“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

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Stunning photo essay which powerfully demonstrates the pain families separated by huge visa fees experience. With a govt review due photographer Frankie Mills & @rfuk.bsky.social tell the stories of those whose lives are turned upside down by this hostile policy www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

In limbo: families hoping for change to UK income rules for spousal visas

Photographer Frankie Mills documents the lives of nine families whose stories illustrate the human cost of this policy threshold

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I went to uni in Miami in the 90s. What a walk down memory lane this was!!!

Miami Herald@miamiherald.com · last yr.

Lums once served beer-steamed hot dogs in Miami, while CocoWalk and Bayside spurred lively retail and social trends.

It is also the 150th anniversary of the birth of Norwegian psychologist Helga Eng, who in the 1920s was noted for her studies of the development of children's artistic capacities and sense of visualization. She passed away in 1966. #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #ChildrensDevelopment #BookSky

I’m not even gonna read this. With a headline like this it deserves an instant repost.

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · last yr.

Feathers are flying after a dignified celebration of Westphalia was tainted by a ‘blasphemous’ performance that included plucked fowl dressed in nappies

Keir Starmer is my MP. This is the letter I wrote to him today. Subject: Island of Strangers? Mr Starmer, Let me tell you about this ‘stranger’.

I have a tendency to jump to the positive side of the teeter-totter way too quickly. I cringed when reading “Forget Happiness. Go Hard on Wonder." talking about "toxic positivity" - my husband nodded ... Learn more about #wonder 👉 https://buff.ly/3PpG8FE @monicacparker.bsky.social #thoughtechoes

what if we invited more wonder into our lives?

What is wonder versus happiness? And what if we invited more wonder into our lives?

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Best Warning of 2024

Thank you @monicacparker.bsky.social for teaching me the many layers of wonder and why being open to wonder enriches our lives. #wonder

Beth Bonness@bethbonness.com · 2y ago

When we think of happiness, it’s a single emotion and all positive. With wonder, there’s an element of taking in what happens, the positive and the negative. Learn more about happiness vs wonder 👉 https://buff.ly/4gbh4xX #wonder #thoughtechoes

This week’s Wonderbringer newsletter @monicacparker.bsky.social shared: döstädning. “We rid ourselves of life's detritus before passing away lessening the burden of those who clean up behind us.” I experienced the importance watching 16 mattresses leave my childhood home after Mom died.

“…we start to see what our wonderbringers are and recognize that these aren't just hobbies or things we like to do, that they're in fact fundamental to the foundation of who we are as humans …” Full podcast on YouTube 👉 https://buff.ly/49GWXFj @monicacparker.bsky.social #wonder #thoughtechoes

HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.

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Individual donors and partners can have a major impact. Join Sesame Workshop’s Mission to Help Kids Everywhere Grow Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder.

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“I think that by looking at the negative through a wonder lens, it allows us to not resist and not deny the negative, but then also immediately recognize what positive exists.” Full podcast 👉 https://buff.ly/49o9Vb1 @monicacparker.bsky.social #wonder #thoughtechoes

“… we start to see what our wonderbringers are and recognize that these aren't just hobbies or things we like to do, that they're in fact fundamental to the foundation of who we are as humans …” Full podcast 👉 https://buff.ly/3D1ucqQ @monicacparker.bsky.social #wonder #thoughtechoes

This was such a lovely conversation Beth! Thanks for having me!

Beth Bonness@bethbonness.com · 2y ago

“Anytime that we can tell a story about something, and then we know from research that wonder shared is wonder multiplied.” Full podcast 👉 https://buff.ly/3ZDy764 @monicacparker.bsky.social #wonder #thoughtechoes

Interestingly, this is my masters thesis in a nutshell. When we think our act of sustainability makes no appreciable difference, in the face of a huge problem, we won’t act. No amount of data, knowledge or ability will change that. Applicable to other altruistic and community-focused behaviour too.🧐

Eleven Films@elevenfilms.com · 2y ago

The election has driven Tiffany to the edge! Who else can relate? 🤣

Blue sky indeed 🤩

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Catch up on this morning's sci-tech news with our Daily Brief. 🇺🇸 US DOJ's court filing calls for a Google break-up 🚘 Ford announced job cuts across Europe 🩻 Medtech finalists are revealed ...and more mailchi.mp/siliconrepub...