Category Archives: Literature

Boiled frog

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Calvin still rules, OK?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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“Books not burned” sensation

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Rinascimento

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Cimon retaliates, Ephialtes murdered

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Where Engels Fears to Tread

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Playing with Greek fire

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Chopping logic – a fishy business!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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L’Être et le Néant

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Genius is in the mind, not the milieu

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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