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Tue, 01/07/2025 - 18:57
Considered in Greek mythology to be a member of the fifth generation of beings to appear after the creation of the world, Cadmus was a Phoenician prince and the founder of the Boeotian city of Thebes. A great slayer of monsters, he appears in Herodotus as the conduit through which the Phoenician alphabet was introduced... Continue Reading →
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Tue, 01/07/2025 - 10:59

In trying to proscribe Palestine Action, the British government has in one move united the movement for Palestinian liberation in Britain, rendering the refrain ‘we are all Palestinians’ truer than ever. The government has decided that anyone expressing support for Palestinians should be treated as Palestinians are treated by their coloniser: that they should only […]

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Tue, 01/07/2025 - 03:01

A pedestrian “safety island”

Enjoy lounging on this six-foot urban oasis of grass, cement, and paper plates stained with sunset-hued pizza grease.

The line outside Clinton Street Baking Company

Instead of standing for forty-five minutes in the sun, why not sit? Just remember to scoot your cabana forward a few inches every three minutes. It isn’t so very different from migrating with the rising tide.

The above-ground subway platform in Astoria

Great for tossing a frisbee around—but watch out for the third rail when you’re going long.

The magazine section of Barnes & Noble

Plenty of beach reads here and zero chances a seagull will poop on you.