#Fiction

So last week I made a fun discovery. I've been researching my family history and learned that this spectacular dame is my 8th-great grandmother. Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682-1749). Novelist,
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This man has been PRESIDENT for FOUR YEARS. He had a united republican government. For all his faults, he didn’t turn into a dictator. This kind of fearmongering bullshit from
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THREAD: Predictive Programming and Symbolism. (1) Basically since the beginning of human history, and the birth of entertainment, [they] have shoved their symbolism, true intentions, and truth down our throats.
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thread of random bookish questions bc i'm bored: what is a book you understand and know a lot about but still dislike? (you know, maybe like a classic you
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Whenever people call me an elitist, I am flummoxed. I am from a working class background, I am a product of public education my entire life, and I spend my
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1 Retweet = 1 Harsh Truth about Book Writing & Publishing No one cares about the book you want to write until you write the book they want to read.
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Hi its me, the Fun Police, here with a thread about some common things animals are shown doing in fiction that they don't actually do in real life! Chameleons
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In light of the gintama anniversary, I want to,once again, thank Sorachi for this series that holds such an important place in my heart. The way Sorachi manages to make
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The problem with RPGs is that normally in art forms, artistic movements that are new or avant garde slowly trickle back into mainstream artists and thus into the audience (in
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CREATIVE TIPI should spoof it harsh writing advice but I'm being serious.You want to know how to come up with ideas?It's not a quarter in the idea machine. ;) First,
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The 7 daily habits of millionaires. ++ THREAD ++ Only 6% regularly play the lottery. Rich people are rich because they invest their money, not gamble it away in
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Okay class. In week 2 of “Lies & Disinformation” @Georgetown, we took a look at the evolution of propaganda & influence from analog to digital, how advancements in technology, democratization
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Lohengramm’s Galactic Empire: An implementation of Machiavelli’s Prince politicsThis thread is a parallel between the common political maneuvers described in both works of fiction, basically How to gain power and
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Hypothetical. Say you built a business. Say it was for streaming Video Game play. The gaming industry doesn't take a harsh stance to people making content around video games, so
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Let’s talk about sentimental value vs. market value in rare books. When I tell people that a book they’ve offered me won’t fetch much money on the collectible market, they
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So this morning someone tweeted - in response to a 'why are Nightingale hospitals empty' tweet - that Covid is a 'media hoax'. Same tweeter also claimed the death toll
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