Anyway, your problem isn‘t finding the time to take notes. The problem is that taking notes is thinking and thinking has to be done by someone. women have been doing a lot of metacognition that looks like a task when it’s really thinking.

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Inside Britain's university crisis

As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter

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Happy Lughnasadh,* witches! This moment in the year sometimes gets missed, but it’s a good one. It’s a time to enjoy the fruits of your efforts so far this year. So have at it – enjoy yourself! (“loo-nassa”. Yes this is a tricky one, yes. No, I can’t spell it without checking either.)

Got Olympics tickets for women’s football group stage & a session of the archery tournament! That’s a pretty good start. No equestrian tix available in today’s drop, but maybe in the next round.

Make stuff. Do your hobbies. Geek out with your weird friends. Practice arts and crafts. Every society that ever burned to the ground left behind only the handicrafts, and every society saved from the brink was saved only by arts. Do not give up the joy of creating.

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Maria Dahvana Headley @mariadahvana.bsky.social · last wk.

Thing about working with famous epics is that they're famous epics for a reason. Tons of people have had opinions about them for millennia. If you're going to work with one, you know your version is going to piss some people off. Even a *sedate* famous epic inflames some of its audience.

10. Whatever one thinks of the film as a work of art, it's doing some good in the world, by generating big conversations, bringing new audiences to the cinema, and new readers to ancient literature. I hope it helps save the humanities.

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man

As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...

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I need you all to know that the Berkeley Public Library has solicited submissions for a new mascot, and you can now vote for the contestants and I'm losing my mind. berkeleypublic-library.github.io/Fiber-Mascot...

It’s one thing to read it, another to hear it in her incredible voice.

Strictly 4 My Navigators@lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 2w ago

“What are you without racism? Are you any good? Are you still strong? You still smart? You still like yourself?”- Toni Morrison

Astronomer Vera Rubin was born #OTD in 1928. Her work on galactic rotation curves became one of the main pieces of evidence for the existence of dark matter and she deserved a Nobel Prize for it. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Image: Vassar College / Emilio Segrè Visual Archives

NEW from me: Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety measures that reference bikes from federal websites. The push began after DOT Secretary Duffy’s social media post vowing to end funding for “DEI bike lanes” earlier this month. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...

DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites

Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.

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EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.

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Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 3w ago

When you (an editor or a critique partner or a classmate) comment on someone's writing, you can absolutely deal them a disabling injury if you're thoughtless about it. I'm not saying anyone should be dishonest or refrain from pointing out issues. I'm saying

A new post on #IntelligentArtifice. This one is called "Ambient Intelligence." Let me know what you think! cathydavidson.com/intelligent-...

Ambient Intelligence - Cathy N. Davidson

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Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.

Links to purchase available 4pm GMT on Thursday.

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

It’s 43 minutes past midnight. This is downtown Oslo.

Patricia Aas 🐢🏳️‍🌈@patigallardo.bsky.social · last mo.

I think maybe tomorrow is canceled

From the Telemundo broadcast just now by the commentary team during a slow-mo replay of the goal and a shot of Haaland with his hair down: "This is a perfect goal. The ball didn't touch anything." In exaggerated, gravely, dramatic voice: "TERMINATOR"

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“Country Roads”? I’m obviously missing some context here.

It is Pride month.

I have conquered Cleaning the Garage, episode 2 of 3, and now get to watch France roll over Sweden, complete with France’s eye-searing flag kit.

here is what i think: we're not consumers or spectators, we are participants with agency. you should not hope that democrats will do anything. you must work to force them to do the right thing. the odds are long, but we are far from the first americans to face long odds. we will win.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last mo.

you know, when someone says something like "these are the things that need to be done to avert disaster" and your response is "you think democrats will do that?!?" all you're telling me is that you think politics is a spectator sport

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