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-an interesting speech, given by a Moorish commander before a successful battle against the Visigoths; is it just me, or is it more negative than one might expect in the first paragraph?

-Manichaeism also seems interesting...anyone know more about this religion? I didn't really understand that much (besides some interesting imagery involving demons and virgins) from the article

-interesting thought to contemplate: "The breath is to the body what thought is to the mind."

-Spiderman vs Kingpin preview; looks to be some snappy dialogue