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Sunday Poem #3: ‘The Breathing’ by Denise Levertov
Sunday Poem #2: ‘I Would Like to be a Dot in a Painting by Miro’ by Moniza Alvi
Beethoven Responds to Fanmail: The Great Composer’s Reply to an 8 Year Old Fan
Sunday Poem #1: ‘Don’t Blame Anyone’ by Pablo Neruda
The Yellow Butterfly: Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Secret to Realism in Fiction
Salvador Dali Illustrates ‘Alice in Wonderland’
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Salvador Dali Illustrates ‘Alice in Wonderland’
The Origin of Edward Munch’s ‘The Scream’
The 10 Principles of Good Design
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Sunday Poem #3: ‘The Breathing’ by Denise Levertov
Sunday Poem #2: ‘I Would Like to be a Dot in a Painting by Miro’ by Moniza Alvi
Beethoven Responds to Fanmail: The Great Composer’s Reply to an 8 Year Old Fan
Sunday Poem #1: ‘Don’t Blame Anyone’ by Pablo Neruda
The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison
10 Commandments of Guitar Playing
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The Yellow Butterfly: Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Secret to Realism in Fiction
22 Rules of Writing a Story the Pixar Way
The Building Blocks Of Creativity: Ira Glass On Storytelling
Ray Bradbury on Writing Persistently
George Orwell’s 6 Rules For Writing
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Quoteworthy #1: ‘You Can’t Go Home Again’
For the love of books: The story of The Last Bookstore
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Magnificent Original Drawings for The Lord of The Rings, The Hobbit and More
The Brilliance of Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle
10 Essential Books To Help You Become a Better Writer
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
The Brilliance of Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle
A Critical Inquiry Into: Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land
A Critical Inquiry Into: Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha
The Philosophy of Love
Philosophy Primers: Sophie’s World
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Memories of the 2016 Election, In Four Parts
What’s Education For?
Why Some of Us Don’t Have A One True Calling – And Why That’s Okay
Bertrand Russell’s 10 Rules for Living
In the Business of Doing Good: The Story of TOMS
New York of 1974: The Photography of Danny Lyon
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New York of 1974: The Photography of Danny Lyon
A History Of The World In 100 Seconds
Darfur Diaries
Remembering Anne: Rare Video Footage of Otto Frank
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Bertrand Russell’s 10 Rules for Living
In the Business of Doing Good: The Story of TOMS
Watch Salvador Dali on a 1950s TV Gameshow
Stanley Kubrick and the Meaning of Life
Bertrand Russell: ‘What I Have Lived For’
How Pablo Neruda Came to Write His First Poem
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Existential Star Wars
Stanley Kubrick and the Meaning of Life
Philosophy Posters: Re-imagining Existentialism, Nihilism, Solipsism, and More
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Memories of the 2016 Election, In Four Parts
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The Secret History of Silicon Valley
How The New York Times Lost the Plot
Richard Feynman: What Is Science?
Must Watch: The Most Astounding Fact About the Universe
Death By A Black Hole
The Story Of Everything: Carl Sagan’s Classic Wisdom
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Richard Feynman: What Is Science?
Must Watch: The Most Astounding Fact About the Universe
Death By A Black Hole
The Story Of Everything: Carl Sagan’s Classic Wisdom
19th Century Chemistry and Exploding Shampoos
The Symphony of Science: A Musical Tribute
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The Secret History of Silicon Valley
How The New York Times Lost the Plot
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How To Criticize Meaningfully
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The feminist response to slut shaming
Perfectionism Is the Enemy
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Good Writing is a Process of Figuring Things Out
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70+ Best Free Alternatives to Paid Software
The Writer’s Toolbox: A Giant List of Resources
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How to Find Your Life’s Purpose: Advice from John Green
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, Illustrated in LEGOs
‘Why Man Creates’: Saul Bass’s Manifesto for Creativity
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Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, Illustrated in LEGOs
How To Be More Creative in Two Minutes
‘Things to Worry About’: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Advice To His 11 Year Old Daughter
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