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Clinging to Summer with Lughnasadh
Today is the midway point between the summer solstice and the fall equinox and perhaps, like me, you feel a sudden desire to stop time...

Ben Hellman
Aug 7, 2020
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Biblical Numerology for the win!
Mel Brooks as Moses with these fifteen... TEN commandments. History of the World, Part 1, 1981 “How much do you pay for oil a month?”...

Ben Hellman
Jul 22, 2020
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A Lesson from the Mahabharata for a New Homeowner
The Khandava forest fire, from the 10th century Cambodian temple Banteay Srei, in Angkor. As I plot the destruction of the rodents...

Ben Hellman
Jul 21, 2020
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Portland Protester and the Power of the Female Nude
Portland protester, photographed by Dave Killen, Oregonlive.com and a 12th Century sheela na gig carving from the Church of St. Mary and...

Ben Hellman
Jul 20, 2020
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A Review of P. Lal's Mahabharata
A warning that Lal's Mahabharata, in English, does not seem to be in print or easily obtained. I purchased one of two available used...

Ben Hellman
Jul 19, 2020
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American God
Given the attention at the Lincoln Memorial this summer, with Black Lives Matter protesters protesting it and anonymous riot gear-bearing...

Ben Hellman
Jul 13, 2020
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