10 non-work-related items that I found fun or interesting

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We Boy Scouts were black, white, thin, fat, rich and poor, and united in being geeks. We rather disliked our uniforms, says Paul Theroux...more

Sieger
The object of this game is to embark on a reign of destruction as you and destroy a series of castles, get the treasure, and free prisoners along the way.
Play Sieger
An understanding of stresses involved in wooden building bricks seems to be useful in achieving a high score. And, please, allow yourself plenty of time before you embark on this!

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“When you say banker, a lot of people think Jewish.” So what if they do? What if people are a just little prejudiced about Jewish bankers?...more

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The fifth blow ripped open the back of his head, forcing fragments of skull into his brain. He was dead. The violence, however, went on...more
I broke Rule Number One on this story. Rule Number One says “Thou shalt not spend longer on reading a story than is required to determine its inclusion or rejection”
A good ten-minutes, with a cup of coffee, had passed before I came to and realised that I’d got to the end of not only the story of Towton but the background to the War of the Roses.

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Georgian poet Titsian Tabidze wanted to use his avant-garde art to transform the Russian Revolution. For his pains, he was murdered...more

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When the economy was about making material things, economics looked like physics. Today it’s more about ideas, and economics looks like psychology...more

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We are known by the trail of 0's and 1's we leave in our wake. Who owns that information? Is sharing it - creating a data commons - a civic duty?...more

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Privacy is passé – if not dead. Confessional tweets, narcissistic status updates: We are the Wikileakers of our own lives...more

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Can science explain the soul? Well, a preternaturally self-assured scientist like Nicholas Humphrey can try...more

Hippity Hop, it’s National Rabbit Week!
via Britannica Blog by Britannica Editors
Yes, you did read that correctly. The week of 18 July in the US is “intended to promote responsible rabbit ownership and to honor the adorableness of our long-eared furry friends”. I must admit that the pictures are stunning (as always) even though one of them is of a hare! And the reading suggestions are useful reminders.
Read it for yourself

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