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How I learned to stop worrying and rediscover the ancient philosophy of Stoicism | Figs in Winter on Patreon
Official Post from Figs in Winter: The great insight of the philosophy of Stoicism is : shaping your character is the only thing under your control. This article is an excerpt from "A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your...
Wittgenstein At The Doctor
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
The New Yorker Cartoons on Instagram: “A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #TNYcartoons”
58.9k Likes, 483 Comments - The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on Instagram: “A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. #TNYcartoons”
Philosophy Emergency
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
Stoicism in a World out of Your Control
Join me at the gorgeous NoMad Assemblage location in New York City for an evening of practical spiritual exercises to help us gain perspective on common obstacles that we perceive daily. When:Wed, …
Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment | Environment | The Guardian
From now, house style guide recommends terms such as ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’
The Management Myth
Most of management theory is inane, writes our correspondent, the founder of a consulting firm. If you want to succeed in business, don’t get an M.B.A. Study philosophy instead
Meetup: Insults and toxic speech
What is offensive speech? What makes speech toxic? Where should we draw the line between criticism and insults? And between free speech and censorship? Come discuss what is offensive at our next ph…
Ruby Chocolate Is Coming to the U.S. From Switzerland
The world’s largest chocolate market is finally getting a taste of the ruby range, the first new type in more than 80 years.
Donate to Planned Parenthood.
We all deserve the right to make our own health care choices. That's why I just joined Planned Parenthood in the fight to make sure everyone can access the care they need, no matter where they live, no matter what. Stand with us.
Dr Skye Cleary
I just donated to Planned Parenthood @PPFA because I believe everyone should have access to the care they need
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A Handbook for New Stoics at the BookMark Shoppe in New York
A pragmatic philosophy more popular than ever—here are 52 ancient lessons to help you overcome adversity and find tranquility in the modern world. Stress often comes from situations that are beyond…
Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in the State
Supporters of the measure hope it will lead the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade, which recognized a constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
13,000 children a year are married in America
More than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed. Three 10-year-old girls and an 11-year-old boy were among the youngest to wed, under legal loopholes which allow minors to marry in certain...
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Dr Skye Cleary
Awful... 13,000 children a year are married in America, including girls as young as 10. In New Jersey, @GovChristie just VETOED A BAN that had already been approved by both houses of legislature
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Was Shakespeare a Woman?
The controversy, almost as old as the works themselves, has yet to surface a compelling alternative to the man buried in Stratford. Perhaps that’s because, until recently, no one was looking in the right place. The case for Emilia Bassano.
Dr Skye Cleary
“The more we know about her and the world she lived in, the more we’ll know about Shakespeare, whoever she was”
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Face it: a farmed animal is someone, not something – Lori Marino | Aeon Essays
Farmed animals have personalities, smarts, even a sense of agency. Why then do we saddle them with lives of utter despair?
Dr Skye Cleary
Farmed animals are someone, not something – Lori Marino aeon.co/essays/face-it… via @aeonmag
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POLITICO Playbook: Wall Street takes stock of the tariffs, and Pompeo trades Moscow for Brussels visit
And the White House hosts a Hungarian prime minister for the first time since 2005.
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Dr Skye Cleary
The costs of U.S. tariffs fall entirely on U.S. businesses and households - Goldman Sachs
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AOC introduces her latest 'unusual' policy—3 months of paid parental leave for her staff
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter Friday to pledge her support for paid parental leave and to detial her office's generous parental leave policy.
Marriage?
Wed, May 15, 2019, 7:30 PM: “Marry or don't marry, you will regret it either way,” Soren Kierkegaard once wrote pseudonymously. Was he right? Why do people marry? Should they? In marriage, people prom