THE QUEEN OF BAD INFLUENCES, by Jim Shepard: Excellent short stories, many dealing with disasters: the great hurricane of 1935, the Johnstown flood, the "Big Burn" of 1910 in Idaho, the sinking of the Lusitania. You'll love these.

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This is not a the top of the list for reasons to get rid of the practice, but one nasty side effect is that one of the ritziest, most trafficked and most pictureque stretches of the city constantly smells like horse manure.

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John Kacere (American Artist, 1920–1999) "Erika", 1993. Oil on Canvas, 91.4 × 132.1 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Markets have punished the prudent lately. Prudence here means diversification across asset classes and among equities, rebalancing along the way to keep exposures in line. On a lookback basis, bonds have dragged on returns for a decade. Is this changing? New newsletter, free to read/subscribe.

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Current (working) list The Expanse The Sopranos Raised by Wolves Mr. Robot The Wire Rome 30 rock IASIP 99.4% of Devs [tentatively] Furious

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