#Author

Mental Floss

mental_floss

Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Shining' arrived in theaters 40 years ago today. Though it's widely considered one of the best movies made from King's work, the best-selling

Kathleen Rushall

KatRushall

Can we as an industry get on the same page that competitive works clauses based on ethnicity, culture, or religion of a main character, ESPECIALLY if this reflects that of

Pranav🚀

pranav_mandhare

Best excerpts from~One Thousand ways to earn $1000~ [thread]So your success in making your first $1,000 will depend upon your ability tomake or do something, of definite value to society,

Dan Singleton

dasingleton

Great thread, but it misses, as is usual, Goeppert Mayer’s contribution to chemistry in the theory of isotope effects. The story as I understand it was that during the Manhattan

i love soil and it could save us

voidresidual

Disabled, queer, boy-like creature. In love with peace, quiet, and good-tilled earth. Any pronouns.My favorite emoji: I tend to tweet about seeking nuance, directing outrage toward people who concentrate wealth,

AccioBooks

AccioBooks

Important thread. This book is on a ton of reading lists and recommendations (admittedly which I've shared, too) but it's worth keeping these tweets in mind.https://twitter.com/b_tynes/status/1277412194867650569 I have read the

Fr. Patrick Behm...Jimmy G is still my quarterback

FrPBehm

I’ve been very reticent to level any charges of “fraud” in this election. First, because my preference would be that Biden won, fair and square.https://twitter.com/shylockh/status/1325120312455749634 Don’t misunderstand...he’s not

Jenny 🍋

asunnydisposish

White weebs: OMG HETALIA WASN'T THAT BAD AND I'M EXCITED!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO GIVE THIS RACIST IMPERIALISM-APOLOGIST MONEY!Korean and Jewish people: [collective sigh] Bro, people literally dressed up as

Enty

entylawyer

Twitter, do your thing. (Thread)46 years ago while filming Jaws on May 25, 1974 there was a scene involving a lot of extras arriving at Amity Island. One of those

Cat 😿 (active only at weirdest hours)

alachat_

A thread on Haikyu!! 401, the chapter where new promises are made, and old promises fulfilled. Spoilers alert 401 is about a promise from a grandfather to his grandson, that

Andy Baio

waxpancake

On Friday, Twitter shadowbanned writer/podcaster @tinytempest, and now @dansinker is hidden too. Their tweets are marked as "unavailable" in threads, won't appear in timelines, and are completely missing in search.

Vibin

VibinByDesign

[Thread] On SEO & Content marketingI recently read this book called Atomic Habits. The author talks about how we should focus on Systems instead of Goals. He says a goal-focused

Nicholas Danforth

NicholasDanfort

Seriously, though, I'd be interested to know what @thehill's policy on this is...https://twitter.com/NicholasDanfort/status/1250388132316565504 To review:1. This reads like a paid propaganda piece.2. Some of the language appears to be directl

Isaac Haxton

ikepoker

Charles Murray, best known as author of The Bell Curve, seems to have taken a sudden interest in poker. Today, he sent this message to 20 or 30 prominent poker

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

2/ The authors (and Karen in other work) describe people who have authoritarian dispositions, and distinguish such people from traditional or "status quo" conservatives. Those with authoritarian dispositions are averse

John Huber

JohnHuber72

In the Panic of 1907, our economy plunged. Steel output -60%, iron -55%, imports -26%, unemployment soared, doors closed, rent wasn't paid. Economic output cratered for 6 months. GDP down