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CURIOUSMINDS
A weekly serving of great articles we curate, and original content we produce. So, all you have to do is pick, read, watch and listen. |
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Top Stories from Around the World |
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Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prisonMenendez, 71, was found guilty on all 16 counts
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Undocumented immigrants to be held at Guantanamo Bay "We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst..." Trump said.
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The search for Ukraine's missing The Russians came for Tetiana and Oleh Plachkov while they were sleeping, bursting into their home late at night.
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The Rise and Fall of Silk RoadWired - Joshua Bearman
A Global Drug Bazaar - Silk Road was hidden in the dark web, a part of the Internet that’s invisible to Google. Access needed special cryptographic software. An anonymous interface and traceless payments in bitcoin, thousands of drug dealers and a million customers found each other—and their drugs of choice.Image created by Leonardo
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The Importance of Preserving, Restoring, & Conserving Art
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CrashCourse Art History
Art tells the story of humanity across societies and cultures, but keeping that art around for future generations can be a monumental task. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn how art historians preserve, restore, and conserve art that tells the story of who we are and who we want to be.
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don’t remember being born, and I won’t remember dying. But I’ll never forget the
bit in the middle, called living.
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Top Stories from our favourite publications to stimulate your curious mind, |
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Balancing Intimacy and Independence in Love
The Marginalian - Maria Popova ***
If you live long enough and wide enough, you come to see that love is simply the breadth of the aperture through which you let in the reality of another and the quality of attention you pay what you see. It is, in this sense, not a phenomenon that happens unto you but a creative act. The poet Robert Graves knew this...
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The best place to see northern lights in the U.S. National Geographic - By Jon Waterman ***
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Stop Making Sense
The Ruffian - Ian Leslie ***
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The Art Newsletter
What’s Happening in The Arts
The Art Newsletter is a free weekly publication celebrating creativity across contemporary art, music, film, and more. Delivered every Thursday, it’s crafted for Gen Z creatives and art lovers seeking fresh perspectives. |
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James King Blog offers valuable resources for students of Arts and Humanities. Particularly those interested in Environments, Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Art, Philosophy, Travel, and Human Rights. The articles provide insights into complex interactions between humans and their environments, and the ethical and moral dimensions of environmental issues. The Blog is relevant to students of all ages and those who are just fascinated by the Arts and Humanities. |
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The Biggest Music Festivals In The World There is power in numbers. The biggest music festivals in the world by attendance are Danube Island Festival, Mawazine, Summerfest, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Pol’and’Rock Festival, Rock in Rio, Sziget Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, Essence Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. |
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5 of the top biographies of all timeOur list of 5 of the top biographies of all time, includes these subjects; Steve Jobs, Alexander Hamilton, Pablo Picasso, Albert Einstein, and Nelson Mandela. Each of the biographers has brought their subjects to life in a vivid way, exploring them with precision and depth. |
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Art World Trends That Will Move Art ForwardThis article focuses on what to expect from art world trends in 2023. Here are the trends that will move the art world forward: A Return to the Real World, Art with a Purpose, Rise of Women, The Death of Figuration, AI finds Art, and Ultra-contemporary Art. |
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New Thriller Promotions Get 385 Books These Promos Close between 9 and 28 Feb Thriller authors join forces in joint promotion campaigns to introduce themselves to readers. You can download as many books as you like.
I hope you find plenty to entertain you. CLICK THE BANNERS BELOW TO VIEW ALL THE PROMOS - AND GRAB AS MANY BOOKS AS YOU WANT |
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The KeyBy Simon Toyne A New Jersey reporter is caught up in an international conspiracy and must solve a centuries-old mystery to survive in this action-packed thriller sequel. Journalist Liv Adamsen has escaped the highly-secretive Citadel in the ancient city of Ruin and now lies in isolation, staring at hospital walls as blank as her memory. Despite her inability to recall, she feels possessed by an unexplained sensation and plagued by whispers only she can hear: “KuShiKaam,” the key.
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Alfie Goes To Thailand
The Complete Series - 6 Books.
A story of human challenges, manipulation, rejection, abuse, and a search for peace. If you like thought-provoking drama, romantic tragedies, and damaged characters, then you’ll love the tropical sauna and wry humour of POST- IT NOTES and the other books in the series. 60% OFF - DON'T MISS THIS LAST DAY COUNTDOWN DEAL
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Substack - Creative Xellence -
Join us at Creative Xellence where we are building a home for James King's Poetry, Short Stories and serialised Novels. Subscribe for Free and you will be notified of new content and recieve the Newsletter.
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Medium
We curate high value informative articles related to A&H from major publishers and authoratative sources. And we publish a smattering of selected articles from James King Blog and articles written by James King for Medium Publications.
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Issue #0164 February 2025
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