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[huttson-blog]

An art show in Switzerland became an accidental lens into Hong Kong’s protests — Quartz

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— by Vivienne Chow: An exhibition of Hong Kong art in Switzerland that coincided with the city’s biggest protests ever became, briefly, a cultural reference point for understanding Hong Kong’s political struggles.

The show, which took place during the Art Basel fair in the Swiss town of Basel earlier this month, is the first part of an on-going curatorial project entitled Home…

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[nicholasrossis]

How the world got better in 2018

How the world got better in 2018

2018 is almost officially over, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s one for the history books. For too many, things went horribly wrong. Or so the general consensus seems to be.

And yet, there are plenty of silver linings as well. All you need to do is shift your focus and things suddenly become much brighter.

So, with let’s have a look at everything that went right for a change, courtesy of

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[scientificphilosopher]

Would you ditch your therapist for a “philosophical counselor”?

Clients pay about $100 a session for philosophically guided advice.

Instead of going to traditional psychotherapists for advice and support, growing numbers of people are turning to philosophical counselors for particularly wise guidance. These counselors work much like traditional psychotherapists. But instead of offering solutions based solely on their understanding of mental health or psychology, philosophical counselors offer solutions and guidance drawn from the writings of great thinkers.

Millennia of philosophical studies can provide practical advice for those experiencing practical difficulties: There’s an entire field of philosophy that explores moral issues; stoic philosophers show us how to weather hardship; the existentialists advise on anxiety; and Aristotle was one of the first thinkers to question what makes a “good life.” All these topics make up a good chunk of any therapy session, philosophical or otherwise. [keep reading]

[renatestevensontwerp]

It’s here: Quartz’s first news app for iPhone

It's a whole new way to experience Quartz.

This is totally awesome. News per chat!

[unicornomics]

Finding a dead unicorn is never nice. (via @qz)  The pic above is of a flyer found in Silicon Valley that is trying to convince a highly-valued start-up (a “unicorn” in the tech industry) that it is going to tank. Couldn’t that have been done without this gratuitous rainbowized atrocity? Young eyes and pure hearts can’t unsee this! Let’s end the slaughter of cartoon unicorns for the sake of a visual gag! <:-(

[notintheinternetnothappening]

Digital research firm L2 describes Michael Kors as having has one of the most effective digital approaches in fashion. It outperforms every brand but Louis Vuitton in the number of interactions it gets per post. It’s also unique in that Michael Kors’s mobile site tells users where the nearest physical store is, helping drive foot traffic.

[inzania]

While choosing which language to learn is a very subjective thing, I find these three lists make it clear which languages you should consider: The 10 most spoken languages in the world (excluding English, of course): Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, Japanese, Punjabi, and German.The list of 10 most spoken languages by number of countries: French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Mandarin, Malay, Kiswahili, and Russian.The six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.Maps courtesy of Quick Maps of the World immigration-usa.com. Why these three lists? Of course, when you learn a new language, your goal is to reach the largest number of people that language can make available.You probably want the language to be the most useful language when you travel, right?Which better languages to take into consideration than the ones used by a mega international world-wide organization?The first problem... http://ift.tt/1G4PZ5Z

[ruthyempire]

Three track champions are the fastest men for Africa, Asia and Europe

Three track champions are the fastest men for Africa, Asia and Europe

According to a new report by, QZ.com, three different Nigerians hold the 100m sprint records for Africa, Asia and Europe. Read the report below…

That’s right, one country on one continent, has three different athletes representing three different continents. How to explain this? You can blame a badly-run sports administration and a scarcity of resources needed to keep finely-tuned athletes at…

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