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How ‘Woke’ Became the ‘Woke Right’ (and Why It Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

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I’m making my own list of text abbreviations (or initialisms) for more middle-aged, British people, like me. This is what I have so far. Hopefully they’ll catch on. Let me know what you’d add.

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Followers gezocht. Nu we niet meer actief zijn op X (algemeen FS-account 150k followers) en Mastodon helaas niet het volume van het oude Twitter lijkt te krijgen, hoop ik dat BlueSky die plaats kan innemen. Social media is toch een goedkope manier om publiek te informeren. pls rt

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PANGRAM-HAIKU My pangram-haiku: Letters squeezed inside a box. A refractive jewel.

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New From Us - Fifty Years Ago: Antonioni's The Passenger midcenturycinema.org/2025/02/10/5...

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parkingreform.org/donald-shoup/

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Great to see @adamtooze.bsky.social has arrived here!

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Canon in de klas is op zoek naar docenten Nederlands in de bovenbouw (havo/vwo) of in de derde graad (doorstroom/dubbele finaliteit) die hun ervaring willen delen. neerlandistiek.nl/2025/02/enqu...

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De Nederlandse vrienden van columnist Anouk van Kampen zijn onthutst als ze in de hoofdstad van Europa grote aantallen mensen op straat zien slapen. Maar in het aangeharkte Nederland zijn er niet zoveel minder daklozen.

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De maand waarin mijn boek 'Die goeie ouwe taal' uitkomt is begonnen. Op woensdag 26 februari ligt het in de winkels! 😃 In 101 korte stukken neemt 'Die goeie ouwe taal' je mee naar onverwachte hoeken van de Nederlandse taal. Alvast bestellen kan ook! Zie de link in post 2 hieronder:

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De la musique avant toute chose Vile, aural pen, unveil a paler lunar leap, vie - leer, vain Paul

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Hölderlin Town You are mad to mourn alone. With the wells gone dry. Starlight lying at the bottom. Like a piece of sound. Props hurtle past you. ~ "The Life of Towns"

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I was super lucky in 2021 when I took this photo. The building across the street had been torn down so I’ll likely never get a better view. This is the Beekman Hotel. Built as the temple court office building in 1883 for Eugene Kelly, as rags to riches Irish immigrant.

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Mijn straatnaamverleden: ik woonde achtereenvolgens in straten genoemd naar bouwmateriaal, zeeheld, plaatsnaam, schrijver, gebouw, windrichting, vogel, boom. Wat is jouw #straatnaamverleden?

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The opposite of 'warmth' is coolth.'

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Essais, romans, BD… Chaque mois le « Diplo » publie des dizaines de notes de lecture, en accès libre sur notre site internet. 📚 ↓ https://buff.ly/4grcBqp

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“Messy Cities - Why We Can't Plan Everything” is sure to be one of the most exciting new book releases of 2025 … and I was happy to be one of the contributors with my chapter on “Planning For An Unplanned City.” Pre-order now from Coach House Books at tinyurl.com/3ttfx5sk #UrbanismBookClub

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Zie ik nou de zon?

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The Senses of Cinema @sensesofcinema.bsky.social world poll is available in the most recent issue. I picked ten films I enjoyed this year, although I could have picked ninety more if given the chance. www.sensesofcinema.com/2025/world-p...

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I've been researching book spines and if you ask me the most unfortunate ever placement of an author's name is a toss-up between these two...

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