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Hello again. We've been to Carcasonne. It's pretty groovy. It was built in the 10th century apparently. I don't think it had so many crepe places then. We are having the best time. Hello. https://t.co/CRE5mSwq4k

Having friends over for a casual gathering? Impress them with this delicious and eye-catching seafood spread recipe straight from Elle Simone Scott’s "Boards: Stylish Spreads for Casual Gatherings". https://t.co/0o9JIWFADz https://t.co/Z1Urka5BI8

Are you depressed? Does the reflection of bright objects themselves reflecting brighter objects’ pulsing energies make you cry your face toward the darkening sky? ‘Moonrise’, a poem by Maureen N. McLane: https://t.co/h5NZ73BXMA

Small pearls of writing wisdom from George Saunders, Ocean Vuong, Anne Lamott, and more. https://t.co/4uPwFSMII6

Hope you're all ok, btw.

‘Unearthed and exposed, the British national character is weirder, more eldritch and more conflicted than anyone might have expected.’ @jonathancoe on 20th-century film and TV’s repository of national mythologies: https://t.co/pkoINg15ks https://t.co/FnmwxbOaiY

A mysterious package, an ancient shrine, a box of letters, and more of the best book deals of the day: https://t.co/IO1xA19Qaw

Our Week in Reviews (featuring titles from @wwnorton, @AkashicBooks, @Pegasus_Books, @HarperCollins, and @CambridgeUP): https://t.co/WIEbHNi914 https://t.co/yjVvQQ5Nwy

We don't even want to tell you where some men think women store their credit cards. https://t.co/DOr70jxi9Y

The mood is dark as summer ends, at least according to a lot of the nonfiction being released this month. https://t.co/a1h3Y936kp https://t.co/HzKBaf0xzF

‘Firing missiles with non-nuclear warheads at a large city is a fantastically ineffective and expensive way of killing everyone in it, or of levelling it to the ground. It’s not the tactic of an army set on presenting itself as a liberator.’ @_jamesmeek: https://t.co/S9BNFej4Cg

ICYMI: A look back at @HSmithWrites' review of @RadioFreeTom's "cogent, sensible" OUR OWN WORST ENEMY: THE ASSAULT FROM WITHIN ON MODERN DEMOCRACY (@OxUniPress): https://t.co/NLYxPEKXWu https://t.co/3Zi9XVtGHk

Advice on writing residencies, from choosing where to apply to how to make sure your application is giving you the best possible shot at getting in (via @CatapultStory). https://t.co/x7HMVxpHJv

‘It may also be that, for peace talks to have any chance at success, some baseline courtesies are necessary – such as not installing cameras in your counterparts’ hotel rooms.’ Nick McDonell on the failure of peace talks in Afghanistan, on the blog: https://t.co/jjOjOsyQKR

‘If Impressionism became “tighter and darker” in England, it was largely because of Sickert, the painter of music halls and of men and women behind lowered blinds and closed doors.’ @TomCrewe1 on Walter Sickert: https://t.co/fFhMU9BYWs https://t.co/pVfiCwjp1O