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Exploring the best alternatives to mainstream social networks to free yourself from the Zuckerverse.

Iraq and Singapore are separated by a swathe of continent, generation, history and situation which are as different as can be. But fellas here are as particular about sculpting their hair into impressive constructions as the fellas there. Any older man is an uncle (although an older woman in Iraq is not necessarily an aunty). The fullness of a woman’s hair, an equal obsession (don’t even start with the horror that greets unusual hair fall), as is the fairness of her skin. We are more alike than we know.

Counter-intuitive wisdom from my Dad.

The BESIDERS | Portrait of Ciro Comencini

Secure Scuttlebutt is easy to use, has nice offline features, and contains polite, interesting content.

MCA presents a summary of the benefits of freezing coffee, workflow examples and other useful information.

The thing you need to know, child, is that trees do speak, they do tell tales, they sing when the've a mind to, they are gigglers, gossips, grumblers, cataloguing every ache and pain, and yet they hold no grudges, claim...

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With his black leather nose and beautiful eyes, Oscar reminded me of the puppies that often appeared on boxes of chocolates in England in the early 1980s. Editor’s note: If you ever meet me a…

Who needs candy and costumes? We celebrated Halloween with a hike in the desert where we found signs of life and death to help us contemplate the holiday. Since we’ve been enjoying a mild, ex…

“I have seen the sea when it is storm and wild; when it is quiet and serene when it is dark and moody. And in all these moods, I see myself.” – Martin Buxbaum There is something magical about water…

By Mohini Takhar Since I was five years old, I’ve known him, and we started dating when we were seventeen. In the tenth grade, I had the biggest crush on James Gabe. I tried to hide it, but t…

In his Nobel address, Seamus Heaney spoke about the issue that's been obsessing me lately: how, as artists, do we continue to do our work when the world seems to be so filled with sorrow, violence, and despair? What is...

Photo by Kat Jayne on Pexels.com Firstly, a trigger warning: the content of this blog post includes quotes from something that I received in the inbox of the magazine that I edit, and whilst I have…

Having a useful about page, like mine, is very important as it lets your readers both learn about you, and connect with you.

I didn’t realize I had been inactive for almost a month! Life gets busy sometimes, so I suppose it’s unavoidable. My kids and I just returned from a trip to San Diego to visit some frie…

What's the result when an über tourist, armed with an iPhone 13 Pro, visits the picturesque city of Amsterdam?

A brief guide to finding Substack RSS feeds and some other notes and thoughts about the importance of offering readers an RSS option.