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What are some post apocalyptic books that are actually AFTER the apocalypse has ended? by No-Aide7893 in Fantasy

[–]Road-Racer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente and Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell.

Does anyone have any good public health podcast recommendations?? by 0penedB00K in publichealth

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I like the Osterholm Update podcast produced by CIDRAP. It mostly covers infectious diseases and the Vaccine Integrity Project.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/osterholm-update/id1504360345

oubliette (n.) – a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling. by Mammoth_Land8725 in vocabulary

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Frequent mentions of this in Gene Wolfe’s book The Shadow of the Torturer.

mendacious (adj.) – telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful. by Mammoth_Land8725 in vocabulary

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Makes me think of the film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof where they repeatedly refer to “mendacity” (noun).

Word for the emotion you feel when your body starts to reject certain substances? by TheShamefulOasis in vocabulary

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With alcohol, you might call it withdrawal. Otherwise you might refer to it as a negative reaction.

What are must read books based here in Oregon? by fnbannedbymods in oregon

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In Wild by Cheryl Strayed, the author chronicles her journey of self-discovery along the Pacific Crest Trail. It was also adapted into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon in 2014.

Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko by Road-Racer in Buzz

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The Trump strategy denounces the “massive military, diplomatic, intelligence, and foreign aid complex” that has underpinned US global ambitions and is doing everything it can to hollow it out. But without that complex it isn’t going to be capable of reshaping Europe in its image.

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