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a poem for sunday IFRL-NaPP-Asia-28739790210_ed8247c1c8_b

a poem for sunday

Erik Kain June 7, 2009
Anastasia & Sandman by Larry Levis The brow of a horse in that moment when The horse...
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Good for Howard Stern (strong language warning) IFRL-Plague-Statue

Good for Howard Stern (strong language warning)

Freddie June 7, 2009
I’m not a big fan of Howard Stern, but this is good of him, and I appreciate...
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Anonymity

Will June 7, 2009
Speaking as someone who doesn’t blog under his full name to avoid professional and personal complications, I...
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making things up, public education edition IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa-kepler16b

making things up, public education edition

Freddie June 7, 2009
One frustrating aspect of the education debate in this culture, for those who defend public school like...
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Interns Galore!

Mark of New Jersey June 6, 2009
As a long-ago DC summer intern and a six-plus year DC commuter, this site is pure  genius. ...
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quote for friday afternoon

Erik Kain June 5, 2009
From Christopher Orr in a post called “Mark Levinsane:”
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comments

Erik Kain June 5, 2009
I think a good blog should have easy to use, attractive, intuitive comments.  This is one of...
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Nationalism as Prerequisite for Pluralism IFRL-NaPP-Asia-28739790210_ed8247c1c8_b

Nationalism as Prerequisite for Pluralism

Mark of New Jersey June 5, 2009
Freddie’s argument that the premise of founding a state with an explicit ethnic nationalism basis leads to...
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“Beyond ‘No'” IFRL-Mindiv-Society-41067461641_6bd3a5869e_o

“Beyond ‘No'”

Will June 5, 2009
A very good editorial from National Review.
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Chris’ Recipe for Post-Workout Shake IFRL-TLC-Religion-GAPD-thyssen.jesus-among-the-doctors-31

Chris’ Recipe for Post-Workout Shake

Chris Dierkes June 5, 2009
3 Bananas. 1 Large Dollop of A)  All Natural Peanut Butter and B) No Fat Plain Yogurt....
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Diplomacy IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459352

Diplomacy

Will June 5, 2009
I have my own issues with Obama’s recent appearance in Cairo, but one criticism I find rather...
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this one’s… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426198

this one’s…

Erik Kain June 5, 2009
….for Freddie.
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ethnic nationalism inevitably breeds hate IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.castle-by-the-river

ethnic nationalism inevitably breeds hate

Freddie June 5, 2009
Via Gawker. As Gawker is quick to point out, you shouldn’t take the lame drunken ramblings of...
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a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts (II) IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-nationalgallery.summer-264

a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts (II)

Will June 5, 2009
My initial reaction to E.D.’s latest post was something along the lines of “oh dear, I’m not...
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excellent well, you are a fishmonger

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
“The less/fewer distinction isn’t really that hard to learn, but it would be much easier to not...
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a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426258

a reading list for fantasy enthusiasts

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
So in the comments to this post, I received a lot of reading suggestions for good fantasy. ...
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the devil we know IFRL-NaPP-Space-14741327136_d071c54672_k

the devil we know

Erik Kain June 4, 2009
Blaise has a good, cynical take on the Cairo speech and the problems Obama faces sugar-coating State...
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NBA Finals Open Thread IFRL-Mindiv-26516537916_5862ecb1df_o

NBA Finals Open Thread

Will June 4, 2009
Got any wild predictions? Irresponsible betting advice? An over/under for the number of times Kobe sneers at...
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(Comedic) Quote of the Day

Chris Dierkes June 4, 2009
“[In the year 3,000] Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge to create one super-giant time wasting website...
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al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech IFRL-Mindiv-Society-Marcia-Sculpting

al Obamaiya: The President’s Cairo Speech

Chris Dierkes June 4, 2009
Full text of his speech here (h/t Andrew Sullivan, who if you check his site has a...
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