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Murder, manslaughter, suicide, mishap - the very public business of determining death in colonial Sydney. Murder in colonial Sydney was a surprisingly rare occurrence, so when it did happen it caused a great sensation. People flocked to the scene of the crime, to the coroner's court and to the...

In this memoir of her 40 weeks and five days in hell, Andrea Askowitz takes an unflinching look at her pregnant life from struggling with hormones to poor body image to a self imposed exile from family to take us on a ride through the turbulence of single lesbian motherhood. Along the way we meet her liberal parents as they struggle with their daughter's choices, the lover she longs to reconnect with who goes M.I.A. before the pregnancy, the friends who turn out to be no help at all and strangers who offer up some unlikely kindness.

Mark Kenzer is familiar with suffering. In My Miserable Search for Enlightenment: A Quest for God and the Eternal Self, Mark details how he navigated past abuse, betrayal, and loss to begin on a path to enlightenment. He was born so ill that the doctor thought he would die, and he grew up suffering in a home with abusive parents. Despite his struggles, Mark continually worked to change his karma and learn more deeply about the true nature of existence. Through dreams, meditation, and trances, he began to perceive past the material world.

Two longtime friends - one a stand-up comedian, one a simple retail worker- try to prove who the funny one actually is, while trying to find meaning in their lives, as well as the meaning of their podcast. Along the way, they talk about online dating, searching for and finding love, their careers, the odd daily occurrences that happen in their silly little lives, and the weird news happening in society and pop culture that week. It's like a morning radio show, but on the Internet and with curse words.

General ramblings on things the older generations talk about