#Essay

Ruqaiya

ruqaiya_h

I am writing an essay on anomalous gender identity in early Islam Intersex people were treated far better in Muslim lands 1000 years ago than today - shocking really.They were

Tom Mazanec

tommazanec

Why Qian Zhongshu should win the Nobel Prize for Literature (despite being dead), by @bokane.https://twitter.com/nadmussen/status/1305570921978171395 In addition to Qian's novel Fortress Beseiged (圍城), his criticism, especially the

Sarah Constantin

s_r_constantin

This post on Roman-era peasants https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-farmers/ has made me question how I think about technology and economic growth. My model had been something like “humanity used to

Wise Wealth Freedom 🧠💸🛳️

WiseWealthFree

1/Writing can be a difficult topic for beginners.You do not know initially what to write?What benefits it can have?Once you start, you realize the long path ahead of you.How to

Jamie Russo

jamierusso

In 2006, @BlakeMycoskie transformed his 1br apartment in Venice, California into a little shoe company with a big idea: using business to improve lives.13 yrs later, @TOMS has donated over

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

1. This map is from the Times. All the red parts show people who continue to travel despite the pandemic. The not-red parts show people who are sheltering in place.

StrongMindedStoic

StoicStrong

A thread: Stop being a slave to technology Technology has improved our lives ten fold but also made us slaves to instant gratification...instant food...instant likes...instant tv. This is something the

The Distributist

DataDistribute

Some criticisms of the latest @MattPolProf via the liberal-progressive divide. 1/https://twitter.com/jacobinmag/status/1312097831960809472 First, I am unsure whether Matt is a "Socialist" or a "Social Democrat", the two

Xtra

XtraMagazine

We are sad to hear that RM Vaughan has died. The author, playwright and artist was a beloved member of Canada's LGBTQ2S+ community and was a longtime contributor to Xtra.

Holly Ordway

HollyOrdway

For all the college profs suddenly faced with teaching online with approximately zero prep, a thread of miscellaneous tips from 7 years of teaching online very happily at @HBUApologetics: Focus

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diamonkthrs

Haknyeon Appreciation post: a thread pardon me, in this essay I will tweet about the things I love about this man right here. I'm so blessed I get to know

Barb

Barberoni

I am avoiding writing an essay and rereading hunger games trilogy. Just started book 2. Here are all of my opinions thus far, which no one asked for or even

IFEANYI

J_Chiemeke

I’ve been writing since 2013, when I opened a blog to distract myself from a breakup in law school. My dad silently follows my work, but whenever we talk, he

Kurtis Hanni

KurtisHanni

9 steps to get more done on Sunday than most do all week: 1. Reflect on the past weekWhen we fail to reflect on the past, we fail to learn

Matthew J. Peterson

docMJP

Thread. Important new essay: "It seems to me Republicans are somewhat lost. And that may be, in part, because they are not exactly sure where they want to go. They

🎄 The Yule Ghoul 👻

lichplz

Hey! I mentioned this on stream recently but I'm on strike from my teaching job this week and I wanted to give some folks who tune in some insight into