Iona Italia
🇮🇳🇬🇧 Parsi. 🖖🏽 Subedits @areomagazine; hosts Two for Tea: soundcloud.com/user-761174326 Latest book: Our Tango World bit.ly/OurTangoWorld
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Battlestar Galactica - Admiral and Command (Father and Son)
My first movie compilation thingy. Done for my dad, were both fans of the show.
Iona Italia
@calciferion 1:49–2:07
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Alejandro Hermida and Iona Italia dance to D'Arienzo "Si supiera que la extraño"
We improvise to Si Supiera que la Extraño (Varela Hector / Waiss Carlos), version by the orquestra of Juan D'Arienzo, vocals by Armando Laborde (1945). 31 Ja...
Ep. 12: Writing For The Love Of Food
On this episode, Bawi Bride Perzen Patel talks to Culture and Food Writer- Meher Mirza who has written about Parsi food and customs like our Ghambhars and the legendary Time & Talents Book in publications globally. They talk about the importance of...
Iona Italia
Among the many cultural contributions of Parsis, one the chief delights is our cuisine. And perhaps the best food Parsi writer—definitely my favourite—is @MeherM. Listen if you love indulgent food or lush, evocative writing.
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Letter: A New Kind Of Platform with Dayne and Clyde Rathbone
I spoke with the founders of Letter Clyde and Dayne Rathbone about the inspiration for their platform and why they believe a space for good faith discourse i...
America’s Persistent Problem with Equality
One of the most significant developments of the late modern period (post–1750) has been the replacement of ordered hierarchy as a social and political value by equality. Equality can take two diffe…
Ep 2: Star Trek's Prime Directive - Eric Linus Kaplan
In the long running science fiction show Star Trek, the Federation has a guiding principle referred
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In the long running science fiction show Star Trek, the Federation has a guiding principle referred to as the Prime Directive which instructs federation ships with advanced technology to not interfere with primitive evolving civilisations in such a...
When The Center Cannot Hold
I’m a centrist. In theory, it’s an antidote to political radicalism. But here are 5 ways centrism risks falling apart.
Iona Italia
I also finally read this article on centrism by Matt Jameson (don't tag please: he can't stand me) in @ArcDigi. It's good!
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Iona Italia
I also finally read this article on centrism by Matt Jameson (don't tag please) in @ArcDigi. It's good!
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Digilante | 2017 (HD)
In 2012, filmmaker Mike Nayna uploaded a shaming video that sparked international media attention, resulted in two jail terms and inspired a surprise spate o...
Iona Italia
This was a lovely, thought provoking little film with an unexpected twist. By @MikeNayna.
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Five-Year-Old Child Hides On Medical Centre Roof To Avoid Being Circumcised
He was understandably a little scared about the procedure
This Image is DEVASTATING to YouTube
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An Argument for a Liberal and Rational Approach to Transgender Rights and Inclusion
The rights and social inclusion of trans people is a heated topic right now and, as usual in our present atmosphere, the most extreme views take center stage and completely polarize the issue. On the one hand, we have extreme social conservatives...
‘Like a rocket’: Trump revels in his love-hate relationship with Twitter - The Washington Post
During a White House meeting about social media, the president offered a glimpse into his fact-challenged approach to tweeting.
Why Jon And Dany Both Can’t Survive
Iona Italia
Song of Ice and Fire = Son of Ice and Fire. This was a lovely bit of literary criticism.
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TALKS, EVENTS AND COURSES
COTO runs a series of courses, talks and events throughout the year. they focus on 'The Art of Thinking' with empathy, clarity and courage about our lives.
India lifted 271 mn people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016: UN | India News - Times of India
India News: India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values du
Let’s Change the Nature of Public Debate: An Introduction to Letter
Many people are nostalgic for the days when letter writing was commonplace. When they describe these longings, they usually cite the physical aspects of the experience: the movements of the wrist a…
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Iona Italia
In case you missed it, I've written a piece about @LetterWiki, the new project I'm involved in, with @daynerathbone & @ClydeRathbone. We want to change people's way of talking to each other online. Here's how & why
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Iona Italia
In case you missed it. Want to have more in-depth, less gladiatorial, kinder and more civil, more personal discussions & feel like someone is really listening to you? Try @LetterWiki.
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Acceptance of gay sex in decline in UK for first time since Aids crisis
Number of people believing there is nothing wrong with gay sex has fallen, survey finds
Iona Italia
I'm not sure if this is a cause for concern (it may be just a statistical blip). But there does seem, anecdotally, to have been a resurgence in regressive ideas, which cannot be attributed to religion in most cases. THREAD.
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A Preview of “What is Post-Modern Conservatism?: Essays on Our Hugely Tremendous Times.”
In 1989, a young scholar named Francis Fukuyama published an essay with the provocative title “The End of History?” in the National Interest. He argued that, with the fall of the Soviet Union, hist…