September 2010
August 2010
“It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and...”
– Harper’s Weekly, 1893
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Idiom origins
Q: From Paula Conneran-Weig: What does the saying There’s the rub mean and what is the origin of the phrase?
A: The phrase is Shakespeare’s. It comes from Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy:
To die — to sleep. To sleep — perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub! For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us...
“Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works...”
– Antoni Gaudí
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“I knew a man in college who grew up in the inner city of Chicago & what he...”
– Story People VIA mkfiasco / tobia
Everything is amazing and nobody’s happy
Tonight and Thursday: Perseid meteor shower →
fuckyeahspace:
Every year in August, the earth passes through a cloud of rock and dust, creating one of the most active and well-known annual meteor showers the planet knows: the Perseids. Tonight and Thursday will be the best nights for catching a glimpse this awesome event.
Freddie Scott | “You Got What I Need”
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