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Sole Survivor: “Obscure” 1980s European Rock Recommendations | Part Two

The songs featured on this list are from “obscure” European rock bands, from what I consider, arbitrarily, as the “third-tier” and “fourth-tier” of success. These guys were big enough to sign a record deal, get a video or two made, perform as the opening act for “second-tier” groups. But they failed to achieve consistent, sustained success. They didn’t headline stadiums…

A Hotter Arctic: The Ecologic and Military Future of the North Pole

The Arctic above 66’ 33’, or North Pole region, features frozen land dotted with shrubs and lichens. Here, the sun sets and rises only once each year. As a consequence, the region has a very particular ecosystem. The ice that forms  acts as a cooling lid for the ocean from excessive warming, in effect functioning as the planet’s own air…

Sole Survivor: “Obscure” 1980s European Rock Recommendations | Part One

The songs featured on this list are from “obscure” European rock bands, from what I consider, arbitrarily, as the “third-tier” and “fourth-tier” of success. These guys were big enough to sign a record deal, get a video or two made, perform as the opening act for “second-tier” groups. But they failed to achieve consistent, sustained success. They didn’t headline stadiums…

Holding Russia Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC: Rhetoric or Reality?

As Russian forces have pulled back from Kyiv and its surrounding suburbs, chilling accounts of attacks against civilians have emerged. Photos from Bucha showed strewn bodies in the street with hands tied and gunshot wounds to the head. A recent Human Rights Watch report documented “unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians,” including rape, sexual violence, torture, execution, and…