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How About a Hot Dog-Eating Contest in the Sistine Chapel?
Not the best analogy, but popular concerts held in the precincts of Hatshepsut’s funerary temple in Luxor, Egypt, are a troubling idea. Decades of restoration and excavation efforts aside, 3,000 people gathered in the shadow of such a wondrous ancient…
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Great, White, Hale, Hardy, And Sharky
Scientists have long touted the amazing metabolical constitutions of some of the world’s larger shark species and their noteworthy resistance to diseases that afflict all manner of other sea creatures. (Many sharks, for example, seem to possess natural immunities to…
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No Worries, Good Spirits
On hiatus due to a family crisis and will be in fine fettle again soon. ______
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Grab a Bowl of Boo & Taste the Nostalgia (Repost)
Aw, to Hades with it. I’m in the middle of a familial crisis and can’t be bothered to figure out how to properly repost a piece. WordPress needs to keep things simple. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. ——————-…
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Familial Crisis Mode
Off the radar. Every apology. ——————- #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho #JonathanKieranJericho #JerichoAlbum #WritersOfInstagram #ArtistsOfInstagram
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Because It Was There? Because the Diver Swam in that Direction? Because the Shark Wanted a Little Head?
Being something of a shark-nerd, I’m all for requin research. But some scientific inquiries are right up there with “Why did the chicken cross the road?” BETTER QUESTION: Why don’t we have footage of THIS EVENT in a world where…
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Oh, Whoop-dee-Freakin’-Doo
I despise it and I have always despised it when news agencies—especially religiously affiliated news agencies—have the temerity, idiocy, and complete lack of shame (much less a sense of irony) to publish articles like THIS ONE. Apparently, some Roman Catholic…
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Don’t Rule-Out an Egyptian Vacation Before You Die
Take it from someone who has traveled to the majestic and mercurial Land of the Pharaohs on several occasions. Deluxe package tours can be purchased for a song and, while there are potential drawbacks for the Western sojourner unaccustomed to…
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More Encouraging News for Barnes and Noble Booksellers …
… and some interesting remarks about the difficulties of showcasing non-fiction work in the present marketplace. What a turnaround: ten-to-fifteen years ago, fiction was the tough-sell and publishers were hoovering-up more non-fiction manuscripts than it seemed the public could consume.…
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What Does It Mean for Books?
Probably the SAME DOOM it means for everything else, lately. ————————- #HarperCollinsStrike #NYCisExpensive #Publishing #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranNewAlbum #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho #JonathanKieranJericho #JerichoAlbum #WritersOfInstagram #ArtistsOfInstagram
Jonathan Kieran 