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Picture of the day for February 27, 2018

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Aerial photo of the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia..

Paragliding Skier Triggers Avalanche, Races It Down The Mountain

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Paragliding Skier Triggers Avalanche, Races It Down The Mountain One of the advantages of paraglide skiing? When things get a bit too hairy on the ground, you can take off for a bit. February 26, 2018 at 03:01PM

Donald Glover Can't Save You

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Donald Glover Can't Save You The creator of "Atlanta" wants TV to tell hard truths. Is the audience ready?

Picture of the day for February 27, 2018

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Picture of the day on February 27, 2018: Aerial photo of the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Paragliding Skier Triggers Avalanche, Races It Down The Mountain

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Paragliding Skier Triggers Avalanche, Races It Down The Mountain

Article of the day for February 27, 2018

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Article of the day is Olivia Manning. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Article of the day for February 27, 2018

The Article of the day for February 27, 2018 is Olivia Manning . Olivia Manning (1908–1980) was a British novelist, poet, writer and reviewer. Her fiction and non-fiction, frequently detailing journeys and personal odysseys, were principally set in England, Ireland, Europe and the Middle East. Her first serious novel, The Wind Changes, was published in 1937. She lived in Bucharest, Romania, and in Greece, Egypt and Palestine, as Nazi Germany overran Eastern Europe. Her experiences helped form the six novels making up The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy, known collectively as Fortunes of War. The overall quality of her output was considered uneven by critics, but this series, published between 1960 and 1980, was described by Anthony Burgess as "the finest fictional record of the war produced by a British writer". Manning returned to London after the war, writing poetry, short stories, novels, non-fiction, reviews, and drama for the British Broadcasting Corporation. As s...

Donald Glover Can't Save You

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Donald Glover Can't Save You

minaudière: Word of the day for February 27, 2018

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Word of the day is minaudière : (obsolete) A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish. A type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag without handles or a strap. Today is the start of Paris Fashion Week for women’s fashion in 2018.

minaudière: Word of the day for February 27, 2018

minaudière , n : (obsolete) A woman who is exaggeratedly affected or coquettish. A type of formal, decorative women's clutch bag without handles or a strap. Today is the start of Paris Fashion Week for women’s fashion in 2018.