#CULTURE

1/ This is a difficult thread I've longtime planned to do. I confess that, unlike many in here, I still have some sympathies for the "preservationist" or "heritage" argument in
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There is a larger issue that I've always kept in mind when it comes to promoting books: you will not love every book, but you can still promote them. But
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1) What's the source of the chaos surrounding "social justice" in America.I'll explain the situation in this thread. 2) It's cool to be viewed as a victim in American society.Groups
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Crypto is what comes after Silicon Valley. Some of the reasons why:1) It has much more philosophical depth than tech. Can’t understand BTC without history2) It has an international, remote-first,
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1/n #IndianClassicalMusic is an ocean.- Hindustani & Carnatic- Vocal & Instrumental- So many Gharanas- So many Raags/Taals- So many Musicians- So many Audios/Videos- So many BooksSo much to #read #listen
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This (very good) thread from @DrPhilipJSmith has spun out a number of discussions about Med Regs not calling their consultants overnight, and that this is 1) a bad thing and
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Notes from yesterday's meeting between Venues & Freelancers in Scotland are now live: https://bit.ly/33aY6Vw  Big thanks to those who came. #LoveTheatreScotland #LoveDanceScotland #meaningfularts #SaveUKTheatres #FreelancersMak
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There have, of course, been many different tributes to Diego Maradona all over the world, across a variety of sports. One of these, from the New Zealand All Blacks, has
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Just read a very interesting thread about teachers and the culture around being in at all costs. I hope COVID has changed this. I’ve told this story before but think
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My Changed Life (Thread)I was born to well educated professional parents (a lawyer and an engineer). They sent me to good schools and helped me to do well. Having done
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I run a consulting company that assesses organizational culture and will share that no matter what we uncover, there is nearly always an element of poor communication between leaders and
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How many of you artists/creatives out there have been wondering how/why it seems as though the quality of art and design with money behind it (in the mainstream) has lessened
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What is a problem for the UK: tens of thousands of tax-paying, skilled professionals (white and blue collar) leaving the country to seek better opportunities elsewhereWhat is not a problem
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Our pretensions to civilization have become very thin. Political violence was legitimized last year and is spreading wildly now. "Might makes right" is clearly the only "principle" behind freedom of
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This is, pardon my language, hot bullshit and it boils my pisshttps://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1326585961451573249 A) London has a gigantic working class population that dwarfs the bankers and estate agents hundreds to one.
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Periodically, a writer tweets something like "does anyone really enjoy writing??" and other writers get upset -- they LOVE writing! And how dare you say you don't! It's contributing to
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