Tag: London
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William S. Burroughs – Junkie Vagabond
William S. Burroughs – no other name rings so loudly in the annals of extraordinary literary vagabonds of the 20th century.
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Places I’ve Lived #13 – London, England
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in London – but the only time I lived there was a brief stint at the end of 1998. I showed up at…
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Sleeping with Ghosts – London’s Georgian House Hotel
The ghosts of children and old men seem friendly and the breakfast is fantastic at this haunted London hotel. The price is right too.
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The Capitalist Conundrum
Capitalism is relatively new and still evolving on the human timeline – going back no further than the Medici of Florence and then modernizing in the Netherlands of the 18th…
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Billy Bragg Turns His Hand at Writing
I remember when I was working in London, my friend Dan and I went to check out Billy Bragg at a cafe. Awesome. I’d always been a fan and was…
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Blood Moon Coming on Saturday!!!
Get your garlic ready!!!! cd LONDON – The moon will turn shades of amber and crimson Saturday night as it passes behind the Earth’s shadow in the first total lunar…
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Egyptian queen Cleopatra was no stunner, coin shows
You might not want to compare your girls beauty to Cleopatra….Happy VD. cd LONDON (AFP) – When Shakespeare wrote that the face of Cleopatra, the ancient queen of Egypt, “beggar’d…
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Preserving Weird Critters for Future Generations
I think this is pretty cool.BBC has a video with most of the critters on it here. cd LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists launched a bid on Tuesday to save some…
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Bollywood filmmakers cross cultural borders with London shoots
Before you know it, the Brits will be claiming Bollywood as their national cultural heritage just like they claim curry as thier national dish… cd LONDON (AFP) – Love triangles,…
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The Dull Men's Club– Sorry Women Not Allowed–Too Exciting.
Dull Men’s Club LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters Life) – Looking for safe excitement? November is fig month at the Dull Men’s Club, a place in cyberspace for men who feel…
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Obnoxious, drunkard uncle for hire
LONDON (Reuters) – If your romantic fancy leans toward serial embezzlers, self-harming flautists or beardy physicists known as Naughty Lola then you should advertise for a mate in Europe’s biggest-selling…
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Michael says marijuana keeps him `sane' –
LONDON – George Michael praised marijuana and apparently smoked a joint during a recently taped television interview, prompting criticism from anti-drug campaigners Friday. British television network ITV said the singer…
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UK government funds robot to help treat baldness
This is a way of taking national pride to a new level. cd LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is providing 1.85 million pounds ($3.5 million) of funding to a…
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EWWWW! Long fingernails make record.
I’m sure this woman’s fingernails are very nice, but they gross me out. I always think of the guy in Guinness Book and the homeless guy here in Kailua ‘Mango…
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Britain cracked WW2 secret
Britain cracked WW2 secret “dress code” LONDON (Reuters) – German spies hid secret messages in drawings of models wearing the latest fashions in an attempt to outwit Allied censors during…
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Wankathon in London
I totally approve of this kind of thing but wouldn’t really want to go. I’m a solo wanker. Of course, not everyone is, and it does solve the problem of…
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Woman in doghouse over Jehovah's Witness sign
Back after a few days away…in looking at the news this morning, I was surpirsed to see the story below. I added the picture as a more effective and less…
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Wine competition pits France v US
Now there’s something you don’t frequently hear about… a team of French wine experts in 1976 declared California wines better than French! For that year, anyway. But they haven’t dared…
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Hirst statue unveiled in London
I first saw Damien Hirst’s work at the Brooklyn Art Museum in an exhibit that Rudy Giuliani tried to shut down. I still have the “Danger:Art” magnet promoting the show…
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Smokers more likely to quit if decision is spontaneous
This story is about so much more than smoking…it’s about success. Think about it. cd LONDON (Reuters) – If you really want to give up smoking then do it. Research…
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All hangover 'cures' are useless: study
Sad news, as you celebrate whatever-holiday-you-may-celebrate…. LONDON (Reuters) – Forget aspirins, hairs of dogs and hot baths, the only sure way of avoiding a hangover is not to drink in…
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Disaster prevention: Is $1 a life too much?
The World Bank estimates that $10 TRILLION will be spent on disaster relief in the next decade if money is not directed toward pre-disaster risk reduction. Trivial amounts of money…
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Creativity linked to sexual success
Well, I was wondering about this..I guess this explains a lot…now, I’ve got to get back to creating…. I’m assuming they mean 4 to 10 a year…. cd LONDON (Reuters)…
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Africa most corrupt continent – 2005 Corruption Perception Index
(Just released today! The US ranks 17 with a score of 7.6 out of 10, with 10 being squeaky clean.) London / Berlin, 18 October 2005 — More than two-thirds…
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Chris of the Day: Chris Ofili
(I couldn’t find the actual piece of art described in this story online, the one below is a nice example of Ofili’s work though…cd) Chris Ofili Paintings of Dung-Adorned Monkeys…
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