#Literature

C𐃏rtex Futura

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Are the Internet and social media a "liberation" technology (Diamond, 2010)? If you read the news coverage of the "Arab Spring" a decade ago (yes, a decade) you might think

Teddy Schleifer

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NEWS —Silicon Valley megadonors like Dustin Moskovitz have quietly unleashed a $100 million anti-Trump TV campaign.It's a massive, last-minute play that is totally under the radar. The super PAC has

سلطان سعود القاسمي

SultanAlQassemi

This year marks the centennial of the birth of Abdul Aziz Hussein Alterkait (1920–1996), a leading Kuwaiti intellectual & diplomat and an advocate of culture and education not only in

Larry Sanger

lsanger

15 principles for new homeschoolers1/ Be kind; be gentle; listen to your kids. You now have the opportunity to let them learn in a way that really gets them into

L.A. Times Books

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For the first time since launching in 1980, we’re hosting our annual @LATimes Book Prizes ceremony virtually!The awards presentation, which usually kicks off the Festival of Books, will begin at

#PettyPendergrass

ashoncrawley

in 2000, i voted for al gore. i was a committed democrat, didn't ask many questions, knew he was better than the alternative. but i'd also sometimes spar with a

Anamika

AnaMyID

Wife beating and marital rape sanctioned in the Hindu scriptures: Source: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad part 6, chapter 4 (One of the oldest Upanishads composed 900 – 600 BCE.) Translation by Swami

Hugo Kaaman

HKaaman

Here’s a thread of one of my favorite articles I wrote, about why IS fighters sometimes bring flowers along for suicide bombings. The first example I saw was this IS

rat girl riri

unavailabelle

happy #BiVisibilityDay bi babies, here's a thread of prominent bisexual people in history since bi erasure goes way back and we often don't get any representation in history (or mythology)

Mark Steven

multimimetica

Ulysses means more to me than any other book. Part of the reason why is that I first read Ulysses before knowing *anything* about Ulysses. Here’s a #Bloomsday2020 thread. My

Mr.Bhopla

MrBhopla

History of Nalanda University Nalanda is one of the most talked university in the country. The glory of Nalanda spread across the globe and attracted students from all over the

Jedi Pikachu Skywalker

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There are beguiling stories on the river Brahmaputra, if one gleans through the pages of Hindu & Buddhist Literature. While Tibetan Buddhists believe that an ancient Boddhisattava decided to cut an

Erin Gilmer, esq. - Health is a Human Right

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Everything is urgent right now. But it's really depressing to see how few think trauma informed care is among the urgencies we should consider right now. Trauma affects literally everyone

मङ्गलम्

veejaysai

Today is being celebrated as the birth anniversary of the great Srimad Appayya Diksita (1520-1593). A polymath, scholar, poet, Upaasaka, whose contribution to Shaiva Siddhantam and Sanskrit literature is unparalleled!

Martin Thorley 马丁

METhorley

1/7 Amid Covid-19 crisis you may have missed this. China Reform Holdings tried on Tuesday to nominate 4 directors to the board of UK's Imagination Technologies Group (chip designer). This

Rajat Dutta

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Mukesh Ambani is on course to emerge as the face of Indian business, taking over from Ratan Tata. Massive difference between the Tatas and Reliance.Amidst this, sparing a thought for