Wednesday, 3 April 2019

It is religious belongingness that matters for neighbourliness, not religious believing

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Common sense would tell you that the more time and money people give to their religious groups, the less they have left over for everything...
Sunday, 31 March 2019

Theories are cheap. Anyone can invent one.

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In psychology, theories are cheap. Anyone can invent one .Progress happens when theories are tested, supported, and corrected by empirical ...
Tuesday, 26 March 2019

She cried like a hosepipe that had been slashed

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When Thandiwe had to leave the house she cried like a hosepipe that had been slashed. Tears spurted from her eyes on to the towel wrapped a...
Monday, 25 March 2019

It doesn't have wars, it does have beaches, and it's very poor.

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Tanzania is one of the most studied countries in Africa. It doesn't have wars, it does have beaches, and it's very poor. This makes ...
Sunday, 24 March 2019

Its dispute with Jerusalem over the canonical jurisdiction of Qatar

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The different churches had different reasons for boycotting the Council. Antioch's official position was that it reserved the right to ...
Thursday, 21 March 2019

Before compulsory education, there seems to have been very little difference in the speech of the Scottish and English borderers.

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The answers, of course, might turn out to be trivial and obvious. The accent divide [across the Anglo-Scottish border], for instance, is pr...
Wednesday, 20 March 2019

It's some c**t in a clown suit

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The filming [Of the Ashes to Ashes video] was interrupted by an old man walking his dog in a very leisurely way. When the director gestured ...