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UPDATE: 2024 Below is my personal analysis and theories relating to the horrifying murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork, Ireland, 1996. This was an article that attracted the attention of the case’s prime suspect who reacted to it personally on Twitter in a less than favourable light (as you can read at…
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Percy Shelley. You know him as one of those poetry dudes. He was a privileged young English poet in the 1810s, who had a progressive, yet romantic voice that attempted to influence religion and politics. But, his very brief life was full of secrets and intrigue that eclipse anything he put down on paper. Percy Shelley…
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Were you an original LOST devotee? I was. From the very first aired episode to the semi-bitter end. That doesn’t make me more in touch with The Island or anything, but I do recall the special devotion–the special faith–that was required of fans over the course of years. At best, we were given one episode…
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First Lady Melania Trump has a fondness for large sunglasses that hide a third of her face. I appreciate her wont to be shielded not only from the sun, but also the direct gaze of her companions. That’s only natural, if not also subliminally indicative of her culpability in her husband’s reign of terror and…
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UPDATE: SOLVED!It was 24 days that we went without seeing Lady Mel, but on June 5, she reemerged from her hidey hole. No full explanation has been given for the inconsistencies from her office and schedules, but it’s probably safe to assume that she had medical issues to overcome. She may have been sicker than…
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The 1890 U.S. Census is gone. Dust. The original paper copies were destroyed. No copies exist. No scans. No photos. Therefore nearly all of it has been erased from history. That, my friends, is no small deal. Every ten years since 1790, we have records of who lived where, with what family members, how old…
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(Update: I’ve been cooking this theory since before season 7, so please read the primer in Bran’s villainy below, and then head over to read my Season 7 update and then roll your Branchair over to the Season 8 Bran Finale Discussion!) Forget Joffrey and his crossbow. Or even Ramsey Bolton and his dogs (and his…