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Glossary: Night

From arousal disorder to Zeitgebers, the language of the night.-- by Leopold Froelich, Lapham's Quarterly arousal disorder: A parasomniac disorder (e.g., sleepwalking, sleep terrors, or confusional arousals) presumably caused by abnormal awakening function. bolide: A bright meteor that fragments…

Intrigue at Standing Rock

A corporate agent infiltrates the anti-pipeline movement.https://theintercept.com/2018/12/30/tigerswan-infiltrator-dakota-access-pipeline-standing-rock/

Forbidden Mecca (1853)

It was a dangerous journey; any misstep could have cost him his life. In 1853 intrepid British explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised himself as an Islamic pilgrim and made the trek into the heart…

In Praise of Auld Lang Syne

Beware a smiling Scotsman and his songs. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-25402099

Shanghaied (London, 1811)

"I was, when crossing Towerhill, accosted by a person in seamen's dress who tapped me on the shoulder enquiring in a familiar and technical strain, 'What ship?' I assumed an air of gravity and surprise…

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