Archive for Monday, 5 September 2011

Apocalypse Island: an Histo...

Last week I saw in television one of the worst documentaries that I happened to watch in recent years. The gist of the story is that, on a remote island off the Chilean coast, there is a mysterious Mayan monument that could provide the key to understanding the supposed prophecy of the end of the world on December 21st, 2012. The protagonist [...]

The costs of politics in Italy

In genere non riporto mai sul blog messaggi che circolano in rete, specialmente le classiche catene di Sant'Antonio. Tutti gli articoli su questo blog sono originali, miei o di altri autori. Purtroppo spesso succede in Internet che una voce pubblicata da qualcuno, anche in buona fede, proliferi senza gli opportuni controlli. Inoltre, più vi [...]

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