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3 votes
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Aphex Twin - T69 Collapse (2018)
6 votes -
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (1977)
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Is there appetite for a broader conversation on British news in particular, or UK Politics?
I can see ~news becoming global or US specific and I think geolocational tildes would be useful. I do want to know if there is an appetite for this though - I recognise that there would be work...
I can see ~news becoming global or US specific and I think geolocational tildes would be useful. I do want to know if there is an appetite for this though - I recognise that there would be work involved in moderating such a news tilde, so there has to be the interest.
Cheers,
Manley
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The Bank of England has raised the interest rate to 0.75% - the highest level since March 2009
7 votes -
Britain accused of failing to grasp scale, cost of modern slavery
7 votes -
Why has it been so hot?
4 votes -
Arctic Monkeys - Pretty Visitors (2009)
2 votes -
A withering verdict: MPs report on Zuckerberg, Russia and Cambridge Analytica
14 votes -
The exotic dead animals that appeared in the menageries of Victorian Britain’s grand exhibitions were far from perfect specimens. Stuffed, stitched, painted hybrids – accuracy was not a priority.
4 votes -
Sacha Baron Cohen puts Dick Cheney-signed waterboard kit on eBay
7 votes -
Medicinal cannabis products to be legalised
4 votes -
Police facial recognition system faces legal challenge
3 votes -
Confessions of an unredeemed fan - Remembering Amy Winehouse
2 votes -
Should we treat crime as something to be cured rather than punished? Scotland’s police force has adopted a public health model to tackle violence. Should the rest of the world follow suit?
20 votes -
Why does Ecuador want Julian Assange out of its London embassy?
3 votes -
Ecuador will imminently withdraw asylum for Julian Assange and hand him over to the UK
48 votes -
The man who exposed Vote Leave’s overspending was outed and asked to leave his job within days. But, after last week’s Electoral Commission verdict, he says he feels vindicated
14 votes -
David Davis brands use of child spies ‘morally repugnant’ – Theresa May’s spokeswoman defends practice revealed by House of Lords committee
8 votes -
Aphex Twin - XMAS EVET10 Korg MS20 Cover (2017)
6 votes -
British public bought £14bn of goods made by slaves in 2017, claims report
8 votes -
REMAINIACS podcast with David Allen Green
2 votes -
Donald Trump hints at the Queen's private views on UK Brexit
3 votes -
British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack
8 votes -
Sona Jobarteh - Musow (2011)
4 votes -
Boris Johnson resigns in major Brexit blow to UK PM Theresa May
24 votes -
Rory Moronik - You Taste Like The Tropics feat. Fiscal Cliff (2018)
6 votes -
What happens if someone catches the Loch Ness Monster?
9 votes -
The cult of Aphex Twin
8 votes -
Queen - Live at LIVE AID Wembley Stadium 7/13/1985
8 votes -
CHVRCHES - Get Out (2018)
7 votes -
Something Else: A 1970s youth programme from the BBC
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The location for Stonehenge may have been chosen due to the presence of a natural geological feature
I watched a documentary about Stonehenge tonight, and it proposed the theory that the location for Stonehenge was chosen because of a natural geological feature in the area. There's a man-made...
I watched a documentary about Stonehenge tonight, and it proposed the theory that the location for Stonehenge was chosen because of a natural geological feature in the area.
There's a man-made path that proceeds south-west towards Stonehenge: "The Avenue". This path was built around the same era as Stonehenge itself. If you walk westward along The Avenue on the winter solstice, you'll be facing the point on the horizon where the sun sets. However, under The Avenue, there's an old natural geological formation from the time of the Ice Age: a series of ridges in the rock which just coincidentally align with the sunset on the winter solstice (an "axis mundi"). Before Stonehenge was built, there was a chalk knoll on that location. That meant that you could walk along a natural geological path towards the sunset on the shortest day of the year, and there was a local geological landmark in front of you.
The theory is that these natural geological formations coincidentally aligning with an astronomical phenomenon made the site a special one for early Britons. That's why there was a burial site there, and later Stonehenge was built there.
Here's the article by the archaeologist who discovered the Ice Age ridges: Researching Stonehenge: Theories Past and Present
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A critic sells books down by the seashore - A bookstore in the village of Wigtown, Scotland, allows people to run the shop while renting an apartment upstairs
7 votes -
Pagan Altar - Rising of the Dark Lord (2006)
2 votes -
The Gorillaz - The Now Now (2018)
5 votes -
BMW joins Airbus in Brexit warning
8 votes -
Paul McCartney releases new music
5 votes -
EU to members: Prepare for no deal Brexit
3 votes -
What happens when ordinary people learn economics?
5 votes -
Abuse of power: The truth about sexual harassment in Westminster
7 votes -
Where the ‘no ending a sentence with a preposition’ rule comes from
12 votes -
Radiohead - Lift (2017)
4 votes -
Spiritualized - I'm Your Man/A Perfect Miracle (2018)
4 votes -
New measures to protect doctors after Bawa-Garba case
2 votes -
Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says security minister Ben Wallace
6 votes -
Paper Aeroplanes - Race You Home (2015)
2 votes -
Slowdive - Red 5 (1995)
5 votes -
Microsoft sinks data centre off Orkney
8 votes -
What is your favorite non-American TV show?
I feel like most people on reddit (and probably here, too) only really watch American shows, but there IS a lot of good content in Europe and other countries as well. Sometimes those shows come to...
I feel like most people on reddit (and probably here, too) only really watch American shows, but there IS a lot of good content in Europe and other countries as well. Sometimes those shows come to the US in a butchered, Americanized remake, but those are rarely as good as the original show.
Bonus points if it's not orginally in English (so British & Australian shows don't count either!).
One of my favorite tv shows (at least the first season) is the French 2012 supernatural drama series Les Revenants. It's got a captivating story with some great acting and a killer soundtrack (by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, if you're into that kind of music). It fell apart a bit in season 2 and never got picked up for a third season, but it's still very much worth watching for that first, brilliant season.
23 votes