#Century

Ana Lorena Fabrega

anafabrega11

I recently learned about the Lindy Effect.This term, most recently studied by @nntaleb, states that the longer an idea has been around, the longer it is likely to stick around

Bharadwaj

BharadwajSpeaks

Yogi ji vowed to rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, and BJP pulled a stunning performance in subsequent Hyderabad GHMC elections this week.This is a thread about the hidden history of Bhagyanagar,

Prince #ICT

Prince_ICT_

Thread on greatest players(that i have seen) of indian cricket team. Sachin Tendulkar, a guy who represented the country for 24 long years, was the lone warrior of the team

Cora Harrington

lingerie_addict

I’m photographing a $1,000 lingerie set this morning, and thinking of how most people would insist the set was “overpriced” and could be found at Wal-Mart or was made by

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

The Qanon phenomenon is many things: for one thing, it's a grift. Q's top spokesgargoyles earn small fortunes in ad revenue, crowdfunding and merchandise.https://pluralistic.net/2020/05/15/out-here-everything-hurts/#q1/ But it's

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: UJJAIN — HYPE VS. FACTS]1/82Timekeeping is a 3,500-year-old tradition that goes back to Ancient Egypt and Babylon where they used giant stone obelisks for the purpose. We call them

Owen Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

OwsWills

In the centre of Wales' second city, atop a modern shopping centre, sits a statue of Satan. The cursed figure of 'Old Nick' - The Swansea Devil - a 120

The Parallel Campaign

thellcampaign

With Navroze just been, we've been thinking about the fascinating history of the Parsi community, which is - in the increasingly mainstream insistence on a grand unifying narrative of India's

HARSH #ICT💙

harshraj_070

Few coincidence pictures of @ABdeVilliers17 and @imVkohli . A Thread- Punched In whites Cover Drive The Nataraj Shot Century Fire When you spend a few weeks with

Petty White

flotisserie

Inauguration is always full of fashion symbolism, and as a jewelry enthusiast, I’m always looking for reasons to talk about jewelry and symbolism. There were two big jewelry stories today:

Sascha Düerkop

SaschaDueerkop

There was clearly no alternative for #Artsakh and #Armenia to signing the deal. As #Shushi fell, constant shelling of #Stepanakert would have followed and a complete loss would have followed.

Laurence Tubiana

LaurenceTubiana

Five years ago, I had barely slept for 2 weeks. Now I've recovered, and with the #Parisversaire today, I've been thinking about how we designed the #ParisAgreement – and how

Daniela Gabor

DanielaGabor

This is clearly missing an 'Empire of Repo' book.https://twitter.com/archanaupa/status/1344349748376043521 Empire of Repo: monetary plumbing in the age(s) of financial globalisation. US version, with a bit more ooomph:

Rahil

Rahil_18_

Cricket taught us, no matter what we should always stay dedicated.A thread on players who played even after being injured. Anil kumble was hit on his jaw while batting against

Anang Mittal अनंग मित्तल

anangbhai

Might try to do a Tolkien-ian thread for the duration of self-isolation. Maybe some Boethius too. The Sackville-Bagginses in the Hobbit and LotR were inspired by Tolkien's relatives on his

Giles Udy

GilesUdy

BLM calls convicted & imprisoned police killers 'political prisoners' and 'freedom fighters'. Here are some of details and links which I couldn't include in detail in my article in @TheCriticMag

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