Whole generations of adults were lost to institutionalization. They were warehoused, hidden away, forgotten. So many of us colluded in their erasure.
This piece is my small attempt to un-erase one of them. 8/8
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I work in an arcane field where the job requires specific technical knowledge, built on a ladder of understanding and breakthroughs going back over 100 years. It's not immunology but it's not nothing.
Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country. I said yes, because why not. I had no idea what I was getting into, and now I need your help. A ���
@BillSimmons @KevinOConnorNBA @Wesley_Morris@BillSimmons you’ve mentioned on a couple of podcast episodes that teams/players can manipulate the minimum games required. According to this article, a player has to play 20 minutes for a game to count, though he can have two games with 15 minutes.
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Rarely do I stumble upon something quite so gross and stupid as this. So if you'll indulge me for a brief thread, I'd appreciate it. 🧵 https://t.co/nby16cg3j5 via @TPM
Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis. His efforts went unrecognized for 50 years. Then in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he’d rescued, now adults.
I like to remember this every Jan 27th.
Filmmaker Joshua Seftel talks about his new documentary film about a former Marine who planned to attack Muslims, until he met them, and experienced the life-changing power of acceptance, forgiveness and love.
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Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out October 21. Meet me at midnight.
Pre-order now: https://t.co/jjqUNkphuG
Citicorp Center was built in 1977.
Located in NY, it was the world's 7th tallest building but had a big structural flaw: a very strong storm wind could knock it over.
The expert architects had no idea, until an anonymous Princeton undergrad cold called them.
Here’s the story🧵