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All the Wild Names for Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost

"Midst came their mighty paramount and seemed Alone th'Antagonist of Heav'n, nor less Then Hell's dread Emperor with pomp supreme And...

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Apr 1, 20181 min read

1: Bertha, Beat It On Down The Line, Don't Ease Me In, The Race Is On, Cumberland Blues, Box Of Rain, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, They Love...

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Mar 18, 20184 min read

Tim Harford, British economist and columnist, recently wrote about impediments to understanding statistical claims and arguments.* Sure,...

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Feb 9, 20183 min read

Dark Star is the Grateful Dead’s magnum opus, the supreme improvisation vehicle of the greatest improvisational rock band. To say no two...

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Jan 6, 20188 min read

10-23-71 Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI gd71-10-23.sbd.miller.111673.flac16 1: Bertha, Playin’ in the Band, Loser, Mexicali Blues, Sugaree,...

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Jan 4, 20186 min read

4-13-71 Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, PA gd71-04-13.sbd.bertha-ashley.32077.sbeok.flac16 1. Casey Jones, Mama Tried, Loser, Big Boss...

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Dec 31, 20173 min read

"My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never...

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Dec 31, 20171 min read

On May 7, 1980, when I was a freshman at Cornell University, the Grateful Dead came to play in the cavernous gym called Barton Hall. I...

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Dec 30, 20172 min read