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As Trump's World Turns

Neil Parmar, ozy.com; via a Facebook friendimage from articleIn this installment of our special election series on Donald J. Trump, OZY reports on how the rest of the world views the Republican...

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Quotation for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United States United"

Kettering image from"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there."--Charles Kettering

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Russia Missed Its Chance to Be Like America

By Leonid Bershidsky, bloombergview.com; via AH on Facebook image fromMany Russians feel the U.S. and their country are much alike. Both are vast, they share a sense of adventure, along with underlying...

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How to be an American: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...

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Вы — столичный денди

http://knife.media/bumpkin/Вы — столичный дендиВ гостях вам с трудом удается скрывать отвращение при виде бурых штор и гигантских роз на обоях простонародья. Вы можете быть эксцентричным, но интуитивно...

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Political correctness devours yet another college, fighting over...

via AF on FacebookFrom the text below:The school’s reaction seems especially arbitrary when you learn that — on the very same night of the “tequila party,” just across campus — Bowdoin held its annual,...

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Which nationality does your face look like? Image for a lecture, "E Pluribus...

FromWhich nationality does your face look like?You are a cosmopolitan! What nationality do you look like? Click here!EN.NAMETESTS.COM|BY PIA

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Messages on Being an Asian Woman in America: Note for a lecture, "E pluribus...

Young image from articleJulie Young, koreanamericanstory.orgRecently I attended a workshop on racial identity. During the workshop, we were given an exercise which included turning to the person next...

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How Putin’s Embargo Is Reshaping Russia’s Cuisine

wsj.comPutin’s embargo is changing the way Russians dine out, and chef Vladimir Mukhin is taking the opportunity to transfigure the country’s cuisineENLARGELOOK HOMEWARD | The dining room at White...

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A mauvais mot inspired by Donald Drumpf's reference to his genitalia

image from Suggested new Drumpf campaign slogan: "We want an Erection, not an Election!"See: "Donald Trump defends size of his penis, CNN

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Unoriginal Thoughts for an Essay -- on "The End"

image fromAre we near "the end"? (1) The end of the European Union  (2) the end of the "end of history" (3) the end of cyberutopia (4) the end of American "hegemony" ...Get ready for the 21st century...

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Дочь Владимира Маяковского: "Россияне умнее американцев"

Николай Подосокорский, philologist.livejournal.com; via a FB friendЕдинственная 89-летняя дочь поэта Владимира Маяковского живет в Нью-Йорке. Она хочет заново выучить русский язык и получить российское...

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A New Era in U.S. International Broadcasting?

publicdiplomacycouncil.org; via LJB by emailImage (not from article) from, with statement: "Error VS Era pronunciation comparison tutorial"Friday, March 4th 2016“It’s a whirlwind of positive change.”...

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"ЧеКищак"и Болек

Петр Черемушкин,  , svoboda.orgЧеремушкин image from articleОпубликовано 08.03.2016 17:15Когда несколько месяцев назад пришло известие о кончине последнего министра внутренних дел Польской Народной...

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Helicopter Flights over NW Washington, D.C.

image fromAs a long-time resident of NW Washington, DC, I have sadly noticed a vastly increased number of helicopter flights over the neighborhood.Caveat: my observation is purely personal, not based...

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George Kennan — Containment and the Cold War

adst.orgKennan image from entryGeorge Frost Kennan was, and still remains, a very controversial and legendary figure in American diplomatic history. As a historian, political scientist, and diplomat,...

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Learning to live without PowerPoint

timeshighereducation.comWhen did academics lose the capacity to discuss their research without slides, asks Gary RawnsleyMarch 9, 2016By Gary RawnsleyImage from article, with caption: Speaker giving...

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Foreign diplomats concerned about ‘ignorant and racist’ Trump

thehill.comvia SW on fakebookGetty ImagesBy Julian Hattem - 03/07/16 11:21 AM ESTForeign diplomats are reportedly complaining to U.S. officials about Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's...

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Public Diplomacy (PUBD) - USC (University of Southern California) Fall 2016

classes.usc.eduImage (not from entry) fromhttp://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/D class assignments for graduate students available in ASC140; phone (213) 740-0900.All ASCJ [?] majors (undergraduate and...

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25+ Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World

boredpanda.comThough they are losing ground to the e-book and the audio book, libraries were once central hubs of human intellectual progress. There's something about them that still attracts people,...

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