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Sherpa Gifts

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When I went to culinary school a few years ago, I wanted to make a change as much as I… The post Sherpa Gifts appeared first on Maureen Abood.

Random, Aimless, and Unplanned – Saying The Unsaid

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I recall a morning, cold as ever, bright and beautiful and the world around me was still new. I was still young. The world was changing, and my life was about to take on a brand-new look.I was on a farm. I was living in the middle of a time that I never thought that […]

How the US Lost Solar Leadership to China

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China didn’t steal their leadership in solar manufacturing, or stumble into it by luck. They saw that some American inventions held the key to the future, and they made it happen.A big part of this story took place just down the road from me… Bloomberg: To make the solar cells that are projected to ...

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(CW: mental health, death) Today I received the news that someone I didn’t know well but have known for a long time passed away by her own hand. Over 20 years ago she was a community steward and editor on a work related platform I spent a lot of time at. She was creative, intelligent, […]

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Why happiness is not the best indicator of well-being

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Chapter 4, Section 1: The Well-Lived Life The per-capita GDP of Canada has increased about thirty-fold over the last two centuries, from $1,441 in 1820 to $45,530 in 2022 (adjusted for inflation).1 This is an enormous increase. Are Canadians enormously better off? That is, we’ve been assuming so far...

Escape From New York: Snake Plissken Doesn’t Care

2 days ago

Grab your favorite eyepatch and let's talk about antiheroes, disillusionment, dystopia, and snake tattoos as we kick off John Carpenter Month! The post <i>Escape From New York</i>: Snake Plissken Doesn’t Care appeared first on Reactor.

A Disappearing Art: Exploring the Magic Postmodernism of MacGillivray

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Ahead of a show at this year’s Sensoria Festival in Sheffield Kirsten Norrie, aka MacGillivray, talks to John Doran about her elemental multi-disciplinary practice drawing together folklore, poetry, music and film making. Main portrait by Zanne Chaudhry Kristján Norge’s problems began the day he sta...