- University of Chicago
- University of Houston
- George Mason University
- University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
- University of Texas – Arlington
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Daily Archives: August 17, 2026
Five American Universities
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So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find some one to worship.
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Interesting Read
via The New York Times:
9 Things Experts Wish You’d Do in Midlife to Increase Longevity
by Dana G. Smith
published on July 28, 2026
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Midday Music Fix
FM – Phasors On Stun
FM Live – 1989 – Phasors On Stun
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Campus Life at the
University of West Georgia
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One important—maybe the most important—thing about noir is that it can’t get by on plot alone. Almost every page of A Violent Masterpiece has a spark and crackle of language, detail, idea.
~ Carolyn Kellogg via The Atlantic
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General George S. Brown was born
on this day in 1918
George S. Brown – the American four-star general who served as the 8th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 8th Chief of Staff of the Air Force – was born on this day – August 17, 1918 – in McAlister, Oklahoma.
He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy and the National War College.
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