#Poignant

Day 4 of #60DayChallengeWhat is an "intellectual?" In his book, "Intellectuals," Paul Johnson gives a concise definition: "Men [who] arose to assert that they could diagnose the ills of society
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Starting out my 2021 books thread. Let's talk about books! 1 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon - I really enjoyed reading this long fantasy
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oh wow, today is Andrei Tarkovsky birthday, the guy who made paradigm shift in my art viewing.. First of all, this guy is a philosopher cum image maker. His stream
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With Epic v Apple legal fiasco underway, I revisited some of my Twitter rants. Shocking nobody, Andrew Grant (Epic) has admitted that they intentionally & dishonestly added a feature that
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“I am sensitive to what’s happening all over the world. There’s that poignant Warsan Shire quote: “I held an atlas in my lap, ran my fingers across the whole world
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It was NEVER just about Kara getting laid or being able to kiss someone properly or even feel their touch. Trust me, I'm well aware that it's possible to survive
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Early last Century, there was a young boy of 8. He was a brilliant violinist. And a Child Prodigy to boot. He had a performance in his School. It lasted
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In an attempt to move away from the theme of isolation, I set myself the challenge of finding a film that is the opposite of the previous film. But could
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Best American Short Stories is always worth picking up. But if you need persuading, here were some personal highlights. “The Apartment” by T.C. Boyle (@mcsweeneys) is a deceptively simple
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"Three of the most marketed issues in this campaign period by the candidates of the two main parties - national security, fear and women": Kaushalya Ariyaratne gave a poignant speech
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When I taught Algebra, I had some students who showed every bit of work.And other students who pretty much refused.The ones who showed their work tended to do much better,
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so in honour of zendaya’s emmy nomination and the impending ceremony i’ve compiled a thread of her stellar performances throughout her run on euphoria! enjoy: trigger warnings first:- drug use-
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Japanese films 1. #RurouniKenshin (2012)- A+ for cinematography and fight scenes!- thankful that this is not a stand-alone film because you will surely crave to watch some more- #SatohTakeru
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If you're wondering why so many video game narratives seem oddly poignant right now - #Fallout76's new storyline about inoculating people against a virus, #Destiny2's narrative about impending urban disaster,
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what I love about august is that despite the poignant lyrics and longing, there's a hopeful element to it. the song starts with her yearning for what could have been,
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Today I did the #runforinclusion as part of #teamkunken for @kulturec. It was a choose your fighter kind of situation - some people ran or walked a 5k or 10k
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