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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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Congo Rebels enter BukavuThe Rwandan-backed militants' progress comes despite international calls for a ceasefire and a resumption of peace talks.
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Vance Attacks EuropeBy Frank Gardner
But the US VP shocked delegates by attacking Washington's allies, including Britain, in a blistering attack decrying misinformation, disinformation, and the rights of free speech.
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Hamas Hostages due for ReleaseBy Raffi Berg
Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire. They are Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen. |
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The First World GovernmentPalladium - Samo Burja The prospect of a world government has been seen as the inevitable future of humanity for centuries if not millennia. Many luminaries—from Immanuel Kant to H.G. Wells—spoke and wrote passionately in its favor, arguing it would produce a utopian world free of war, strife, perhaps even want, where humanity finally applied its talents to taming and remaking nature.
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What is the Future of Art
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Crash Course -
How do smartphones and 3-D models change how we experience art? And even history itself? In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn how technology is shifting the ways we think about art’s past, present, and future. Image created by Ideogram |
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is like climbing a mountain. You spend the whole time trying to reach the
summit. When you eventually do it's time to come down and die.
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Top Stories from our favourite publications to stimulate your curious mind, |
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Optimism and Despair
The Marginalian - Maria Popova ***
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The Nubian Kings Centuries InfluenceNational Geographic - By David Rull Ribó ***
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Freedom of the Press
Persuasion - Jeffrey Cieslikowski ***
The Supreme Court in 1964 reversed a jury’s decision and held that the First Amendment protected newspapers from defamation suits, so long as any factual mistake was not made with “actual malice”
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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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Who Built the First Road and in Which Country? Who built the first road puzzled historians for centuries. But the answer lies in the desert sands of present-day Iraq. The first road was built over 6,000 years ago by the Sumerian people. It was a marvel of engineering, and a feat of human ingenuity. And it marked the start of an era in transportation and civilisation. |
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Human Travel through History and its Revealing OriginsWhat does our travel through history tell us about our past, and what does it portend for our future? In this article, we embark on a thrilling journey through time, revealing the origin of travel and tracing the evolution of human travel from its earliest roots to its present-day form. |
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Famous Quotes by Socrates – the Most Important and RevealingThe most important and revealing of the famous Quotes by Socrates offer an insight into the great philosopher’s work and they still resonate with people today. Join me as we explore Socrates’ central ideas on knowledge, wisdom, morality and virtue, through his words. |
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ALL THRILLER PROMOTIONSGet 393 Books These Promos Close between 20 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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Deep Black: Arctic Gold By Stephen Coonts The world’s greatest threat lies just beneath the surface—seventh in the Deep Black technothriller series from the New York Times–bestselling author. In the Arctic, two American intelligence operatives are kidnapped while investigating Russian submarines—a constant, covert presence beneath the ice caps. In Washington, ex-Marine Charlie Dean and his team at Desk Three trace the abduction back to the Russian mafiya, who have their sights set on the massive reserves of oil that lie thousands of feet below the ocean’s floor.
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Invisible Enemy
A Short Story.
Suicide or Murder? – The Life of a Child hangs in the balance - The Verdict Uncertain A psychological thriller – Short Story - that will change the way you look at humankind. It’s 2021 and the world is paralysed by Covid-19. The invisible microscopic organism looks on, astonished at Man’s inability to solve his problems. A confounding psychological thriller that makes you want to yell.
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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 #0165 February 2025
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