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Pretend We’re in an Aussie Pub
Five dudes went out fishing Down Under, some tasty sea creatures to plunder. But their boat was deflated by a shark that had waited to showcase their maritime blunder. ———— [Jonathan is working like mad. Fantastic new books are forthcoming.…
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My Neighbors Are Outgoing But They Haven’t Tried to Eat Me
If human beings are going to live and breed and try to subsist along waterways in wilderness portions of Indonesia and Bali and Australia, saltwater crocodiles are going to be a very real part of everyday existence. There’s no need…
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Great White Shark Goes to the Dogs
Well, to one poor dog, at least. THIS ARTICLE FROM OUTDOOR LIFE details a sad story coming from the waters off Nova Scotia. A duck hunter was out in his boat waiting for quackers stupid enough to land in the…
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Whull, Shiver Me Timbers. Bill Watterson Is Back
I shuffled out of bed this morning, fed the cat, made coffee, and settled in to wake UP when my mind turned idly to the beloved Calvin & Hobbes comic strip of yore and Always, along with its reclusive creator,…
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Intriguing Realities On Parade at Frankfurt Book Fair
The annual Buchmesse has launched with its first press conference and controversy is, of course, in the air—perhaps rightfully so. Circles are spinning within circles as attendees grapple with some interesting statistics and trends in the publishing world. Forecasts are…
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Killer Whales (Like Humans) Are A Wasteful Bunch
From the look of the photo in the article, with a human being featured for scale, a pod of killer whales near Portland, Victoria, tore-up a rather hefty female Great White Shark just to feast upon the delicacy that is…
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Looks Can Indeed Deceive
Appearances are not at all what they seem in so many facets of existence and we would all do well to remember it. Behold above—the lazy glory and splendor of a place like Monte Carlo, Monaco, and a smiling, handsome…
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Esna Temple Ceiling Fully Restored and Revealed
I had long known about the ongoing restoration and preservation work taking place at the majestic remnants of the temple at Esna in Southern Egypt, but news that the glorious astrological ceiling of its famous hypostyle hall (all that remains…
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Red Triangle Great White Sharks Triangulating
This is WHAT THEY DO, people, off our Central Californian shorelines, in October (especially), within the parameters of the infamous Red Triangle (most definitely). Spin the existential roulette wheel, surfers, and hope for the best. These juveniles are HONGRAY and…
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Wanderings … “I Have Lived On This Earth”
Philae Island at the Southern frontier of Ancient and modern Egypt, near the First Cataract of the Nile, these days trapped behind Aswan Dam, is ever-beguiling, standing as it has for almost 2,400 years in the hot silence of Mystique.…
Jonathan Kieran 