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The UN’s Damning Verdict on Tory-Driven Extreme Poverty in the UK
Tally bally ho! In a damning verdict on the state of life for the masses in England, the UN this morning launched a report on extreme poverty following a decade of austerity imposed by the Tory...
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50 Fun Friday Facts
Uh? Hello. It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday. Fun, fun, fun, fun, looking forward to the apocalypse. That’s a verbatim quote from the Rebecca Black classic Friday. Anyway, crap “music”...
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Daydream and Drunkenness of a Young Lady by Clarice Lispector
You don’t have to be drunk to read this. From a giant of literature in Brasília we have a short story from Clarice Lispector (1920-1977). Whilst studying law in Rio de Janeiro she wrote her first novel...
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How to Use the Toilet at Work
“Okay, I’ve worked it out. We do business first, then we go and do our buisness.” This may seem like an immature and pointless topic to cover, but the fear is very real for many office employees. Why...
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Medieval Bodies by Jack Hartnell
Let’s get medieval. Medieval. I want to get medieval. In modern life we tend to look down on the Middle Ages. Think of medieval times and we envision London with its peasants, extreme poverty, mud, and...
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Professional Moron Questions… Answered! From Extra Life
Enter title here. Okay that maniac Red Metal over at Extra Life—fabulous of Colossal Adventure and all that review sort—set us these questions as part of some sort of… thing. And we responded. Because...
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Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Strange days. Hiromi Kawakami (川上 弘美 Kawakami Hiromi) is a Japanese novelist—this 2013 novella is a bright, breezy, and dreamy look into life, friendships, and excessive knowledge about mushrooms. This...
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Mostly Hero by Anna Burns
It mostly comes out at night. Mostly. Here’s a Northern Irish author by the name of Anna Burns. This novella, of the name Mostly Hero, was launched in 2014. It’s a fun little affair, with superheros...
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Lost in Translation: Konnichiwa! Let’s Visit Japan With Bill Murray
You what? Righto, we’re going all hipster here and saying we rather like Lost in Translation (2003). Sofia Coppola’s romantic comedy-drama film about friendship. Innit. Lost in Translation The film is...
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Free Solo: Documentary About Climbing a Rock
Free as a bird. Oh, hello! Free Solo is a 2018 documentary about rock climber Alex Honnold. In 2017, he decided to climb a 3,000 foot rock without any safety measures. Directed by Elizabeth Chai...
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How the World Thinks by Julian Baggini
Philosophy, man! A bit of philosophy this time out, with what’s the philosophical equivalent of E.H. Gombrich’s A Little History of the World (1936). In Julian Baggini’s sweeping 2018 tome through what...
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Peter Kay: The North West’s Observational Comedy Wonder
If you’re not from England, the chances are you may have no idea who Peter Kay is. His observational comedy about life in the North West of England isn’t as accessible worldwide as, say, the surreal...
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The Forest Quartet: Jazzy Puzzles in Dreamy Memory Land
From small indie team Mads & Friends in Copenhagen, here’s a jazzy little number. It’s a chillout puzzle game life, death, jazz, and minimalism. It reminds of Seasons After Fall (2016) a bit,...
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Swarms of Wasps at Work: How to Deal With Stinging Insects
One of the worst productivity blockers for any modern business is swarms of wasps besieging their office during working hours. This invasion of insects can lead to disruption as snowflake employees...
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