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- for kids: cool reads has excellent book reviews written by british 10-to-15s. if you have kids to buy for, or you just want a larf, it's quite fun.
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- marvel: remember alan sokal, the nyu physics professor who created such a dust-up back in 1996 by submitting a hoax article eventually published in the snooty academic pomo rag, social text? well, here it is, poetry lovers: the original transgressing the boundaries: towards a transformative hermeneutics of quantum qravity. it must be said that your humble servant found the spectacular cruelty of sokal's paper rather shocking; he may well leave you rooting for the baudrillardians. ho ho.
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- eat: baby artichokes trimmed, sauteed in a generous amount of good olive oil and minced parsley; add half white wine and half water to cover, top with a few thin lemon slices and braise slowly until very very tender. serve at room temperature with iced white wine, bread and cheese. simplicity itself; a friendly and elegant snack to serve to good friends.
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