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dianalizia.bsky.social
Art crime buff. Cautiously pessimistic. Lives in Athens GR. Late ASC.
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This has been quite the day.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

It seems that every series or film now begins with an "x hours/days/weeks earlier" sequence. That's no longer innovative, it's just lazy. Enough.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the largest restitution to date of Benin artifacts looted by the British military in 1897.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Laser mapping reveals massive ancient Zapotec city in Mexican forest Long thought to be a fortress, Guiengola has been revealed as a sprawling city thanks to airborne lidar analysis https://buff.ly/4hKlcph

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

In Greece, "budget" translates to "cheap" which, at €719 for the 128GB model, is an overstretch in a country where the minimum wage is €830 gross.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Call me a prude, but $599 seems an immodest use of "budget" for a phone.

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Thdpssssps

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

Energy network owners have made £3.9bn from higher bills, says report - www.theguardian.com/business/202... the Great Energy Ripoff continues...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

"Now what?" followed by a long exhalation is how I say "good morning" these days.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Describe yourself using 5 things that are in your bag/backpack at any given moment: 1. Book 2. Notebook with attached pen 3. Laouta repair balm 4. Loops 'engage' earplugs 5. Dog treats & baggies

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The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece. #Greece / By Christina Larson apnews.com/article/anci...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Almost ten years of rejections, but now my seventh novel is an instant New York Times bestseller. Forever grateful. Never. Stop. Believing. In. Yourself.

submitted 38 days ago • 3 comments

Can you help me with my research study? I'm looking for people to try some creative writing 'experiments' and answer a short survey. Here's a little video I made about it: open.substack.com/pub/sophieni...

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

Kids these days, always messing around with books. wapo.st/49Gdd9M #bookbinding

submitted 76 days ago • 4 comments

Tintin and the terrific tomb: Essex heritage listing is thrill for Hergé fans - www.theguardian.com/culture/2024... "Rare stone chest linked to comic-book hero joins church above supermarket under Historic England’s protection"

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Candy, ice and lottery tickets have long been impulse items sold at checkouts in American grocery stores. Now bullets are joining the list of merchandise peddled to consumers as they exit at a growing number of stores around the country.

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Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit. #Greece / By Nicholas Paphitis apnews.com/article/gree...

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Ancient Innovation: Athens Taps Hadrian’s Aqueduct As climate change tests water supplies worldwide, Athens turns to its Roman roots. Hadrian’s 2nd-century aqueduct is back in action, saving millions of gallons annually while greening urban spaces. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/w...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

I'll give this a whirl but tbh social media has long lost its shine for me.

submitted 86 days ago • 1 comment