Hung Duong reports on Ghost 2568—the third and final edition of Ghost, Bangkok’s sprawling festival of video and performance art—in which “layered artistic narratives of yearning, belonging, and alienation haunt various sites” throughout the city. https://t.co/np4lUFZ76F

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•His encyclopaedic knowledge and his lively presentation of subjects, as dry as astronomy, made him a celebrated figure. His treatise such as Pancha Siddhantika (Five Principles), Brihatsamhita (Master Collection), Brahjataka(Astrological work) have put him on as high a pedestal in Astrology as Kautilya’s in Political philosophy, Manu’s in Law or Panini’s in Grammar.

Expensive creams and potions won't make you more beautiful

Author Timothy" target="_blank" class="inline-link">http://www.salon.com/2015/... Caulfield spent years researching the science behind celebrity health and beauty tips. He found that most beauty products had either no data behind them or very small and unreliable studies to back up the fantastical claims.

Using beauty products in your daily routine is not bad, but the promises they carry on their labels are probably bunk. When they come with heavy price tags, you're probably getting ripped off.

Where would i be without you two...

you guys bring me happiness everyday
when i see you at school
or when we're walking home

when i need to cry on someones shoulder
you guys are the ones i would go to
and ones that would actually care

we have the best of times together
i remember the joke we shared months ago
the insides we have from everyday

when I'm mad at someone else
i go to talk to you guys
u can feel my anger and pain

where would i be without you two...

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Casey D.(Gertrude) and Elaina H. I dont know what i would do without you two. You guys complete me i SO many ways. I love you guys and i always will!!!

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Information and Polarization

The thing that really has increased is polarization and the accompanying “everything is about everything” totalizing political conflict.

Polarization seems more likely a consequence of good information than bad. This creates a lot of very real problems for a political system that is not built to operate with highly organized, highly ideological political parties. But misinformation doesn’t seem to be a significant contributor to it. If anything, things are getting harder because information has gotten better.

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