#Absence

Am I allowed to remove the mask for 5 minutes?I hated her.The real her? The every day her? I couldn't stand her.And I wasn't allowed to say that...or feel that.You
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This is a flawed story from the NYT because it makes a basic logical mistake: it does not distinguish between necessary and sufficient conditions.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/14/opinion/politics/covid-school-reopening-guideli
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I’m unconvinced the US is the big geopolitical loser post coronavirus. Yes, absence of US leadership gives China more influence, particularly w poor countries that desperately need help. But there’s
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When men like Matt Y post something that is a bit of a howler, people jump in to assure us that it’s a “bit”. Because smart men are never wrong.
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Okay so here’s a thread about Love based off of the theory I found. Triangular theory of love says love is best understood in 3 components that work together to
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1/9I'm really not sure how hurling (really quite horrible) abuse at JK Rowling furthers the cause for trans people.It's a complicated issue for a large number of people to get
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I am asking for help for about ten of my students. They neither have tablets nor computers and have moved to UWI's online format. The tablet or the laptop doesnt
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Just caught up on today’s news. In short: men are trash. Not just the abusers but those who’ve been enabling and protecting them. It’s impossible to determine the validity of
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We have a narrative for the Boy Who Lived. He's the one who grew up to raise an army and defeat an enemy through combat. Actually, we have a lot
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I want to talk about a specific concept in Jewish mysticism but I want you all to understand that I'm neither married nor over 40 and so you should not
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It's been over a year of us living in a global pandemic. If you are showing up to an interview for a job that requires a little applied mathematics, the
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The problem with a political machine which believes branding and repeated sloganeering are the best for political messaging is neither of these are the kind of communication you need during
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Conte: "I don't think Real Madrid can cry about injuries, it makes me laugh." Is he wrong though? I don't think so. (THREAD) For CDM, Kroos can easily cover for
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Faith, or trust, if you’re so inclined, is not something we can attain. It is nothing more than a posture of letting go of everything — a surrender to grasping
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In the absence of the Legislature doing its part to ensure a fair and safe election, I appreciate that the court chose to implement some of the common-sense solutions that
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Not like I miss him or anything but I often think about how exhausting it must be for Jungkook to be a 22 year old idol, missing most of his
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