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Miscellany

Surprise! Selfies are little more than “a new manifestation of a time-honored tendency: the penchant for people to overvalue their positive + more

Today in History

Sir Francis Drake, sailing off the coast of north-western California, arrives at Nova Albion, 1578: In this bay we anchored…The + more

Spokane Scene no. 19

Noticed the sky was on fire while on my evening constitutional yesterday. Figured I’d better take a photo, in case + more

Word of the Day

carapace (noun) A thick, hard shell made of bone or chitin found on animals such as turtles, crabs, and armadillos. To survive + more

Poetry Break

shizukasa ya iwa ni shimiiru semi no koe the stillness— soaking into stones cicada’s cry Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) From The + more

ALI, ALI, ALI…

The passing of Muhammad Ali reminded me not only of watching some of his great boxing matches as a kid + more

Our Annual Politics Post

Twice this past weekend, I was asked who I was going to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Both of my + more

HB, FDM

Famoudou Don Moye, drummer and percussionist for the Art Ensemble of Chicago, turns 70 today. What better way to celebrate than + more

Revenge of the 80s

Big news here at helveticka world headquarters: a MacGyver revival is in development. The setup from CBS Studios is almost + more

Bubble Circus!

If any of our readers out there feel compelled to compensate me for all the work I do to deliver fresh, + more

I like quilting…

… nah, I love quilting. I grew up quilting and sewing and surrounded by beautiful quilts and fabrics. I also + more

HBD, SK

Søren Kierkegaard was born on this day in 1813. Since he’s pretty much my favorite philosopher, we’re going to let him + more

Opera for Two

So the missus and I went on a date last Saturday morning. (Actually, it wasn’t really a “date,” since we’re + more

Time for Some Dead

The kind of weather we’re enjoying right now elicits different responses from different people: some get dirty in their gardens, + more

Poetry Break

April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with + more

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