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Even the Ducks Are Pissed Off

These constant rainy days are really starting to get on my tits. I’m not unfamiliar with big weather. As an army brat in faraway Malaysia, there was the annual inundation during monsoon season, with overflowing sewers and flooded classrooms. And then there was the ‘Great Storm’ of 1987, which barrelled across the land and ripped off half the roof of my house. In more recent times, as semi-retired Aegean gentlemen of leisure, Turkish winters taught us a lesson or two. Spare towels were requisitioned... Читать дальше...

Crisis Magazine 

Why We Go

At Mass we are swept utterly away from the workaday world we know, summoned across the threshold of time and space, in order that we may be ushered into the very presence of God Himself.

Archdaily.com 

RizA ii House / React Architects

The two houses with a cave guest house are placed on a particularly sloping plot. The orientation is southwest on the long side, overlooking the sea and the bay of Parikia. The project has its roots in the arid topography of the Cyclades and its white walls emerge from it, unfolding like a ribbon in the landscape forming the volumes of the house and the external and internal living spaces.

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Don’t let GOP erase your vote

Republicans filed a lawsuit in Nevada to try to alter the election process. They want to prevent mail-in votes received after Election Day from being counted, and Donald Trump wants to eliminate early voting ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Court is nation’s biggest concern

The most important issue in America today is not inflation, crime, economy, homelessness, immigration, health care or Donald Trump. It is the disgraced Supreme Court, now run by justices who: ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Brown dragged down by Trump

As a 20-year veteran and with all due respect to Sam Brown — who earned the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Infantry Badge for courageous action while serving in Afghanistan ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Puerto Rico is next civil rights battleground

For 107 years, Puerto Ricans have lived as second-class U.S. citizens. Just over a month ago, the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights’ Puerto Rico Advisory Committee released a memorandum highlighting the subjugation of Puerto Rico ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

LeBron James is the aging icon we all needed

Forget the “LeBron James versus Michael Jordan” debate. James’ battle with Father Time is far more compelling and relatable. This week James was named to his 20th All-NBA team ...

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Americans can make room for all celebrations

Americans love holidays. We’ve appropriated St. Patrick’s Day, All Hallows’ Eve and Cinco de Mayo. American heritage holidays like Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Labor Day have become long weekends full of flags, beer, picnics and sparklers. Obviously, our ...

Las Vegas Sun (Sports) 

Weekend wagers: Eight bets to make on seven sports

Sports betting’s legalized, nationwide expansion and subsequent popularity boom over the last six years has resulted in the emergence of some niche markets becoming more widespread. ...