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when you dig into the history of menswear, you find the same stories repeated. men who moralize traditional aesthetics rarely consider how their "tradition" was considered a corruption by an earlier generation, who wore things hated by people before them
IG the_art_of_dress
IG the_art_of_dress
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
when you dig into the history of menswear, you find the same stories repeated. men who moralize traditional aesthetics rarely consider how their "tradition" was considered a corruption by an earlier generation, who wore things hated by people before them
IG the_art_of_dress
IG the_art_of_dress
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Local women crochet/knit woolly PJs for rescued vulnerable, ill and formally abused elephants to shield them from the nighttime cold, Elephant Conservation Care Center, India #UnravellingWomensArt
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Local women crochet/knit woolly PJs for rescued vulnerable, ill and formally abused elephants to shield them from the nighttime cold, Elephant Conservation Care Center, India #UnravellingWomensArt
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Their father has died in prison, they've lost their home, food is scarce, they are refugees. The artist's children in 1919: House of Cards. By Zinaida Serebriakova, born on this day in 1884.
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Their father has died in prison, they've lost their home, food is scarce, they are refugees. The artist's children in 1919: House of Cards. By Zinaida Serebriakova, born on this day in 1884.
Teaching, nursing... and now also medicine becoming one of the "caring professions".
Disrespectful and insulting.
According to Donald Trump, nursing isn't a professional degree.
The bottom line? The entire nation, including Illinois, needs more nurses — this decision makes it even harder than ever for them to get the support they need.
According to Donald Trump, nursing isn't a professional degree.
The bottom line? The entire nation, including Illinois, needs more nurses — this decision makes it even harder than ever for them to get the support they need.
Trump Administration Moves to Exclude Nursing From Professional Degrees, Set New Student Loan Limits
The proposal has drawn pushback from the nursing community, which argues the reclassification could limit students’ financial access to advanced nursing degrees.
news.wttw.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Teaching, nursing... and now also medicine becoming one of the "caring professions".
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I’m doing a second auction for Patch, a local charity that provides food, cloths and toys for people in poverty. At Christmas time they gift toys to kids who’ve had a referral. What could be more in the spirit of Christmas? This little wren is up for auction to raise money for toys. Please dig deep
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I’m doing a second auction for Patch, a local charity that provides food, cloths and toys for people in poverty. At Christmas time they gift toys to kids who’ve had a referral. What could be more in the spirit of Christmas? This little wren is up for auction to raise money for toys. Please dig deep
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It’s the time of year when I do my Christmas auction. This mouse icon is up for auction and it’s to raise money for Shelter Cymru & Doctors without borders. 100% of the money raised will go to these charities on a 50-50 basis.
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s the time of year when I do my Christmas auction. This mouse icon is up for auction and it’s to raise money for Shelter Cymru & Doctors without borders. 100% of the money raised will go to these charities on a 50-50 basis.
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A new post from me, aimed mainly at GCSE teachers in England and elsewhere. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2025/12/voca...
Vocab lists and negative backwash
As I've been working on some resources using the excellent Portrait d'enfant videos from Arte, I've been reminded of an issue affecting teac...
frenchteachernet.blogspot.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A new post from me, aimed mainly at GCSE teachers in England and elsewhere. frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/2025/12/voca...
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Policy elites have expected schools to “solve” alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse, teen age pregnancy, and defending the nation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Now policy elites and the general public expect schools to increase economic growth...
larrycuban.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/w...
larrycuban.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/w...
Why Are Curricular Wars Fought Again and Again?
Phonics vs. Whole Language. Old Math vs. New Math. Knowing Science Subjects vs. Doing Science. Heritage vs. Doing History. Wars of words have been fought among politicians, parents, and educators o…
larrycuban.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Policy elites have expected schools to “solve” alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse, teen age pregnancy, and defending the nation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Now policy elites and the general public expect schools to increase economic growth...
larrycuban.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/w...
larrycuban.wordpress.com/2023/12/12/w...
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God, the world is depressing right now.
Here's something good to chase away the viciousness.
Win an exquisite piece of embroidery art; and even if you don't win, help brave women doing lovely things in a dark world. If you haven't got £10 to enter, pls share.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-our-d...
Here's something good to chase away the viciousness.
Win an exquisite piece of embroidery art; and even if you don't win, help brave women doing lovely things in a dark world. If you haven't got £10 to enter, pls share.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-our-d...
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
God, the world is depressing right now.
Here's something good to chase away the viciousness.
Win an exquisite piece of embroidery art; and even if you don't win, help brave women doing lovely things in a dark world. If you haven't got £10 to enter, pls share.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-our-d...
Here's something good to chase away the viciousness.
Win an exquisite piece of embroidery art; and even if you don't win, help brave women doing lovely things in a dark world. If you haven't got £10 to enter, pls share.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-our-d...
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Angel with a lute, by Melozzo da Forli in 1480. It's his day.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Angel with a lute, by Melozzo da Forli in 1480. It's his day.
