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gwydion* Hugo Chávez has died. It's not unexpected given the severity of his illness. I struggled to find something clever to say, some way to explain his importance and the controversies surrounding him, but I am still pathogen dulled, so I'm giving you the quite intelligent conversation on him with Eugene Robinson from the Maddow show.
* In the Maldives, they have arrested deposed President Nasheed and are dissolving eleven political parties over the veto of the current president.
* Explain to me again why we are subsidizing an industry that made 171% profit last year? Couldn't we take the money we are wasting on subsidizing big oil and do something useful with it like ending child hunger or free pre-K for all?
* Melissa Harris-Perry breaks down why a sexualized attack on a nine year old black girl isn't funny to people who still don' get it.:
* Where are the white feminists when young black girls are under fire?
* I miss Anne Richards, Damnit:
* I remain skeptical, but there is a theory about prehistoric depictions of women in statues being floated: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/02/seeking-meaning-in-the-earliest-.html?rss=1
* "Polish archaeologists working in Sudan have found remains of human settlements that appear to date back as far as 70,000 years.:" http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/127828%2CPolish-archaeologists-in-Sudan-claim-unique-human-settlement-discovery
* A previously unknown Arabian Peninsula culture may have domesticated the first horses: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21538969
* "Ancient Shoes Turn Up in Egypt Temple:" http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/ancient-shoes-turn-up-in-egypt-temple-130227.htm
* This article's exuberance fills me with doubt, but the find is interesting. "Temple of 'Jupiter the Stayer' found." http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/36543/Temple-of--Jupiter-the-Stayer--found.html
* "Sasanian palatial house discovered in Lorestan:" http://www.cais-soas.com/news/index.php/component/content/article/65/371-sasanian-palatial-house-discovered-in-lorestan
* Roman Diet and Social class: http://www.livescience.com/27569-ancient-romans-ate-millet.html
* "Eros mosaic found in southern Turkish city:" http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eros-mosaic-found-in-southern-turkish-city.aspx?pageID=238&nID=41523&NewsCatID=375
* "Researchers uncover earliest tobacco use in the Pacific Northwest:" http://phys.org/news/2013-03-uncover-earliest-tobacco-pacific-northwest.html
* "Richard the Lionheart's mummified heart analyzed:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21609783
* Alas, the cupboard did not lead to Narnia. "Canons Ashby 'masonic' chamber discovered after 400 years:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-21577807
* Stephen Colbert looks at the Texas Gun Training Bill & Free Shotgun Experiment. I love him trying to apply the scientific method to the "experiment.":
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* In the Maldives, they have arrested deposed President Nasheed and are dissolving eleven political parties over the veto of the current president.
* Explain to me again why we are subsidizing an industry that made 171% profit last year? Couldn't we take the money we are wasting on subsidizing big oil and do something useful with it like ending child hunger or free pre-K for all?
* Melissa Harris-Perry breaks down why a sexualized attack on a nine year old black girl isn't funny to people who still don' get it.:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* Where are the white feminists when young black girls are under fire?
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* I miss Anne Richards, Damnit:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* I remain skeptical, but there is a theory about prehistoric depictions of women in statues being floated: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/02/seeking-meaning-in-the-earliest-.html?rss=1
* "Polish archaeologists working in Sudan have found remains of human settlements that appear to date back as far as 70,000 years.:" http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/127828%2CPolish-archaeologists-in-Sudan-claim-unique-human-settlement-discovery
* A previously unknown Arabian Peninsula culture may have domesticated the first horses: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21538969
* "Ancient Shoes Turn Up in Egypt Temple:" http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/ancient-shoes-turn-up-in-egypt-temple-130227.htm
* This article's exuberance fills me with doubt, but the find is interesting. "Temple of 'Jupiter the Stayer' found." http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/36543/Temple-of--Jupiter-the-Stayer--found.html
* "Sasanian palatial house discovered in Lorestan:" http://www.cais-soas.com/news/index.php/component/content/article/65/371-sasanian-palatial-house-discovered-in-lorestan
* Roman Diet and Social class: http://www.livescience.com/27569-ancient-romans-ate-millet.html
* "Eros mosaic found in southern Turkish city:" http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eros-mosaic-found-in-southern-turkish-city.aspx?pageID=238&nID=41523&NewsCatID=375
* "Researchers uncover earliest tobacco use in the Pacific Northwest:" http://phys.org/news/2013-03-uncover-earliest-tobacco-pacific-northwest.html
* "Richard the Lionheart's mummified heart analyzed:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21609783
* Alas, the cupboard did not lead to Narnia. "Canons Ashby 'masonic' chamber discovered after 400 years:" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-21577807
* Stephen Colbert looks at the Texas Gun Training Bill & Free Shotgun Experiment. I love him trying to apply the scientific method to the "experiment.":
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