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The Writer's Room: J.K. Rowling
History & The Arts

The Writer's Room: J.K. Rowling

...to Petrarch’s poor little cat, now firmly demoted to the kitchen. What these two stories tell us is that writer’s house museums may tell us about the writer’s life, but they tell us as much or more about ourselves as readers. They tell us about the secret life of books, but we choose which secrets we wish to be told. Explore writing and reading with a FREE course...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany

...course, Germany. There are strict regulations covering the quantities of kirschwasser, whipped cream, buttercream and cocoa in this triple-layer celebration cake. Image: Till Westermayer under Creative Commons license Der Stollen Stollen originates from Dresden, where Christstollen have been baked at Christmas since 1486. This traditional spicy yeast cake contains butter,...
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How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English
Languages

How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English

...course, although for the moment the eggplant has a certain momentum behind it, whether this meaning will endure in the long term is difficult to tell. Slang is notoriously ephemeral. On the other hand, the general process that’s happening with this emoji is precisely how language evolves. After all, the word ‘penis’ itself began as a metaphor, deriving originally...
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Mortgage vs rent
Money & Business

Mortgage vs rent

...course, the money’s never made until you sell and cash in, which people are finding now, but I don’t think it’ll be as much as they imagine and, again, people typically take into account just headline benefits. They’ll say what they bought at years ago and what they can sell for now, they don’t take into account any of the costs involved in maintaining the house...
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Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?
Digital & Computing

Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?

...course will not affect websites that do not have servers hosted in China, such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. As usual, these major sites will continue to be blocked in the country. “If [foreign companies] want to develop their business in China, [they'd] better cooperate with domestic authorities” Jiang Bojing, an IT analyst explained to a party affiliated news...
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Enduring Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enduring Love

...course of the day I say I love you one or two times. Ann Mm-hmm. Owen Or more. Ann Mm. Owen I don’t put my arms around you as much as I should... Ann Aww. Owen We have a little kiss every time Ann Aww. Owen in the morning Ann That’s sweet. Owen when we get up, don’t we? Ann Sweet. Yeah, we’re physical, okay. Owen Yeah. Ann You know, it’s nice to hold hands;...
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Mo Mowlam and The Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Mowlam and The Good Friday Agreement

...course. Ireland and Northern Ireland still talk about her often and the people I meet there still recall the enormous impact she had on their lives, often on both a personal level, as well as on a constitutional level. Mo is also getting a fair amount of attention at the moment as the world marks the 25 year Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. I wrote a piece in...
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What's life like for Jordan's LGBTQ community?
Society, Politics & Law

What's life like for Jordan's LGBTQ community?

...international community rather than Jordan, of course, but it remains to be seen what effects, if any, his recommendations and policies on ending violence towards LGBT people will have in his home nation. *Names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals contributing to this story. This article was originally published on Global Voices under a CC-BY licence...
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