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Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
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Walk along the Water of Leith in Dunedin (also known as Edinburgh), following the...
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Thalassophile: (noun) lover of the sea; one who feels safe or...
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The Legion of Honor's new exhibit Gods in Color: Polychromy in the...
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The lovely people at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco recently invited...
Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali, in cross-influence with fashion guru Elsa...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
