Bill Vaughan Quote – Swap History Books
“It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.” – Bill Vaughan
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Poem – At Midnight in New York (By Donal Mahoney)
At Midnight in New York It’s midnight in New York and in this tall building Herb and Molly are in bed making love. Molly is a virgin and it hurts. Olga’s upstairs in bed with cancer terminal and it hurts. Melvin’s downstairs in bed snoring. Nothing hurts because he doesn’t know yet he has multiple sclerosis. In the hallway a thief goes floor […]
Read morePoem – PAPERS FLUTTER (By John Tustin)
PAPERS FLUTTER Papers flutter Pears fall And fall All Fall In orchards Of near-death Where you Reside Hiding behind Trees and Piles of over- Ripe fruit Waiting for Snow blankets Waiting for No sun I feel you Your presence Your feet like Quicksand And eyes bigger Than the bang That birthed The sun
Read moreAnne Sophie Swetchine Quote – For Every Illusion
“In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.” – Anne Sophie Swetchine
Read morePoem – Bodies Exhibit (By Fern G. Z. Carr)
Bodies Exhibit – By Fern G. Z. Carr Black walls, track lighting, spectators milling about silently, reverently surrounded by vascular systems preserved in fluid, skeletons, diseased organs, foetuses in jars. Hollowed out corpses in life-like poses play soccer, hold hands, boast their musculature – a post-mortem artistic rendition of red meat. In a display case, a […]
Read morePoem – TONIGHT’S EARLY MORNING (By John Tustin)
TONIGHT’S EARLY MORNING I open my window in the middle of tonight’s Early morning after the nightly thunderstorms To hear the cry of a lone bird flying through the fog And looking for a place safe and dry, his wings Weighted down with water and sleepiness The way I am weighted down with the memories Of her laughter […]
Read moreElizabeth Gilbert Quote – Bored People
“The only boring people I know are bored people.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
Read morePlacebo For Parkinson’s Disease
Factor by which a placebo for Parkinson’s disease is more effective when the patient is told it costs $1,500 rather than $100: 2
Read moreWilliam Hazlitt Quote – Seat of Wisdom
“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt
Read moreQuote – Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: 6 of 71 million are dead since 1996 34 armed groups fighting 85% unemployment 2 million raped 1 woman victimized per minute Sexual violence used as weapon to humiliate & discourage
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