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Kids Say the Most Epistemological Thing in ‘Bad, Brutal, and Short’

[ad_1] The title of his book comes from the resounding phrase used in “Leviathan” by the 17th-century political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (referring to a life without government; Hershovitz alludes to the inferiority of children). But it also brought me back to the humorist and playwright of the 20th century. Jean Kerr“Please Don’t Eat Daisies” (1957), …

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‘Charlotte’ Review: An Artist’s Short Life

[ad_1] In the animated biopic “Charlotte” about the German Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, the film’s most telling moment may be its last. Concluding with an audible image of a Nazi gathering on the French Riviera, directors Éric Warin and Tahir Rana come closest to capturing Salomon’s short life, with tensions between creative and nihilistic. Actress …

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UN Panel Warns Stopping Climate Change Is Possible, But Time Is Short

[ad_1] But the cost of inaction is also significant in terms of deaths, displacement and damage. Last year, damages from floods, wildfires, drought, and other weather and climate-related disasters totaled approximately $145 billion in the United States. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency said “extremely high” levels of disasters have become …

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A Minor League Player’s Long Slogan to the Majors and a Short Comeback

[ad_1] Jack Kruger was about to start a new season with another minor league baseball team called the Salt Lake Bees, a Class AAA team in Utah, when his cell phone rang. “Take the first flight to Los Angeles,” his manager said. Salt Lake’s parent club, the Angels, was promoting Kruger to majors to replace …

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A Minor League Player’s Long Slogan to the Majors and a Short Comeback

[ad_1] Jack Kruger was about to start a new season with another minor league baseball team called the Salt Lake Bees, a Class AAA team in Utah, when his cell phone rang. “Take the first flight to Los Angeles,” his manager said. Salt Lake’s parent club, the Angels, was promoting Kruger to majors to replace …

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