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Arts Vibrancy Index Measures Cultural Health of Communities Across US: Note...
hyperallergic.com via AF on Facebookby Becca Rothfeld on January 28, 20159The Arts Vibrancy Index heat map (courtesy SMU’s National Center for Arts Research)The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR)...
View ArticleRussia and Hawaii (I) - with immense thanks to Dr. Zinovieva for the reference
Елена ГоворДореволюционная печать о русских переселенцах на Гавайских островах (1909-1910)Начало истории русско-гавайских связей относится к| 1804 г., когда острова посетила первая русская кругосветная...
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Как покончить с антиамериканизмом
from svoboda.org; via IK on FacebookЕлена РыковцеваОпубликовано 02.02.2015 19:05Композитор Александр Журбин, кинорежиссер Карен Шахназаров и писатель Александр Генис о том, коснулась ли "холодная...
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Where Yinz At: Note for a Lecture, "E PLuribus Unum? What Keeps the United...
From Slate; via MTWhy Pennsylvania is the most linguistically rich state in the country.By Matthew J.X. MaladyIllustration by Natalie Matthews-RamoThe 4 hour and 46 minute drive from Philadelphia to...
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The silent minority: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
America’s largest ethnic group has assimilated so well that people barely notice itFeb 7th 2015 | KOHLER, WISCONSIN | From the print editionFrom The Economist; via JM on FacebookJB Note: In my talk for...
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Strobe Talbott and Russia/Ukraine ... from a facebook entry
John Brown Funny how Strobe, a Russophile and admirer of a Russian politically reactionary poet, Tiutchev (about whom he wrote as a Yale student), now wants to hit 'em russkies hard with lethal...
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Edited Facebook entry on Russia-Ukraine: The Ukraine situation is essentially...
30 mins · LikeJohn Brown Let 'em laugh -- but the Ukraine situation is essentially a European, not an American problem. Cold War days -- USA vs. USSR -- are mercifully over and now the Euros --...
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5 Bad American Habits I Kicked in Finland -- Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
from; via AA on FacebookFrom to-go mugs to small talkTIM WALKERFEB 4 2015, 8:00 AM ETDave_S./Flickr“Well, you’re just special. You’re American,” remarked my colleague, smirking from across the coffee...
View ArticleAn exchange on Facebook with an esteemed American diplomat, James F Schumaker
on Schumaker, seeJames F Schumaker1 hrPutin is a predator, and because of this, in many ways the arguments for and against arming Ukraine are beside the point. If we continue with the same policy and...
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Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other Polish–Russian conflicts, see Polish–Russian War (disambiguation).Polish–Russian War of 1605–1618Map of the war. Important battles marked with crossed...
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Hawaiian Independence Movement Attracts Chinese Interest: Note for a lecture,...
Via AC on FacebookHawaiian Independence Movement Attracts Chinese Interest: Restoration of kingdom could end U.S. military presenceHonolulu skyline / APHonolulu skyline / APBY: Bill Gertz February 10,...
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«Cамое интересное, что есть в массовой культуре, – это ее низы»: Александр...
From: special.theoryandpractice.ru/pavlovТекст: Инна Герман, Николай ПророковФилософ и культуролог Александр Павлов рассказывает о том, почему плохой вкус – это не всегда плохо (чему во многом...
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An Unanswered Facebook prayer to Anne Applebaum (edited)
John Brown Dear Anne, With all due respect, I sense a visceral Russophobia in your perceptive and illuminating columns. At the risk of "personalizing" your work, I cannot help but je constate (to cite...
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More on Anne Applebaum unanswered prayers on Facebook ...
John Brown21 hrs · http://johnbrownnotesandessays.blogspot.com/…/an-unanswered…John Brown's Notes and Essays: An Unanswered Facebook prayer to Anne ApplebaumJOHNBROWNNOTESANDESSAYS.BLOGSPOT.COM|BY JOHN...
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The silent minority: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
America’s largest ethnic group has assimilated so well that people barely notice itFeb 7th 2015 | KOHLER, WISCONSIN | From the print editionFrom The Economist; via JM on FacebookJB Note: In a talk for...
View ArticleВоевать с Америкой из-за Донбасса?
via AH on Facebookfrom echo.msk.ruГЕОРГИЙ МИРСКИЙ :: БЛОГ Z Все блоги5 604 6 12014112:46 , 12 февраля 2015Воевать с Америкой из-за Донбасса?АВТОРГеоргий Мирскийисторик, заслуженный деятель науки РФВ...
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Income inequality in US has not risen since financial crisisbegan By David LeonhardtBy New York Times | 17 Feb, 2015The average income of the top 1 per cent, by comparison, fell 21 percent over the...
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William H. Frey's new book, "Diversity Explosion": Note for a lecture, "E...
from brookings.eduimage fromBill Frey has mapped the contours of the emerging Next America more powerfully and presciently than anyone else. With Diversity Explosion, he gives us nothing less than a...
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Texas students flash 'White Power' signs at rival team, may have defecated on...
JB note: America may be becoming demographically post-racial (see), but this not necessarily means that it has evolved into a post-racist society.from Daily Kos; via RM on FacebookbyShaun...
View ArticleThe Resistible Rise of Vladimir Putin
Russia’s Nightmare Dressed Like a DaydreamJB Note: I wish we could say "Risible Rise" of Vladimir Putin.By Stephen Kotkin FROM OUR MARCH/APRIL 2015 ISSUE Foreign Affairs via AH on Facebook How did...
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