#Cultural

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

I've been appreciative of -- grateful for -- @mtaibbi's writing well before I began writing myself, and am as still as appreciative of it as ever. Here he is on

Michael Hobbes

RottenInDenmark

This is a fair question! I think the problem is twofold:First, over-representation of any societal group in power is problematic. It makes leaders more prone to groupthink and self-dealing, limits

Helen Kord

mirabel_chan

So. If youve read Briarley by @AsterGlenn that Ive previously hyped up on here, you know that her stories are full of so much heart and kindness and humor. Her

Jackson Boxer

Jackson_Boxer

The @EveningStandard asked me and a few others about the impact of this lockdown. Basically we're still just about in the game, but unless we're allowed to reopen in December

Qiao Collective

qiaocollective

It's Orientalism, racism, and chauvinism to project onto China the U.S. framework of race and empire onto China. China is a real place with millenia of indigenous cultural, political, and

Vika Mana

endlessyarning

I don’t believe any children should be in prison, in fact, abolish them x Abolishment needs to be included in these conversations. Raising the age to 14, only makes the

sophie gonzales writes fiction

sgonzalesauthor

The Me Too movement is great. Stories about resistance are great. But we have to be careful we don't let that cross over into a cultural expectation of survivors to

David Marcus

davidimarcus

The whole issue with means-testing arguments is that they reaffirm notions that the goods being redistributed--health, housing, education, basic provisions--aren't rights, but gifts of largesse from the rich to the

macro artist

Macro_Artist

1. Have you ever wondered why most “art” sucks and has a political agenda? - This thread should help. Part 1, 1947-1960. OSS wartime propaganda applied domestically by the CIA;

Eddie Du

Edourdoo

Not endorsing Beijing's Xinjiang security policy, but the BBC's reports on such preposterous claims are highly irresponsible. They read like intentional disinformation. I for one don't believe a word of

Martin Jacques

martjacques

1/5 The West is facing a double-whammy in its relationship with China. Its failure to come to terms with Covid-19 leaves countries like the US and the UK in a

Ben Cremer

Brcremer

Many who were raised in the church are going through a deeply difficult period of deconstructing and reconstructing their faith right now. I am part of that category. Being a

Ralph Leonard

buffsoldier_96

John Brown is going to be the next anti-slavery partisan who will be branded a "white savior" isn't he?Trust me, he will. Mark my words. Screenshot this as a receipt

Richard Conway

richard_conway

Here lies Ebenezer Cobb Morley, one of the founding fathers of football. He helped set the common laws of the game and proposed a governing body. He lies on the

Simon

simonk_133

Remember when Max Gogarty was cancelled and the Guardian spent about 6 months in a collective huff about it? Very amusing tbh Just beautiful writing He is not an attention

Alexis | Astrologer

ayyriestrology

notable ages + astrology transits tied to it (mini thread) Age 2 - "Terrible Twos" (@sfreynolds mentioned that this is your first Mars return)Age 7 - First Saturn square, 8th

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