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this n' that

themusingbouche wrote 3 weeks ago: OK, so it’s been so long since I last posted that I wondered if I should even bother… bu … more →

Tags: Review, Books, recipe, Portland, MOO, estragon, fannie farmer, Chocolate Pecan Pie

Something for Something3 comments

jimeustice wrote 3 weeks ago: As a brief introduction to myself and my situation, I have to mention that I am an unemployed 28-yea … more →

Tags: Fitness, Introductions

Following and Blazing Trails4 comments

sdshspress wrote 1 month ago: From the beginning, I was lured by woods. As a child on our 50-acre farm east of Oklahoma City, I fo … more →

Tags: Jerry Wilson, Missouri River, Nature, persimmons, raccoons, SDSHS Press, South Dakota, South Dakota history, Waiting for Coyote's Call

Rate Restaurants. Earn Cookbooks.

oxfordsomnivore wrote 1 month ago: Photo courtesy of Rabelais Books website. Credit: Maria Alexandra Vettese. ED NOTE: Steve Plotnicki … more →

Tags: Books, Deals, :: Branca, QUOD, Old Parsonage, Fat Duck, Cookbooks, le manoir aux quat' saisons, Opinionated About Dining

I meet Rabelais in Jericho1 comment

madmikemagee wrote 1 month ago: AT the Mind shop in Walton Street, Jericho, today I rediscovered an edition of Gargantua and Pantagr … more →

Tags: Semiconductors, Boiled Sweets, 93, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, Aleister Crowley, Gargantua and Pantagruel, Mind, Walton Street

Scientism 5: Conclusion

Russ wrote 3 months ago: So here’s a basic roundup of my position on science:   1. I have the greatest respect for the … more →

Tags: climate crisis, Peak Oil, scientism/technocracy, Law, Mainstream media, einstein

Bibliotheca Abscondita2 comments

Ian Wolcott wrote 3 months ago: Speaking of Thomas Browne, he left among his miscellaneous papers a catalog of imaginary or lost boo … more →

Tags: Literature, Augustynde, Casseraghi, Dreams, imaginary books, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Musaeum Clausum, thomas browne

Utopias

redstarcafe wrote 4 months ago: At the height of the Renaissance, Rabelais cleverly inverted the monastic ideal – a life of la … more →

Tags: Environment, Books, History, Nature, Culture, Design, Ecology, Theodore Roszak, Industrialism

I want to read

iheartralphnad wrote 5 months ago: Gargantua and Pantagruel. In other news, here are some illustrations by Gustave Dore, who did Rablai … more →

Tags: Art, Books, excess, Gustave Dore

My antique cast iron dragon Wall Bracket2 comments

Rubell wrote 5 months ago: This is a large cast iron wall bracket very interesting. The winged dragon is inspired by Medieval a … more →

Tags: Metals, Antique, antiques, balzac, Basilisk, Cast Iron, Cockatrice, Dragon, Grand' Goule

Gargantua and Pantagruel

endrekovacs wrote 5 months ago: Gargantua and Pantagruel (La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a French satire from the 16th cen … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Book Review, Medieval Literature

You have the rights of the donkey

adonis49 wrote 7 months ago:  “What are the rights of the beast of burden; like a donkey?” November 13, 2004  Note:  I am re-publ … more →

Tags: Social articles, Political Articles, Book Reviews, Women, politics/finance Today, Religion/History, health, engineering/research, Social

Trivium #1: Gargantua and Pantagruel

Arrowsmith wrote 9 months ago: A “quotable” from what may be my favorite book I’ve never seen (let alone read), F … more →

Tags: Literature, Quote, gargantua, pantagruel, Reading

ius gentium droit naturel chez Rabelais, et progression sur les Lumières

Frank Ejby Poulsen wrote 10 months ago: Petite note de lecture en passant. Rabelais évoque à propos des couleurs de Gargantua, la distinctio … more →

Tags: eighteenth century, Readings and Thoughts, droit naturel, ius gentium, jus gentium, lumières, Métaphysique, sciences morales, souveraineté

Gustave Dore - Oeuvres de Rabelais

Bogdan Nemes wrote 1 year ago: Title : Oeuvres de RabelaisAuthor : Francois RabelaisDate : 1873Dimensions : 43,0 x 33,0 cm First fo … more →

Tags: 19th Century, Gustave Dore

Sweet news for Dean's Chocolates fans

Hilary Nangle wrote 1 year ago: I heard the buzz on Portland Psst, then on Portland Food Map: Truffle-maker extraordinaire Dean Bing … more →

Tags: Maine, Moon guidebook updates, Food, Events, Truffles, Dean's Sweets, Portland Food, chocolates, Food in Portland

TEXTUAL EXAMPLES OF NUMBER SYMBOLISM 16th - 18th CENTURIES

ccwe wrote 1 year ago: This paper was given by Kathryn LaFevers Evans at ASE 3rd International Conference, “Esotericism, Re … more →

Tags: Conferences, Boehme, Christian Kabbalah, John Scotus Erigena, Jupiter, Kathryn LaFevers Evans, Magi, Magic, Magicians

Portland pig out2 comments

Hilary Nangle wrote 1 year ago: My foodie friend E visited Portland for a quick overnight, and I made it my mission to cover as many … more →

Tags: Maine, Dining, Food, Portland, Duckfat, Restaurants, Two Fat Cats, Miccuci's, Bar Harbor Farmer's Market

Rebel Angels in the University of St John and the Holy Ghost

librarianmule wrote 1 year ago: The Rebel Angels by Canadian author Robertson Davies was first published in 1981, but I stumbled acr … more →

Tags: Books, Canadian author


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