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Otto Eisenschiml - Everything2.com

February 26th, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Otto Eisenschiml (person) by geek_usa Sat Sep 30 2006 at 1:05:55 Otto Eisenschiml (1880-1963) was an Austrian chemist who is most well-known for authoring the book Why Was Lincoln Murdered (published in 1937). The book, which as a work of historiography was attacked and denigrated by professional historians, puts forth a controversial and provocative conspiracy theory regarding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In short, Eis...

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Ben Affleck calls himself an ‘ageing alcoholic screenwriter’ in actor roundtable

February 25th, 2021

Ben Affleck has opened up about his struggles with alcoholism in an actor roundtable. Affleck has won rave reviews for his performance in the film, in which he stars as Jack Cunningham, a former high school basketball superstar who is stuck in a meaningless job and struggling with alcoholism – an illness that ruined the character’s marriage. "I’m a recovering alcoholic and I played an alcoholic in the movie," Affleck said, adding that while alcoholism...

Watch a supercut of typewriters being used on screen.

February 25th, 2021

Need a break from writing? Or some cinematic inspiration to begin writing? Or, just really like typewriters? Then perhaps I can interest you in two minutes, four seconds of typewriters on screen, set to Leroy Anderson’s irrepressibly jaunty "The Typewriter." The supercut, courtesy of Ariel Avissar, features shots from Zodiac, Stranger Than Fiction, Citizen Kane, and (of course) The Shining, among others. May the labor of fictional characters guide your artistic endeavors! Or your dumb t...

The Burnham - Oak & Oscar

February 25th, 2021

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Verbing Weirds Language

February 24th, 2021

The title for this post comes from one of the great works of art of the twentieth century. I mean, of course, Bill Waterson’s Calvin and Hobbes. "I take nouns and adjectives", Calvin says to Hobbes, "and use them as verbs. Remember when ‘access’ was a thing? Now it’s something you do. It got verbed." I know just what he means. But as a student of the English language, I have to disagree. Calvin’s complaint is not new. Nero Wolfe, the detective in the mystery novels written by Rex Stout, wa...

“Girl Twenty, define a horse.”

February 24th, 2021

In my last post ("Verbish Nouns and Nounish Verbs") I began to talk about what a noun is and what a verb is, and I started with a couple of definitions: a verb is "a word expressing an action or a state of being", while nouns are "used to name persons, places, things, animals, qualities, or actions". A little thought, however, showed that these definitions are less than satisfactory. One problem is that they overlap, since both verbs and nouns express or name actions. Another problem is that ...

Bernard of Chartres Biography | Pantheon

February 24th, 2021

Bernard - maybe a Westworld onomastic character reference or at least ingredient. -zas PHILOSOPHERBernard of Chartres1070 - 11301 . Memorability Metrics ». . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Page views of Bernard of Chartres by language ». . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Aimé Césaire (person) by Gethsemane - Everything2.com

February 23rd, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Aimé Césaire (person) See all of Aimé Césaire, no other writeups in this node. (person) by Gethsemane Thu Aug 31 2000 at 9:05:01 "Poetic knowledge is born in the great silence of scientific knowledge." Aimé Césaire (b. 1913 in Martinique) is amongst the foremost poets of the Caribbean. He studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he was a progenitor, with Léon Gontran-Damas and Léopold Senghor, of the notion of Négri...

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Hugh Grey and Lillian R. Lieber (person) by teleny - Everything2.com

February 23rd, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Hugh Grey and Lillian R. Lieber (person) See all of Hugh Grey and Lillian R. Lieber, no other writeups in this node. (person) by teleny Wed Apr 11 2001 at 20:12:48 Late, great, and much lamented authors of perhaps the weirdest sets of popular math books imaginable. Working from the then-revolutionary theory that abstract algebra and number theory can and should be accessible to everyone, they published a half-dozen books on such th...

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Saint Clare of Assisi (person) by pingouin - Everything2.com

February 23rd, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Saint Clare of Assisi (person) See all of Saint Clare of Assisi, no other writeups in this node. (person) by pingouin Wed Jan 19 2000 at 19:13:28 1193-1253. As a young member of Italy's aristocracy, she was inspired by the preaching of St. Francis of Assisi to devote her life to God. She gave up the comforts of her life to live in extreme Franciscan poverty and simplicity; her younger sister, now St. Agnes of Assisi, soon joined he...

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Aaron Sorkin Explains Why Most Of His Films Take Place Indoors: “I Need Four Walls Very Badly”

February 23rd, 2021

When you think of some of the most iconic moments in an Aaron Sorkin-written film or TV show, they all likely take place indoors. Whether it’s a boardroom in "Social Network" or a courtroom in films such as "The Trial of the Chicago 7" or even "A Few Good Men," many of the most memorable lines of dialogue from Sorkin’s past take place in the confines of four walls and a roof. And according to the writer-director, that’s not by accident. Speaking as part of this year’s THR Writer Roundta...

