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In nearly two decades of The Marginalian, nothing has stirred a more passionate response from readers than the strangest, most sidewise, most private of my labors — the bird divinations I shared the morning of my fortieth birthday. They are now a book of cards:
An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days
In nearly two decades of The Marginalian, nothing has stirred a more passionate response from readers than the strangest, most sidewise, most private of my labors — the bird divinations I ori…
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April 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In nearly two decades of The Marginalian, nothing has stirred a more passionate response from readers than the strangest, most sidewise, most private of my labors — the bird divinations I shared the morning of my fortieth birthday. They are now a book of cards:
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“Tenderness is the most modest form of love. It is the kind of love that does not appear in the scriptures or the gospels… It appears wherever we take a close and careful look at another being, at something that is not our ‘self.’”
Superb read: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/21/t...
Superb read: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/21/t...
Storytelling and the Art of Tenderness: Olga Tokarczuk’s Magnificent Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
“Tenderness is the most modest form of love. It is the kind of love that does not appear in the scriptures or the gospels, no one swears by it, no one cites it… It appears wherever we t…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“Tenderness is the most modest form of love. It is the kind of love that does not appear in the scriptures or the gospels… It appears wherever we take a close and careful look at another being, at something that is not our ‘self.’”
Superb read: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/21/t...
Superb read: www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/21/t...
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A Defense of Joy – one of the greatest poems ever written (which was a joy to translate) www.themarginalian.org/2025/07/04/m...
A Defense of Joy
One of the most important things to have learned in life is that choosing joy in a world rife with reasons for despair is a countercultural act of courage and resistance, choosing it not despite th…
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July 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A Defense of Joy – one of the greatest poems ever written (which was a joy to translate) www.themarginalian.org/2025/07/04/m...
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For the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, the only thing we can totally control, and therefore the only thing we should ever worry about, is our own judgment about what is good.
How to Be a Stoic
Born nearly two thousand years before Darwin and Freud, Epictetus seems to have anticipated a way out of their prisons.
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February 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
For the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, the only thing we can totally control, and therefore the only thing we should ever worry about, is our own judgment about what is good.
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The most important things we learn in life we have to learn over and over. Here are 18 such things I learned in the first 18 years of The Marginalian and am relearning daily, which now strike me as worthy New Year's resolutions as well:
18 Life-Learnings from 18 Years of The Marginalian
Somewhere along the way, you realize that no one will teach you how to live your own life — not your parents or your idols, not the philosophers or the poets, not your liberal arts education …
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January 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The most important things we learn in life we have to learn over and over. Here are 18 such things I learned in the first 18 years of The Marginalian and am relearning daily, which now strike me as worthy New Year's resolutions as well:
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Clearest image ever taken of Mercury
December 22, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Clearest image ever taken of Mercury
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Fixed vs. Growth – a modern classic on the two basic mindsets that shape our lives and the keys to cultivating the far more fruitful one
Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives
How to fine-tune the internal monologue that scores every aspect of our lives, from leadership to love.
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December 17, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Fixed vs. Growth – a modern classic on the two basic mindsets that shape our lives and the keys to cultivating the far more fruitful one
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 15,1958
December 15,1958
December 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 15,1958
December 15,1958
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December 13, 2024 at 8:10 AM
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Cocktail dress https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/96026
December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Cocktail dress https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/96026
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November 15, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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"Your body is your first home: 'Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.' — Thich Nhat Hanh ##mindfulness ##wellness ##stressrelief
November 26, 2024 at 8:45 AM
"Your body is your first home: 'Breathing in, I arrive in my body. Breathing out, I am home.' — Thich Nhat Hanh ##mindfulness ##wellness ##stressrelief
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Dès demain dans Cultures Monde : quand la société prend conscience des violences faites aux femmes.
🇮🇹Affaire G. Cecchettin : le patriarcat sur le banc des accusés
🇺🇸Affaire Weinstein : la fin d’un système ?
🇪🇸“La Manada” : nommer un viol un viol
🇮🇳Affaire Nirbhaya : un combat toujours d’actualité
🇮🇹Affaire G. Cecchettin : le patriarcat sur le banc des accusés
🇺🇸Affaire Weinstein : la fin d’un système ?
🇪🇸“La Manada” : nommer un viol un viol
🇮🇳Affaire Nirbhaya : un combat toujours d’actualité
November 24, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Dès demain dans Cultures Monde : quand la société prend conscience des violences faites aux femmes.
🇮🇹Affaire G. Cecchettin : le patriarcat sur le banc des accusés
🇺🇸Affaire Weinstein : la fin d’un système ?
🇪🇸“La Manada” : nommer un viol un viol
🇮🇳Affaire Nirbhaya : un combat toujours d’actualité
🇮🇹Affaire G. Cecchettin : le patriarcat sur le banc des accusés
🇺🇸Affaire Weinstein : la fin d’un système ?
🇪🇸“La Manada” : nommer un viol un viol
🇮🇳Affaire Nirbhaya : un combat toujours d’actualité
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We cannot be happy with money only. When money becomes the dominant factor in life, there is imbalance in our daily activity. —Krishnamurti
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 AM
We cannot be happy with money only. When money becomes the dominant factor in life, there is imbalance in our daily activity. —Krishnamurti