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Outrage: the word of every one of my days

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Naomi

Because I’m getting weary of using the same damn word virtually every day to describe my state of being, I’ve delved (delicately: the pages are fragile) into my father’s 1924 Roget’s Thesaurus to get synonyms I might use in the … Continue reading →

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The $14,617 piece of mold

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: $14,617 A 90-year-old piece of mold sold for $14,617 at auction. In deference to the mold, it was from the laboratory of Dr. Alexander Fleming, the fellow who discovered earth’s most famous fungus, the one from … Continue reading →

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How to battle fake news? Great idea from Ukraine

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Naomi

“StopFake News,” which is overseen by the journalism department at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine, debunks fake news from a basement television studio. Source: To Battle Fake News, Ukrainian Show Features Nothing but Lies – The New York Times It … Continue reading →

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