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Nicole Kirchler
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‚I must be a mermaid... I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.‘ Anaïs Nin
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`This self obsession is a waste of living, It could be spent surviving things, appreciating nature, nurturing kindness and friendship, and dancing.’
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Schopenhauer vs A Child with Candy -
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Schopenhauer vs A Child with Candy
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
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November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Paul Chan on Schopenhauer 4columns.org/chan-paul/ar...
Arthur Schopenhauer
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November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Morgen Abend! 🧡
ACHTUNG: Der Salon an.schläge ist zurück! Diesmal im wunderbaren @depotwien.bsky.social
Am 11. November um 19 Uhr 🔥
Passend zu unserem aktuellen Schwerpunkt: Mensch & Maschine, ein Abend mit Diskurs und Beats
depot.or.at/programm/#sa...
Eintritt frei!
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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In Masculinity and Patriarchal Villainy in the British Novel: From Hitler to Voldemort (2020) I argue that villains' stories are cautionary tales against the excessive empowerment of patriarchal men. Heroes eliminate them to keep the status quo intact.
www.routledge.com/Masculinity-...
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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German politics hot take: massively expanding German military in response to the threat of Russia is what Putin actually wants, because then when the AFD takes power, Germany’s withdrawal from NATO will give Putin a more powerful ally with which to bully the rest of Europe.
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-many-more-generations-will-be-denied-black-queer-history-before-we-take-action/
How many more generations will be denied Black queer history before we take action?
When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Thanks @creativedundee.bsky.social for hosting PechaKucha at @dundeerep.bsky.social
Thanks for the fab opportunity to share my #Dundee community-based #philosophy.
Here is 1 minute version of my 20 images, all except the first 2 are from ‘good morning from the Tay’ walks.
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Nur noch drei Tage, dann ist es soweit:
QUEERTACTICS #6
Queer_Feminist_Film_Festival_Vienna
November 12-16, 2025 🥳🥳🥳🎬

Zur Eröffnung gibt es lesbische Kojotinnen und andere queeres Tiere im Stadtkino

queertactics.at/bouchra/

#queerfilmfestival
BOUCHRA - Queertactics 12.11.2025
BOUCHRA, Mittwoch, 12.11.2025, 20.30 Uhr, Stadtkino
queertactics.at
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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"Retrotopia" (Zygmunt Bauman): Longing for a lost time and place that never actually existed.
People wildly overestimate the economic security experienced by past generations. There's no period in American history where significant numbers of young people were just handed high paying jobs. Nostalgia for a time that never existed is a huge problem.
Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical: His generation inherited insecurity.

I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.

unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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If you’d like to learn more about Mary Bishop & her extraordinary work, I wrote this for The Wellcome Collection in 2023.
But more than that, I would recommend looking for yourself at some of her work which is available to view online through their catalogue
wellcomecollection.org/stories/mary...
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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@oldenoughtosay.com yesterday I came across an old Iris Murdoch essay on drinking in Oxford as a female Don in the early 50s. Thought it might pique your interest. Was in Cryil Ray's Compleat Imbiber no.2.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Und mit Renée Vivien, sehr früh verstorben, aber was für ein Leben und bitte das Portrait mit
Natalie Clifford Barney <3
Renée Vivien - Wikipedia
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November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Colette war befreundet mit Polaire, die die Hauptrolle in den Adaptionen der von Colette geschriebenen Büchern (die ihr 1. Mann als seine veröffentlichte) spielte.
Polaire – Wikipedia
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November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Colette hat ja keine Autobiographie geschrieben, aber mehrere kurze Texte und so hat man seinerzeit etwas zusammengetragen, das ich offenbar seit Jahren bei den Ungelesenen stehen habe: "Die Erde mein Paradies. Eine
Autobiographie aus ihren Werken". Darin der weltschönste Brief ihrer Mutter.
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Launch! Tomorrow! In Chichester!
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Happy Publication Day to 'Poems from an Attic' from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social!

Here's a new podcast with the editors and our friends at Chatto and Windus: soundcloud.com/user-5488042...
Poems from an Attic Podcast
In this episode Miles is joined by Anne Rowe (University of Chichester/Kingston), Rachel Hirschler (Kinston University) and Rosanna Hilyard (Chatto & Windus) to celebrate the publication of 'Poems fro
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November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Even more on Murdoch's poetry! This time courtesy of The Daily Telegraph.

www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...
Five poems to read on your coffee break
Welcome to The Telegraph’s new series, where we’ll publish a new poem for you to enjoy every week
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Well that’s my images locked in for PechaKucha on Friday, 7 Nov, 2025. #PKN_DND

Thanks to @creativedundee.bsky.social for including me in the Vol. 32 line-up. I’m excited to share a sample of my best 'Good Morning from the Tay' images in widescreen at the @dundeerep.bsky.social

Here is a taster…
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Good morning from the Tay
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Im Umfeld von Nigel Farage tummeln sich einige Figuren, die über exzellente Kontakte zur MAGA-Welt verfügen und aus den USA nicht nur ideologisch, sondern zunehmend auch finanziell unterstützt werden. @annettedittert.bsky.social aus London: www.blaetter.de/podcast
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM