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An exegete is someone who interprets a text, especially religious texts. One of the leading Jewish exegetes in the Middle Ages was Shlomo Yitzchaki (February 1040 - 13 Juluy 1105), "Shlomo the son of Yitzhak." He became known by the...
STOP ME if you’ve heard this one: The members of an extended family spend years curating a shared online photo album. Then the website they posted on vanishes, flushing their collective memories away forever. Or this: A Queer kid growing...
Shiver me timbers. Fiona here. I’m tempted to write this entire review in Robert Newtonese, but I’ll spare you that AHARR! Sorry, it just slipped out. BACKROOMS is the feature film debut of Kane Parsons, the youngest director to secure...
Someone left a comment on my blog recently asking if I'd mind making my language more inclusive. They didn't get some of the cultural references I'd used and suggested it would be easier if I used tropes which were more globally known....
Music I’ve bought in June. Let’s see… I somehow got quite a lot of stuff in June without really trying. The album from Rosa faenskap is really good. I’ve seen them live a couple times, and it’s great hearing that they’ve managed to...
Preamble June-Boree is a reimagining of Arcadia June. June-Boree is "a challenge board spanning the entire month consisting of 30 unique challenges". I wanted to make a poster for June-Boree and it was a good excuse to use some excellent...
by Miroslav Holub Bin Ramke Via Craig Morgan Teicher
A little bit of background: back in 1999, I was working for a large financial services company (you've heard of them). One of the biggest topics on everyone's minds was how to crack the online market. Every major bank was devoting...
In any group discussion where feedback is given, it helps to distinguish between input and allergic reactions. Input is a perspective worth considering. An allergic reaction is something stronger — a signal that something is...
Last night after dinner I experienced a new pain that turned me into stone. There was an intense pain on my lower left side. It was a constant, heavy pain that didn't go away. It said hello with every movement I made, especially so with...
I first came across the delightful Bity Booker supporting Green Diesel in Brighton last summer. Describing her as “a London-based alt-folk singer-songwriter with beautiful songs, a sweet voice and some hilariously deadpan introductions”...
Last night’s gig at the O2’s Indigo was prominently billed, John Hiatt pointed out, as being part of his Farewell Tour. “If I come back next year,” he said, “what are we going to call it?” Or words to that effect. I’m inclined to think...
In its continuing effort to extract value from every remaining human interaction, Meta announced a new Spectator Mode for group chats across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.“For too long, private messaging has been trapped inside an...
A tiny Codex skill that prints readable expiry dates for banked reset credits.
A long time ago, Brendan Behan said that New York was “a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.” I’m starting to wonder…in the ten years we’ve been on Broad Street, first we had attack of the non-killer bees, and...