#Century

Steve@Mora.co

SteveMoraco

Behold, a thread of my favorite threads for me to pin on my timeline. My predictions which have held for months, my early advertising work, and more. First off, this

Cody Clarke

codyclarke

My predictions are worth something. Mark my word—whoever is the first to grab an ultra low-budget, TRULY independent filmmaker like myself, @DAN_LOTZ, @lmaocarrots (or many talented others) and fund their

Coyoteblog

Coyoteblog

@CafeHayek highlights a paper by our much lamented Dr Fauci which may give more insights into the state of mind that is driving him to shut down our modern economy

Tripe -2m- Marketing -2m- Board

TripeUK

THE STORY OF POP (Thread courtesy of @Mr_Lancashire) It may seem hard to believe in these civilised times, but little more than a century ago the centres of our towns

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Kinda interesting that the century of American globalization and the century of Chinese globalization both have a pandemic about 25 years in. I’d date the former to the 1893 Chicago

Indradeep Khan

IndradeepKhan

When an American quotes a Historical event, he quotes a dateWhen a Chinese quotes a Historical event, he places it within a DynastyAmericans have historyChinese have civilisationA Thread on how

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rebeca6169

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio #BOTD 1571 (d. 18 July 1610) was an Italian painter ... His paintings combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional,

MythBuster

mythbus94507411

A Thread on chronicling #Egypt #Ethiopia history on the #Nile: Diplomatic evasiveness aside, one cannot claim that there is no tension in relations between the two countries. The first instance

Samantha Rose Hill

Samantharhill

The Origins of TotalitarianismBy Hannah Arendt A thread. 1/ Preface to the First EditionWeder dem Vergangenen anheimfallen noch dem Zukünftigen. Es kommt darauf an, ganz gegenwärtig zu sein.~ Karl Jaspers

Tiho Brkan

TihoBrkan

1/ In 1960, both Jamacia and Singapore separated from the great British Empire. Both island nations, both started with similar GDP, using common law & English as a primary language

Dr. Mia Brett

QueenMab87

A thread on populism because apparently no one knows what it is /1 Populism sees "the people" as a homogenous group who is inherently good fighting against "the elite" or

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creepyrichard

Years ago I wanted to buy some Noh masks from a carver, who invited me to his home in Fukuchiyama north of Kyoto, picked me up from the station, and

Michelle Yesudas

MichelleYesudas

If this thread is Mahathir repackaging his Asian values argument for the year 2020, I am not buying it, even if it were on sale with a free gift (not

Finn

finnonthegin

More in projecting modern cultural fashions onto the past and calling it scholarship: It’s really telling that they’ve shopped a drag face onto the mediaeval art - an almost Freudian

Indic Scout

IndicScout

'Bhumihars are superior Brahmin'This is a fake narrative & we will try to understand this.In late 19th century, British government accepted the hierarchy of Hindu society, putting Brahmins at the

Rabih Alameddine

rabihalameddine

Flowers, binding detail, Arabic Prayerbook, A.H. 1150 / 1738 C.E. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquered papier maché binding Garden of Words, Illuminations from a Book of Hours,