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Polish to be the most effective language for prompting AI, new study reveals
Polish is the most effective language for prompting AI, study reveals
A group of researchers studied which language is best understood by artificial intelligence, with Polish in the lead and English only ranking at sixth place.
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Polish to be the most effective language for prompting AI, new study reveals
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Nine years after Brexit, Britain is trapped in denial.
The arsonists are posing as firemen, and the country’s burning.
Latest video:
They Got What They Wanted 👉And Still They Moan
They Got Brexit So Why Are They Still Moaning?
youtu.be/dEfRlWPFsXk
The arsonists are posing as firemen, and the country’s burning.
Latest video:
They Got What They Wanted 👉And Still They Moan
They Got Brexit So Why Are They Still Moaning?
youtu.be/dEfRlWPFsXk
They Got Brexit So Why Are They Still Moaning?
YouTube video by Liz Webster #SaveBritishFarming
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Nine years after Brexit, Britain is trapped in denial.
The arsonists are posing as firemen, and the country’s burning.
Latest video:
They Got What They Wanted 👉And Still They Moan
They Got Brexit So Why Are They Still Moaning?
youtu.be/dEfRlWPFsXk
The arsonists are posing as firemen, and the country’s burning.
Latest video:
They Got What They Wanted 👉And Still They Moan
They Got Brexit So Why Are They Still Moaning?
youtu.be/dEfRlWPFsXk
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Cup of water and a rose: mundane, yet almost visionary. Useful too if you just need something calming, from Francisco de Zurbarán.
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Cup of water and a rose: mundane, yet almost visionary. Useful too if you just need something calming, from Francisco de Zurbarán.
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I find the pressure to spend around Christmas quite bleak.
But some things are beautiful & do good!
I'm proud to be the chair of the charity Makani, which supports women in Lebanon who make exquisite blankets, bags & cushions.
Perfect presents for people with taste and heart.
oshana.co.uk/blankets
But some things are beautiful & do good!
I'm proud to be the chair of the charity Makani, which supports women in Lebanon who make exquisite blankets, bags & cushions.
Perfect presents for people with taste and heart.
oshana.co.uk/blankets
Crochet blankets — Oshana - crafts to empower women- London- UK
Crochet blankets handmade by Syrian refugee women
oshana.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I find the pressure to spend around Christmas quite bleak.
But some things are beautiful & do good!
I'm proud to be the chair of the charity Makani, which supports women in Lebanon who make exquisite blankets, bags & cushions.
Perfect presents for people with taste and heart.
oshana.co.uk/blankets
But some things are beautiful & do good!
I'm proud to be the chair of the charity Makani, which supports women in Lebanon who make exquisite blankets, bags & cushions.
Perfect presents for people with taste and heart.
oshana.co.uk/blankets
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"More empathy” | Malala Yousafzai on therapy, UK deportations and "gender apartheid"
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24kirbKglQ
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24kirbKglQ
"More empathy” | Malala Yousafzai on therapy, UK deportations and "gender apartheid"
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"More empathy” | Malala Yousafzai on therapy, UK deportations and "gender apartheid"
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24kirbKglQ
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24kirbKglQ
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i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
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Among many artists Interviewed in the womensart1 book on women innovators of #print,
'Reframing Women Printmakers',
is artist Gail Brodholt... 🎁
Womensart books are HERE 🧡 !!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
'Reframing Women Printmakers',
is artist Gail Brodholt... 🎁
Womensart books are HERE 🧡 !!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
November 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Among many artists Interviewed in the womensart1 book on women innovators of #print,
'Reframing Women Printmakers',
is artist Gail Brodholt... 🎁
Womensart books are HERE 🧡 !!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
'Reframing Women Printmakers',
is artist Gail Brodholt... 🎁
Womensart books are HERE 🧡 !!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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"We assume they’re de-motivated by difficulty. But research shows they’re de-motivated by the reading instruction.”
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
‘Kids want to read harder stuff’ — Harvard Gazette
"Leveled Reading" author explains why outdated teaching methods may be to blame for declining U.S. literacy rates.
news.harvard.edu
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"We assume they’re de-motivated by difficulty. But research shows they’re de-motivated by the reading instruction.”
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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What can a German studies and gender studies professor have to say about tech and thinking? Quite a bit! Well-written and insightful, with a bit of SV "inside baseball" thrown in. The quotes at the bottom of this page are surprisingly accurate. #BookReview
www.adriandaub.com/books/what-t...
www.adriandaub.com/books/what-t...
What Tech Calls Thinking — AdrianDaub.com
www.adriandaub.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What can a German studies and gender studies professor have to say about tech and thinking? Quite a bit! Well-written and insightful, with a bit of SV "inside baseball" thrown in. The quotes at the bottom of this page are surprisingly accurate. #BookReview
www.adriandaub.com/books/what-t...
www.adriandaub.com/books/what-t...
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Frédéric Forest
Paris - 1
January
2024
Paris - 1
January
2024
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Frédéric Forest
Paris - 1
January
2024
Paris - 1
January
2024