25375. (Aljasil Chirakkal, et al) Biomarker Evidence on Early Paleolithic Human-
. . . . . environment Interactions from Loess Records in Tajikistan, Central Asia
. . . . . [article]
25376. (Peter MacLeod) The Canadian Iroquois a nd the Seven Years’ War
25377. (Kewin Pèche-Quilichini, et al) Influenceurs et jet-setters de l’Ẫge du
. . . . . Bronze en Corse: pouvoir, puissance et virilité en question [article]
25378. (Jorrit M. Kelder) Trade, Piracy and the Protection of the Sea-lanes in the
. . . . . Mycenaean World and Egypt [article]
25379. (David Neiwert) The Age of Insurrection ― The Radical Right’s Assault on
. . . . . American Democracy
5380. (Lois Lowry) The Giver
READING — MARCH 2025
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FILMS — FEBRUARY 2025
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(Wilder 1954) Sabrina
(Sato 2020) Alice in Borderland: Ep.1
(Loane 2018) Agatha and the Truth of Murder-
(Ray 1949) Knock on Any Door
(L’Herbier 1930) Le mystère de la chambre jaune
(Bernard 1927) Le joueur d’échecs
(Grou 2017) Cardinal: Ep.1 ― Forty Words for Sorrow: Cardinal
(Jameson 1977) Airport ‘77
(Gilman Jr 2022) The Bowery Boys: Legends of Laughter
(Mårlind & Stein 2016) Midnight Sun [Midnattssol]: Ep.1 ― 1.1
(Mitchell 2018) Under the Silver Lake
(Grou 2017) Cardinal: Ep.2 ― Forty Words for Sorrow: Delorme
(Grou 2017) Cardinal: Ep.3 ― Forty Words for Sorrow: Edie and Eric
(Barry 1985) Tripods: Episode 24
(Barry 1985) Tripods: Episode 25 — The Forest of Death
First-time listening for FEBRUARY 2025
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26839. (Jaco Pastorius) The Essential Jaco Pastorius
26840. (Huang An-Lun) Violin Concerto in B
26841. (Scorpions) Crazy World
26842. (Weeknd) Kiss Land
26843. (Girija Devi) Sur Siddhi
26844. (Seekers) A World Of Our Own
26845. (Brian Ferry) Let’s Stick Together
READING — FEBRUARY 2025
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25368. (Charlie Angus) Dangerous Memory ― Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed
25369. (The Anh Han, Manh Hong Duong & Marjaz Perc) Evolutionary Mechanisms that
. . . . . Promote Cooperation May Not Promote Social Welfare [article] [d]
25370. (Blaine Harden) Escape from Camp 14 ― One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from
. . . . . North Korea to Freedom in the West
25371. (Benjamin Isakhan & Eleanor Childs) Gender and Cultural Violence: Feminist
. . . . . Perspectives on Islamic State’s Heritage Destruction [article]
25372. (Jason Stanley) Erasing History ― How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control
. . . . . the Future
25373. (Alice Jane Hamilton) Finding John Rae
25374. (Russell Shorto) The Island at the Center of the World ― The Epic Story of
. . . . . Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
FILMS — JANUARY 2025
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(MacNaughton 1975) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(Winner 1988) Appointment with Death
(Leifer 2019) Plebs: Ep.1 ― The Orgy
(Jones 1979) Monty Python’s Life of Brian
(Delacroix 1952) Le rossignol et les cloches
(Hall 1941) Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(Lewin 1959) Journey to the Center of the Earth
(Teuschl 2017) Highway to the Arctic [Highway zum Polarmeer: Kanadas Eisstraßen]
First-time listening for JANUARY 2025
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26818. (Irving Berlin) “Putin’ On the Ritz”
Grosse Point Blank Soundtrack:
. . . . 26819. (Violent Femmes) “Blister in the Sun”
. . . . [781] (Clash) “Rudie Can’t Fail”
. . . . 26820. (English Beat) “Mirror in the Bathroom”
. . . . [14894] (David Bowie & Queen) “Under Pressure”
. . . . 26821. (Johnny Nash) “I Can See Clearly Now”
. . . . 26822. (Guns N’ Roses) “Live & Let Die”
. . . . 26823. (Faith No More) “We Care a Lot”
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READING — JANUARY 2025
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25358. (Allen Hodges Lindley-French) Future War and the Defence of Europe
25359. (Jared Yates Sexton) The Midnight Kingdom ― A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming
. . . . . Crisis
25360. (Magdelina Kitanova) Youth Political Participation in the EU: Evidence from a Cross-national
. . . . . Analysis [article]
25361. (T. Mannarini, M. Legittimo & C. Talò) Determinants of Social and Political Participation
. . . . . Among Youth [article]
25362. (Ted Anthony) Chasing the Rising Sun ― The Journey of an American Song
25363. (Clifford C. Richey) Ancient Fish Depictions [article]
25364. (Anne Applebaum) Autocracy, Inc. ― The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
25365. (Agnieszka Szymczak) Qumayrah Valley, Northern Hajjar Mountains, Oman: Late Islamic Period
. . . . . Remains in the Archaeological Record [article]
25366. (Henry A. Giroux) Democracy’s Promise and Education’s Challenge [article]
25366. (Christina Sunley) The Tricking of Freya
25367. (Elle Reeve) Black Pill ― How I Witnessed the Dark Corners of the Internet Come to Life,
. . . . . Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
Churches Should Pay to House the Homeless
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on January 16, 2025
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It’s estimated that churches in Canada own approximately $26,406,700,000 in land and buildings that they pay little or no taxes on. In 2018 alone, they were exempted from $881,838,422 in municipal taxes, and that is a typical yearly figure [source: Centre for Inquiry Canada report for 2021]. In order to maintain their ridiculous privileged status, every church should be required to pay for the housing and care for an appropriate number of homeless people —- and this should be carried out by secular officials so that they don’t use this as an opportunity to impose their religion on helpless people. This is simple justice. Any religious organization that opposes such a measure would only reveal that their religion is phony, and that their operations are a scam. If they do not agree to this, they should be treated as the commercial enterprises that they really are.