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A Frankly Silly Beginner’s Guide To Shakespeare

Posted on September 22, 2026 by agogo22

18 Sept 2026 Watch the Ten Pound Traveller here: https://nebula.tv/jdraper/ten-pound-t… Get 50% off Nebula here: https://go.nebula.tv/jdraper — CORRECTION: The phrase “dead as a doornail” can be traced back much further than Shakespeare, to the 14th-century work “Piers Plowman”. […]

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Why Don’t We Eat Duck Eggs Everywhere If Ducks Lay Almost as Fast as Chickens

Posted on September 21, 2026 by agogo22

27 Aug 2026 A single Khaki Campbell duck can lay over 340 nutrient-dense eggs a year—easily outproducing the standard industrial chicken. Yet today, chickens supply more than 92% of the world’s 1.6 trillion eggs. The reason you don’t eat duck … Continue reading →

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The Sheng is one of China’s oldest instruments, dating back to 1100BCE. This is a modern version of it

Posted on September 20, 2026 by agogo22
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The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ethiopia

Posted on September 20, 2026 by agogo22
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Infinity according to Jorge Luis Borges – Ilan Stavans

Posted on September 20, 2026 by agogo22

11 Jul 2019 Dive into the mind-bending works of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, whose work pioneered the literary style magical realism. — What would it be like to have a limitless memory? Can the meaning of life be found … Continue reading →

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The power of doubt (and an announcement)

Posted on September 19, 2026 by agogo22
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Every Name on the Map of Britain, Explained

Posted on September 18, 2026 by agogo22

18 Sept 2026 #linguistics #history #airlearnlanguageshow If discovering how every country and island on the map got its name—carrying ancient tribes, insults, painted people, and forgotten goddesses—makes you want to turn real-world history into a lens for mastering true fluency, … Continue reading →

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The Blue City, Morocco

Posted on September 18, 2026 by agogo22
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Anna Howard (@earthandsand.bsky.social) | We seem to have our very own local “Banksy”

Posted on September 18, 2026 by agogo22
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Bhutanese Artist Wins International Prize for Reimagining Himalayan Art | My Modern Met

Posted on September 18, 2026 by agogo22

Photo: Yeshi Zangpo, courtesy of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art hutanese artist Pem Lham has won the 2026 Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize, an international award recognizing contemporary artists whose work connects Himalayan art with contemporary life. Lham received … Continue reading →

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