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Sep. 20th, 2015 09:02 pm
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Architecture:

Palladio: The architect who inspired our love of columns - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34143566

History:

Twins reunited after 70 years apart - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34209018

Augusta Chiwy: Nurse who tended to the wounded amid the carnage of the Battle of the Bulge and was tracked down 60 years later - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/augusta-chiwy-nurse-who-tended-to-the-wounded-amid-the-carnage-of-the-battle-of-the-bulge-and-was-tracked-down-60-years-later-10495940.html

Miscellaneous:

Pregnant at 10 and abortion's not an option - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34195973

Dear Dad, Send Money – Letters from Students in the Middle Ages - http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/05/dear-dad-send-money-letters-from-students-in-the-middle-ages/ Or, as my Mum said, 'nothing changes'. I at least didn't bother with the attempted flattery.

Speer's daughter and the Syrian refugees - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34198967

My time in Africa: Lessons, experiences and concessions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34138616 Last blog-post from the BBC's Africa correspondent.

What can a submariner teach you about living in cramped spaces? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34209357

The best (and worst) ways to spot a liar - http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150906-the-best-and-worst-ways-to-spot-a-liar

Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve -http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2009/12/nordic_quack.single.html

Music:

A time when gigs were violent - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34184563

Politics:

Is Donald Trump the Heir to Teddy Roosevelt’s Legacy? - https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/09/is-donald-trump-the-heir-to-teddy-roosevelts-legacy/?utm_content=buffercb87c The article is a bit American-exceptionalism a-go-go, but some of the ideas are interesting.

Sport:

Baseball:

The World Series and mortality - http://interactive.wbez.org/worldseriesmortality/ for the amusement of [livejournal.com profile] evilgmbethy

Football:

Liverpool fan in £4,000 payout over Old Trafford toilet row - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34213950 The take home message being, if interacting with the police, make sure to video it.

FA Cup tie moved for cheese show & the club rising from the ashes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34151983

Rugby Union:

Rugby World Cup 2015: Why the cards are stacked against Samoa - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34254653 Or why you should always support the underdog in rugby union.

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