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#OTD in 1894.

Claude Debussy's symphonic poem Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, a free interpretation of Stéphane Mallarmé's 1876 poem, "L'Après-midi d'un faune", is premièred in Paris. It was conducted by Gustave Doret.The flute solo was played by Georges Barrère.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9…

Books about Debussy at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q…

#books #art #music




This Christmas I'll be grieving. Here's how I'll be finding joy.


Since her husband's death, newscaster Windsor Johnston has been looking for ways to recapture joy and continue her healing journey — one that's taken her to a place she'd never expected.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Daylight savings time: an analysis

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(Read the mouseover text. Phone folks: press and hold. And press the big red button underneath.)


in reply to ♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms

Nobody can "earn" millions of dollars a year. Not even if you performed 5 successful cancer surgeries every day.



La Francia ha un nuovo reattore nucleare - Il Post

“Il Flamanville 3 in Normandia è stato collegato alla rete elettrica con 12 anni di ritardo e un budget sforato alla grande”

ilpost.it/2024/12/22/centrale-…

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Did you know you can become an EFF member for only $25 this year? Donate today to help us fight for digital freedoms and you'll even help us reach our Year-End Challenge goal! eff.org/YEC


Yo, leave us alone. Just as with the War of the Worlds, NJ is exploited for the sake of a media frenzy...
Is New Jersey the New Area 51? nytimes.com/2024/12/20/nyregio…
in reply to Jeff Jarvis

I think John Keel would say it doesn’t matter if any of these sightings are real UFOs… no one would ever know it because of the mass hysteria…


3 philosophy classics that are better than self-help books

Self-help often distills philosophical ideas for the modern ear. Sometimes, its better to go back to the source.

By Jonny Thomson

bigthink.com/thinking/3-philos…

The 3 philosophy classics are available at PG:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q…
gutenberg.org/ebooks/3600
gutenberg.org/ebooks/49965

#books #literature #philosophy

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I had an astrophysics TA who had learned Latin so he could read Newton in the original form. He said the ACTUAL text was full of jokes, puns and commentary the translations omit.

Of course, I couldn't confirm this…

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We do have his version of Principia in Latin:
gutenberg.org/ebooks/28233

Perhaps we should try some day...

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very nice article, and very nice having a project like yours making such a plethora of books available to the public!



AOC: “Oh, I don’t think we’re witnessing the START of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here.” 🇺🇸


I asked the #BrokenPost's sucky new search engine a question. It had no answer.



Kowloon Walled City: Heterotopia in a Space of Disappearance

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The Kowloon Walled City is known by many as the informal settlement that once existed seemingly out of place within modern Hong Kong. […] It was often considered an anomaly… »