Celts IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-freer.nocturne-battersea-bridge-22

In Search of the Celts

Will January 5, 2010

An interesting (and accessible) interview with historian Simon Young.

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Preparing for the Worst

Will January 5, 2010

The funniest thing about this article on survivalism is the disdain hardcore aficionados have for less committed...

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Textbook Wars

Will January 5, 2010

Here’s a pretty frightening article from The Washington Monthly on how Texas’s radical State Board of Education...

Andrew Donaldson on Panamanicans: U.S. Troops in PanamaWas tempted to go with "Panamaniacs" here, to be honest...
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