"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

#AdventCalendar – Day 2: Jiu-Roku-Zakura

Today’s story on the Patreon is another Japanese ghost tale: the heartbreaking story of a cherry tree that blooms under the snow.
Today’s story costs a coffee (and it will give you access to all stories throughout the month), but some of them will be free-to-read, so keep an eye out.

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Vanity Fair

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books and literature

Consigli di lettura: la società della trasparenza

Byung-Chul Han è un filosofo tedesco contemporaneo nato in Corea, la cui opera esplora la trasformazione della soggettività, del potere e delle relazioni sociali nelle società tardo-moderne e digitali . Ho già parlato di due sue opere: Nello Sciame (qui), che si concentra in particolare sugli effetti della comunicazione digitale sulla percezione, la politica e

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On Mandatory Tutoring in the Office

A while ago, I was discussing with a good friend of mine, and we were talking about mandatory tutoring. You know? That situation when the company decides a group of people needs a certain skill, pays for a consultant to deliver the training, and then

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