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An Animated Introduction to the Existentialist Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre… and How It Can Open Our Eyes to Life’s Possibilities http://www.openculture.com/?p=1048547 https://t.co/nf0z6M7V38
The Philosophy of "Optimistic Nihilism," Or How to Find Purpose in a Meaningless Universe http://bit.ly/2FmNZiB https://t.co/eD9L68GFK7
Joseph Heller’s Handwritten Outline for Catch-22, One of the Great Novels of the 20th Century http://www.openculture.com/?p=1053342 https://t.co/W6RlY90HQj
Inspiration from Charles Bukowski: You Might Be Old, Your Life May Be "Crappy," But You Can Still Make Good Art http://www.openculture.com/?p=1035382 https://t.co/hTKyTV3rLm
A Free Course on Dante’s Divine Comedy from Yale University http://www.openculture.com/?p=1030860 https://t.co/t90kqAd2SU
Jorge Luis Borges: “Soccer is Popular Because Stupidity is Popular” http://cultr.me/1v2ysGX Jorge Luis Borges: “Soccer is Popular Because Stupidity is Popular” http://cultr.me/1v2ysGX https://t.co/miJgolt232
A Stanford researcher says we shouldn’t start working full time until age 40 https://work.qz.com/1314988/stanford-psychologist-laura-carstensen-says-careers-should-be-mapped-for-longer-lifespans/
Donald Trump Made Kennedy an Offer He Couldn’t Refuse https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/donald-trump-justice-anthony-kennedy-retirement
2,000+ MOOCS getting started in July. They’re now added to our list. http://bit.ly/TRFJvh https://t.co/WchqWo60ru
170 Free Online Philosophy Courses. Catalogued neatly for you. http://bit.ly/h7BDIR https://t.co/HAUau9cylM
Eight-Year-Old Drum Prodigy Plays Led Zeppelin’s "Good Times Bad Times;" Robert Plant Watches in Wonder ICYMI http://www.openculture.com/?p=1053018 https://t.co/jsZaMNLGBM
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner: A Free Yale Course http://bit.ly/2iw7tsl https://t.co/46LtNiT9Jm
David Harvey’s Course on Marx’s Capital: Volumes 1 & 2 Now Available Free Online http://goo.gl/lEnlrv https://t.co/eKLXztsymq
The Famous Break Up of Sigmund Freud & Carl Jung Explained in a New Animated Video http://www.openculture.com/?p=1053397 https://t.co/oXoBBL6A7Z
Jimmy Page Tells the Story of "Stairway to Heaven": How the Most Played Rock Song Came To Be http://www.openculture.com/?p=101882 https://t.co/pKRgumo4SH
Jimmy Page Tells the Story of "Stairway to Heaven": How the Most Played Rock Song Came To Be http://www.openculture.com/?p=101882 https://t.co/zZ5lsgfQa2
Oxford’s Free Course "Critical Reasoning For Beginners" Will Teach You to Think Like a Philosopher http://cultr.me/1cTfrRO https://t.co/00iTPx6PSD
Some sobering facts from Jonathan Chait’s article "The Republican Court and the Era of Minority Rule.” The deck is stacked. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/06/anthony-kennedy-the-trump-court-and-minority-rule.html
"Merely attaining parity in an evenly divided country requires Democrats to win at least ten seats in Republican-leaning states."
"The Senate has an even more pronounced tilt, overrepresenting residents of small states, which tend to be white and rural. George W. Bush in 2000 and Trump in 2016 each won 30 states while losing the national vote.”
