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"It me" (what is a meme?) 😁 “'A unit of cultural transmission' - Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene ... Though he could not have foreseen lolcats, ... [a meme] begins as [a] user’s act of self-­expression. [and] evolves into a piece of cultural syntax" https://t.co/F9w2HBILAG

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Oh, I do so love Rickman's work. Miss you, Alan. A lovelu, long read: an edited extract from Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries https://t.co/JBdWmNNUE2

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TIL: poet Rabindranath Tagore Read his lovely poem Gitanjali 60 My fav line is strangely onomatopoetic. Can you feel it? "The sea surges up with laughter, and pale gleams the smile of the sea-beach." https://t.co/fpxDpVxg6C

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Looking for something different to read? Delirious and surreal, but oddly timely? A Ukrainian friend introduced me many years ago to a Russian-speaking doctor & novelist, born in Kiev in 1891, Mikhail Bulgakov. Books: The Master and Margarita; Heart of a Dog Enjoy! #toMstdnCa

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The author sat on her #Handmaid story idea for a long time, before writing it. "I thought it was too nutty - nobody would believe it." - @MargaretAtwood interview replay, on msnbc now #toMstdnCa

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Looking for something different to read? Delirious and surreal, but oddly timely? A Ukrainian friend introduced me many years ago to a Russian-speaking doctor & novelist, born in Kiev in 1891, Mikhail Bulgakov. Books: The Master and Margarita; Heart of a Dog Enjoy! #toMstdnCa

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"Best-selling author, scientist, and trailblazer in autism research, Dr. Temple Grandin’s new book “Visual Thinking” draws on cutting-edge research and her own lived experience to reframe the conversation on neurodiversity and different types of thinkers." https://t.co/2sDM0yJ3d1

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As it happens, I am reading the excellent and odd book Light From Uncommon Stars, which will change how you look at donuts forever, LOL. #aTasteOfHome #NationalDonutDay https://t.co/3iRGVk9Lse

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"The Handmaid’s Tale is a book that has never stopped fascinating readers because it articulates so vividly what it feels like for a woman to lose power over her own body.” An interview from 2017 with @MargaretAtwood https://t.co/ncMjjtMRIp

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Ok. This is genius :-) Priya has me thinking in new directions! 7 Secrets of a Highly Successful Dress Code from @priyaparker , author of The Art of Gathering https://t.co/4ULebVnIAg