#Touchstone

David Fedman

dfedman

For obvious reasons, California looms large in early Japanese accounts of trans-Pacific migration and engagement with the West. What, then, did Japanese migrants from the "green archipelago" (with a rich forestry

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

Between this and that Ed Markey ad with footage from the 70s, I'm getting an interesting pre-Reagan vibe from the current Democratic Party. Nostalgia is a powerful emotion, and it's

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

Today in pulp: why didn't the ancient Greeks write science fiction?That's a good question. No, really. Come this way... Drama, poetry, rhetoric: the ancient Greeks not only created wonderous art

Ritesh

riteshwriter

Since I'm being asked on The Bomb in Morrison work, and it's not the first time I've been asked that question, even if it is a well known/established thing, let's

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DesperadoBabu

Gangeshwar Shiv Temple in Azimganj, Baranagar, Murshidabad. This temple was built by Rani Bhavani of the famous Natore Raj in 1753 CE. This is one of the finest Terracotta temple

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AldousAsterion

Me too: 1 like, 1 movie.https://twitter.com/abou_rijal/status/1331093981686427648 Paterson (2016): The antithesis of Dead Poets Society. I have lived this life, working in a convenience store & writing poem fragments on register

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ty_fi

You don't think you need it, but you do. I present:Jan / Early Feb #energytwitter whitepapers as my personal Great British Bakeoff hall of fame Let's start with the judges.

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

The Democratic Party insider culture is weird, creepy, and super out of touch. It's basically the annoying people in College Democrats from the 1980s and 1990s who look down on

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

A few thoughts about #competition.1. Competition could be seen as the defining value of our times. It is the touchstone of conservative/radical right politics. Even formerly left parties now treat

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sirsigra

Happy small business Saturday! I’m a multidisciplinary artist juggling multiple fields, and I want to spotlight some of my fave small artists and creators you should purchase content and gifts

Doug Shadle

DougShadle

COMING SOON: My new book on Dvorak's New World Symphony! (A thread--stick around for a discount opportunity at the end) 1/ This book grows out of my abiding interest in

Kodama Mama

CaseyExplosion

Hey folks, today lets talk about Cyberpunk, Japan, and the 80's. Have you ever wondered why Cyberpunk as a genre is so steeped with Japanese imagery and references? Well it's

Donut Shorts

DonutShorts

Thread:1/The reality of the Wirecard $WDI fraud is now unavoidably obvious for even the most blinkered of observers.There are profound lessons that should emanate from the $WDI storyBut first, let’s

Jackie Smith

Jackie20Smith

Suffice to say that was objectively a stunning exchange with @WPHMradio Morning Show host Paul Miller this morning.Morning story updated with background of St. Clair County's own elex saga this

Malcolm Clark

TwisterFilm

1./ A thread on bad science and medicine gone mad. One of the parties in the appeal against the High Court ruling on puberty blockers is @TheEndoSociety a US-based lobby

Mohamed Hussein

MansaMusaDK

Several danish parties (even a "liberal" one) have proposed Orwellian policies over the years. The latest such proposals are in regards to citizenship (which aims to suss out anyone lacking

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