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2 Oct 2020 4 minute read 0 comments M. Jesus Victor
Gui stood up and picked up the lantern. Upon opening the door, he received the greatest scare; everyone turned around to see what it was about: right there at the entrance, illuminated by the light from the interior of the house, were the four men se...
28 Sep 2020 8 minute read 19 comments CivilNippon
What is the role of the individual in bringing about social change? How does crypto help the common man to achieve independence from a ruling class? The former question is what Karl Marx addresses in his "Part 2" of the Communist Manifesto, while the...
28 Sep 2020 1 minute read 14 comments tvlachak
Issue 25.1 / September 28, 2020 Learning "Knowledge is not power, it is only potential. Applying that knowledge is power. Understanding why and when to apply that knowledge is wisdom!" - Takeda Shingen Gain an edge by thinking differently. A shortli...
22 Sep 2020 3 minute read 19 comments CivilNippon
While chatting about the recent, frequent, turbulent world-wide events with a few close friends, our conversations veered towards political theory and ideologies. Before we knew it, a close friend and I decided to start a book club based on political...
19 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments forstersphilosophy
Enlightenment can be attained in many ways. I attained mine through curry! The stage: As i am in India i decide to partake in a curry. I had done this earlier but went for the butter chicken and even thought blimey that's spicy for a butter c...
12 Sep 2020 5 minute read 0 comments M. Jesus Victor
Already seated, they could appreciate the effort of the cook. Worthy of Epicurus, the table displayed a true banquet: on one large plate settled a steaming and well-seasoned almonjava⁽¹⁾; on a tray with bananas as a side dish were several grilled sli...
4 Sep 2020 6 minute read 0 comments M. Jesus Victor
The colours of the crepuscule were always different on the island, perhaps due to the sea or the South. Vésper had not missed one since arriving at that blessed beach. Since the old man died, he and Gui sometimes watched the sublime exhibition seated...
26 Aug 2020 5 minute read 0 comments M. Jesus Victor
Sara and her father Mentesúfis, with the help of the four men, brought the large wooden table to the beach, and laid it with the festive and well-washed down meal that had been prepared in the meantime throughout the morning, with the help of Gui. Vé...
18 Aug 2020 3 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus
An author colleague today was musing about the use of 'basic' to mean "I don't really like it, but I don't really want to think about it." and she compared it to the older 'decent'. This led me to think of the way we now use 'fine' and how difficult...
16 Aug 2020 4 minute read 0 comments M. Jesus Victor
It was already dark when he reached home, the lights of the shipyard were turned off — which he found strange; at that hour they were usually still working. He saw from the window of the house Guilherme and Gui, who dined in the company of the four m...
