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Before people were able to access information by way of the Internet, written text was the primary resource for knowledge. The history of books has been linked to political and economical contingencies, as well as the history of ideas and religion. In the ancient world, humans developed writings as a desire to create a lasting [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Literature · Tagged Accuray Systems, Ahmed Jibril, Alfred Kinsey, Alice in Wonderland, America, American Federation of Peace, and lecturer, Anne Sullivan, Arnold Arboretum, artificial intelligence, Astronomer, author, biologist, businessman, Campania, Caserta, catholic church, Central Europe, Central Intelligence Agency, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, co-author, College of Engineering, Cologne’s Faculty of Theology, computer scientist, Congress, Divine Things, Drug Enforcement Administration, faster-than-light travel hypothesis, Fatima, Flying Saucers, food, foreign minister, Founder, France, freelance writer, Frost Fairies, Frost King, geologist, Germany, Greater London, Harvard, head, Heinrich Kramer, Helen Keller, Helen Keller Frost Fairies, Hilary Evans, Hitler, Holy Office, Human sexuality, Inc., interstellar travel, Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain Incorporated, Italy, J. Allen Hynek, Jacob Sprenger, Jacques Vallée, James H. Jones, jesus, John Doe, Jose da Fonseca, Joseph Lash, Judith Reisman, justice minister, Kindle, KINDLE GROUP, King, Kinsey Institute, Kinsey Institute for Research, Kinsey Reports, law abiding handbook, Leonard C. Lewin, Lester Coleman, Libya, Libyan government, London, London court, Lonnie VanZandt, Lyndon B. Johnson, major U.S. cities, Margaret Canby, Maria Valtorta, Marian, Michael Anagnos, michigan, model, movable type printing press, multidimensional travel, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, National Advisory Committee, nazi party, New York, New York City, New York Federal court, new york times, Nicholas Pende, Nook, Nook Industries, North America, official U.S. policy, Palestine, Pan American World Airways, PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS INC, Pedro Carolino, Perkins School, Perkins School for the Blind, physicist, Pik Botha, political activist, Polyamory, president, priest, principal investigator, Professor, professor of entomology, Province of Caserta, Province of Lucca, psychiatrist, Purdue University, respected researcher, Rockefeller Foundation, Roman Catholic Church, Roosevelt Demands, Russia, Scotland, Semtex, Sophia Hopkins, South Africa, Soviet Union, SRI International, Steven Spielberg, Sweden, teacher, The Miracle Worker, The New York Times Co, the University of Michigan, Theodore Dalrymple, Theodore Kaufman, Time Magazine, Tuscany, U.S. government, U.S. intelligence, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, University of Cologne, University of Cologne’s Faculty, University of Michigan, USD, Viareggio, Vietnam, Vittorio Tredici, Volkischer Beobachter, writer, Yi script
Everyone has secrets. But while they may be terribly embarrassing or humiliating to the people who keep them buried year after year, their exposure rarely makes a ripple beyond the outer boundaries of their lives. But people aren’t the only ones who carry secrets. Powerful institutions like governments and business also sometimes have information they [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Business, People, Politics · Tagged Afghanistan, Al Pacino, America, American government, Archer Daniels Midland, Archers Daniel Midland, Army, Associate Director, Atomic Energy Commission, Atomic Workers Union, Bradley Manning, Carl Bernstein, Cherly Eckard, Cheryl Eckard, Coleen Rowley, company poisoning, Congress, contaminated testing equipment, Daniel Ellsberg, Detective, disease, diseases, Federal Bureau of Investigation, film, food additives, food industry giant, Frank Serpico, Geoff Shakespeare, Glaxo Quality Assurance Manager, GlaxoSmithKline, GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC, Harvard, intelligence analyst, International Olympic Committee, Iraq, J.Edgar Hoover, Japan, Julian Assange, Karen Silkwood, Kerr-McGee, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Knapp Commission, Lady Gaga, Major, Marc Hodler, Marine Lieutenant, Mark Whitacre, Mass media, Matt Damon, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, New York, New York City, New York Police Department, Official, Oklahoma, Pentagon, Peter Buxton, Peter Buxtun, Plastic surgery, president, president of their Bioproducts Division, Puerto Rico, RAND Corporation, researcher, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, Robert Woodward, Salt Lake City, Secretary of Defense, shock, Silkwood, ski coach, Swiss mountains, syphilis, testing equipment, the 2002 Winter Games, The Informant, The New York Times, The New York Times Co, the Olympics, the Salt Lake City Games, the Washington Post, The Washington Post Company, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Public Health Service, United States, untreated syphilis, US government, USD, Utah, venereal disease, venereal disease investigator, W. Mark Felt, Washington, White House, worker, World Trade Center, Zacarias Moussaoui
Thanks to urban legends, pranks, and the use of pseudonyms, there have been a number of people who managed to get famous without having to go through the hassle of actually existing. Some were used for shady marketing purposes, others served as tools for building hoaxes, and one was even responsible for encouraging early medieval [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under History, People · Tagged Alan Smithee, alexander the great, Ali Larter, Allegra Coleman, andy kaufman, April Fools' Day, Asia, Associated Press, Bob Zmuda, Bree, catholic church, Clement VIII, Columbia Pictures, comedian, Connecticut, critic, culture, Dacke Axelsson, David Manning, David Schwimmer, Death of a Gunfighter, Deception, Detroit Lions, director, Don Siegel, English club Arsenal, Entertainment, Entertainment_Culture, Esquire, Europe, Evan Andrews, Far East, final product, George Plimpton, Goal.com, gruff lounge singer, Guild of America, Harvard, Hayden, head, Human Interest, Inc., India, Jean De Mailly, Jessica Rose, Joan, Joe Berton, journalist, Legendary journalist, Lenny Dykstra, Lonelygirl15, MacGyver, Martha Sherrill, media whirlwind, Mel Stottlemyre, Michael Mann, Moldova, Neil McDonnell, Newsweek, Paul Verhoeven, phantom director, phantom film critic, Pierre Bressau, Prester John, Ray Robinson, Rolf Anderberg, scripted media hoax, Sidd Finch, Soni Kabushiki Kaisha, The Animal, The Cosby Show, the Times, the Times of London, Three Wise Men, tony clifton, unknown pitcher, unreliable media outlets, US Federal Reserve, USD, website Internet Movie Database
