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New in the Edited Guide: A Brief History of Voting Procedures in the United States - Rum and Pregnant Chads
We tend to take it for granted that elections in the past worked like our modern elections, with secret balloting and careful, sober vote-casting. This is far from the case.
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni
New in the Edited Guide: The Ultimate Studio Ghibli Film Guide: 2005 - 2010
Studio Ghibli is the most famous animation studio in Japan and has gained a reputation for high-quality films emphasising themes of peace, magic and hard work.
Author: Bluebottle
Topical: POTUS
A new President of the United States will be inaugurated this week.
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What is hope? The dictionary calls it 'a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.' What do you hope for in 2021? What did you hope for in the past? Did it happen, or were your hopes dashed? Did hope ever die? What symbolises hope to you? Share it with us!
January 2021 Create Challenge: Hope in a Handful of Words
Newest Edited Entries
- A Brief History of Voting Procedures in the United States - Rum and Pregnant Chads18th January 2021
- The Ultimate Studio Ghibli Film Guide: 2005 - 201018th January 2021
- Animated Asterix Films: 'Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion'11th January 2021
- Bearded Tits - Misnamed Birds11th January 2021
- Echinacea: A Guide For Those Who Want To Grow It13th January 2021
- The Convict Who Sued Satan15th January 2021
- The Koan, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK4th January 2021
- Why John L Burns Has a Statue in Gettysburg4th January 2021
- Political Correctness in the Early American Republic, or, How to Be 'Woke' in 183028th December 2020
- Three of the Largest Coin Hoards Found in the UK28th December 2020
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- A88012000 - The Legend of the Tower of London Ravens and the Fall of the British Monarchy 4 Days Ago
- A88006863 - 'Fairytale of New York' - Festive or Offensive? Last Week
- A653005 - Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 Last Week
- A88011137 - Snowbird: The Dark-eyed Junco, a Winter Visitor 2 Weeks Ago
- A88010985 - jThe Case of Joseph Haydn's missing head 2 Weeks Ago
The Post
Friends, have the last few weeks left you feeling that you're looking at Earth from a whole new perspective? Are you experiencing a certain Entfremdungseffekt from your daily media? Does the thought sometimes cross your mind that you'd be much happier on the far side of the Moon? You are not alone. That's why this issue is so weird.

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