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the Guardian

Are we falling out of love with nonfiction?

In the early 2020s, readers flocked to books to explain political turbulence. But is the world now too grim to read about – and are podcasters ta...

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Juventus 'not for sale', says CEO of holding company following shock offer from Tether | Flashscore.com

Italy's Agnelli family has no intention of selling Juventus to crypto group Tether or anyone else, the CEO of their holding company said on Saturda...

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the Guardian

‘I didn’t even know this type of attack existed’: more than 200 women allege drugging by senior French civil servant

In a case echoing the Pelicot trial, dozens of women allege they were given hot drinks mixed with a diuretic to make them urinate. Three of them sp...

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#retro

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the Guardian

Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers

UK academics say latest chemicals are ‘wake-up call’ and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscience

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Luca Signorelli - Wikipedia

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the Guardian

Christie’s withdraws rare ‘first calculator’ from auction after French court halts export

Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the country

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Collecting: An Unruly Passion by W. Muensterberger p.101-103

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Collecting: An Unruly Passion by W. Muensterberger p.73-75

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https://www.npr.org/live-updates/morning-edition-2021-12-07#a-former-hedge-fund-manager-turns-over-70-million-in-stolen-antiques-and-avoids-a-trial

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Sharon Tate - Wikipedia

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polymarket

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TIL LLMs predict "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." — Cormac McCarthy

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3 letters from The Letters of Gustave Flaubert