The Robe of Feathers (idea) by sensei - Everything2.com

February 22nd, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 The Robe of Feathers (idea) See all of The Robe of Feathers, no other writeups in this node. (idea) by sensei Mon Jul 17 2000 at 13:53:53 This is a very old Japanese folk tale. This version is from F. Hadland Davis, Myths and Legends of Japan, London: G. G. Harrap and Company, 1913. It was springtime, and along Mio's pine-clad shore there came a sound of birds. The blue sea danced and sparkled in the sunshine, and Hairukoo, a fis...

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Astrolada | The Astrological Ages

February 22nd, 2021

Find out how esoteric history reveals the Post-Atlantan age since 12 000 years ago. According to occult science, every 2000 years approximately, a new constellation starts affecting the evolution on Earth. Lets examine what has transpired from the Age of Leo to the Age of Aquarius The Astrological Ages The Golden Age of LEO: The Age of Leo was from 10 000 till 8 000 years BC. This was when individuality started appearing for the first time. Humans graduall...

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When will the Age of Aquarius begin? | Human World | EarthSky

February 22nd, 2021

When will the Age of Aquarius begin? Posted by Bruce McClure and Deborah Byrd in Human World | January 8, 2021 Astronomers and astrologers may agree that the Age of Aquarius starts when the vernal equinox point moves out of constellation Pisces and into Aquarius. But when will that be? There’s no definitive answer. Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Vitruvian Man, a drawing...

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The Sky Was Blue the Sea Was Blue and the Boy Was Blue review – a monochrome marvel

February 22nd, 2021

The Sky Was Blue the Sea Was Blue and the Boy Was Blue review – a monochrome marvel The Guardian - Back to homeContribute Sign inNewsOpinionSportCultureLifestyleShow MoreFilmBooksMusicArt & designTV & radioStageClassicalGamesLockdown cultureThe Sky Was Blue the Sea Was Blue and the Boy Was Blue review – a monochrome marvel Victoria Miro, London; online on Vortic Collect from TuesdayCobalt, indigo, ultramarine; the colour of sadness and a summer’s day… in this uplifting virtual sh...

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Bone Of Contention - Six Letters That Could Rewrite Slavic History

February 21st, 2021

Features Bone Of Contention? Six Letters That Could Rewrite Slavic History February 20, 2021 08:53 GMT By Coilin O'Connor Like many important discoveries, it happened by accident. Alena Slamova, a Czech graduate student in archaeology, was routinely washing some animal bones that had been recovered from a dig in an early Slav settlement in southern Moravia when she noticed unusual scratchings on the surface of one fragment. So she decided to show it to her collea...

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nestor - Everything2.com

February 21st, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 nestor ("nestor" is also a: user.) (idea) by Hooverdirt Tue Feb 27 2001 at 16:16:59 Nestor - 'Ulysses' - James Joyce Time: 9-10 am Scene: 'The School' Persons: Stephen - Telemachus Deasy - Antinous Sargent - Pisistratus Mrs. O'Shea - Helen Symbol:: -- No symbol yet. Telemachus has no body yet! Art/Science: HISTORY As in Nestor's love for horses, Deasy has the same affection for them too. Also, while Nestor 'boasts' about th...

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Deucalion - Everything2.com

February 21st, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Deucalion ("Deucalion" is also a: user.) (person) by borgo Tue Sep 18 2001 at 19:32:48 Deucalion was sort of like the Noah of Greek mythology. He was the son of Prometheus, who was a member of one of the earliest race of gods called the Titans. I guess Zeus decided that all human geings were wicked and decided to destroy them by flooding. Prometheus took it upon himself to warn Deucalion and Deucalions wife, Pyrrha. He told the...

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Tyro (thing) by chromaticblue - Everything2.com

February 21st, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Tyro (thing) See all of Tyro, there is 1 more in this node. (thing) by chromaticblue Mon Jan 01 2001 at 3:21:57 Tyro was the daughter of Salmoneus, the wife of Cretheus, and and the mother (by Poseidon) of Pelias and Neleus. The Genealogy of Tyro: Deucalion | Hellen | Aeolus | ...

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Behind the Green Door (thing) by Segnbora-t - Everything2.com

February 21st, 2021

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Behind the Green Door (thing) See all of Behind the Green Door, no other writeups in this node. (thing) by Segnbora-t Tue Apr 17 2001 at 22:12:48 1972 pornographic movie starring Marilyn Chambers and directed by the Mitchell Brothers (Artie and Jim). It's considered a pornography classic, and one of the films that sort of crossed to a mainstream audience along with Deep Throat (partially because Chambers had appeared in a soap com...

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