#CONTEMPORARY

This is unprecedented. And no, it is not political points scoring between BJP & Congress. It directly impacts our national security.The Chinese Embassy in India DONATED MONEY TO RAJIV GANDHI
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so @MattBruenig's concept of "identitarian deference" is in the news again, an idea that locates a certain style of identity politics in the arguments of tumblr teens and twitter mobs,
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Atlanta removing the sign is a great first step. However they are firm that they won't be changing their name from @Braves & they're still "reviewing" whether or not to
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Yes to this, "as evangelicals, we must cease to be mere biblicists and become faithful exponents of Scripture deeply rooted in a well-rounded dogmatic theology."https://twitter.com/robertstrivens/status/1339605402539892736 I'm
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Just been reminded that for a few decades in the first century CE, the Roman Empire was absolutely flooded with weird sex-coins and we're still not 100% why. Later called
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I want to give a bit more depth to Chirp, our new typeface.Type, in 280 character doses, is the foundation of Twitter. In the history of the company we’ve either
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1. Quick thread on the only recorded criminal arrest of a sitting U.S. president—made by a D.C. Police offering for speeding, a century and a half ago.https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/12/16/police-officer-who-arrested-president
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Why Aristotle shouldn't be cancelled. (Last paragraph of my Afterword to The Philosophy of AristotleSignet/Penguin 2011): "In conclusion, a general remark about reading Aristotle. Aristotle never doubts that there are
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This picture apparently depicts Sikh revolutionary Bhai Maharaj Singh who inspired a potent anti-British movement in the dying days of Sikh RajSo feared was his influence that one official noted
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Rather than endless speculation about which leisure activities are likely to return, and when, and what it will be like to dine out again, go to the pub etc, I’d
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Jason McBride on #KathyAcker's 'Black Tarantula' years. What she did then is still ahead of 90% of today's ambitious writers.https://artseverywhere.ca/2020/11/12/kathy-acker-black-tarantula/ Her medium wasn't just writin
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The feeding frenzy prompted in the media by Cattalan's banana is part of regular pattern. Whether it's Banksy's shredding or the stealing of Cattelan's gold toilet, the art world has
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Thank you to everyone who voted during the nomination period. We are so excited to announce the semi-finalists round. The voting period will be from January 4-15, 2021 and you
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A long but must read thread. Udaybhan Rathore and myth making in Maratha history: An analysis. This is the thread on Udaybhan Rathore, who he was and how over the
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PROPHET MUHAMMAD THE LIBERALHow would the prophet Muhammad fare in our society today??I hate to describe the prophet Muhammad with any of our contemporary descriptions but if I have to,
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You can only imagine how the Arab/Ottoman landlords must have gloated when they managed to sell absolutely useless, malaria-infested land to Jews. https://www.haaretz.com/amp/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-malaria-shaped-the-future-map-o
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