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Why China is Shrinking VERY Fast

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BBC Radio 4 – Helen Lewis: Great Wives, Series 1, Thanks for Typing

Helen Lewis meets the life partners of history’s most famous geniuses. For two decades, Great Lives on Radio 4 has explored what it takes to change the world. But Helen Lewis wants to ask a different question: what does it … Continue reading

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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

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Slum photos were weaponised against the people they depict | Aeon Essays

A street in London’s East End in 1912. Topical Press Agency/Getty Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people A photograph taken in 1880 by Bedford Lemere, a … Continue reading

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Eles Não Vêm em Paz

Sinopse: Enquanto dois irmãos assistem uma matéria de jornal sobre seres extra terrestres, o irmão mais velho faz uma analogia sobre o seu mundo ser invadido por visitantes indesejados. Synopsis: As two brothers watch a news cast about extra terrestrial … Continue reading

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The future of money: three ways to go cashless

Non-cash payments are on the rise all over the world. Our writers explain how digital technology has changed the way consumers shop in three important markets: America, China and India. 00:00 Cashless transactions are on the rise 00:18 America: account … Continue reading

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A moving poem from @brian_bilston . Read it down. Then read it up. Expand your circle of empathy…

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Elites, Counter-Elites and Indicators of Revolution: A book review of End Times by Peter Turchin

This video goes through the key arguments in Peter Turchin’s book End Times. This includes discussion of the Matthew Principal, the money pump, and the data science of history from his book. […]

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Sinéad O’Connor’s 1992 ‘SNL’ Photo-Ripping Controversy Explained | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on July 28, 2023 Photo: Screenshot from YouTube Sinéad O’Connor’s performance in 1992 was very controversial at the time, but a lot of people are seeing it differently now. Singer Sinéad O’Connor has passed away at age … Continue reading

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Lisa Kudrow’s Great Grandmother was murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust

A translated document gives Lisa painful details about the mass burial of 900 Jews in Ilya. Lisa walks the path that her great-grandmother took to her final destination. […]

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