#Folk

Okay it’s time to get acquainted with the Yule Goat. Originating in pre-Christian Scandinavia and the Germanic pagan tradition, the last batch of wheat of the harvest was designated ‘Julbocken’,
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January is total shit heap for fat folk so over the next few weeks I am going to share 12 (+ maybe more idk) articles, resources, art & other fat
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Ugh, #nolatwitter, I am in Krewe du Vieux and I'd like to talk about last night. There is no safe Mardi Gras. KDV must a lesson for the Krewe of
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People on the far-right complain incessantly (and hypocritically) about “cancel culture”. What they don’t tell you is that they have a cancel culture of their own: they want to CANCEL
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It really really is. Hate to refer to the easy example BUT IT'S TRUE so:When you're poor you buy $20 boots knowing they'll only last a year, bc you can't
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"[Bob Dylan] alleges that Hootie used ... certain music ... without [his] consent."I love Dylan as much as anybody ever, but for Pete's sake the man has $350K just in
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Thread: "We're all a little ADHD"No, we're not. In the case of ADHD, the reason people seem to think we're making up the differences as an excuse has a lot
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You've probably seen the expat founders poster making the rounds recently. You may also have heard about the recently gazetted 30% Kenyan ownership requirement for ICT service providers. Well—guess what?—those
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Let's look at the layout & physical design of @uhcoolguy Tyler Crumrine's "Beak, Feather, and Bone" Inspired by other map-making games like Avery Alder's "The Quiet Year," with some PbtA
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Reading HW Brands’ “The Zealot & The Emancipator,” I was struck by a good way to analogize Lincoln’s famous lack of political experience — a single, decade-old term in Congress,
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Liberal Christianity is not a well-articulated religion that emerged from generations of theologians influenced by higher criticism, but is a modern folk religion. What is this new religion, based around
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How to start listening to Carly Rae Jepsen: A Thread I know many of you remember her as the Call Me Maybe girl from the 2012, although her following album
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1 of 25WHEN STRANGE FRUIT RIPENSMurder by proxy. This is the cost of electing Barack Obama. "They couldn't kill him, so they're killing us." Spine chills when I heard a
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AlrightJOBS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Couple guidelines - I'm only posting jobs that are good for the world, have salaries in the description and someone sent me. If you're interested in any of the
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As millions of Asian Americans usher in #LunarNewYear amidst challenging times, we wish safety, healing, community, and good health to you and your loved ones. Learn more about different
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before distracted by #COVID19 i wanted to write a real 2020 top albums list after seeing those stupid statistic posts that don't say anything about the music. not as detailed
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