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Rui
@m8popkin
“Man starts over again everyday, in spite of all he knows, against all he knows.” - Emil Cioran
Lisbon, PortugalJoined August 2018

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"What I wanted to viscerally convey to my students was not a given concept or fact, but the process of thinking itself. It is this hesitant, intuitive movement that Berger succeeds in putting on the page, and why, I think, it is quite so exhilarating to read his essays."
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Finally out from behind the paywall: My essay on John Berger, Cairo in 2002, modernism, and the tricky equation of writing and life, written for @leorobsonwriter's special issue of @CritQuarterly. All the other pieces are a treat, too! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cr
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one of my favorite comedians rn is taylor tomlinson – on top of being really smart and funny, her impression game is underrated, she has this tremendous ability to accurately represent people's emotional states in microexpressions and gestures twitter.com/MisfitCero1/st
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Busco familiares de Azucena Jesús Alonso Villau, que vivió en Olloniego, Asturias, y nació en 1920/1922. Agradecería información por dm, gracias. También agradezco retweets. (peço retweets, caros, porque preciso de contar esta história)
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se não estão a produzir twitter a este nível, reflictam e procurem fazer melhor, se faz favor
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I'm standing 50 feet downwind from you, hornily; however I haven't showered in 14 days. My friend runs up to you and assures you that I don't stink, but it's unclear if they're trustworthy. You can't come closer without committing to having sex w me. Assume u can't back out. You
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Karl Ove Knausgaard reading Vesaas (who I had never heard of but sounds incredible) in his native Norwegian at the end of the podcast is so beautiful and melodic he could be on one of those Calm audiobooks. Well worth a listen.
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New episode up now. The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vasaas, with guests Karl Ove Knausgaard and Max Porter @maxjohnporter. backlisted.fm/episodes/175-t
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