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The Convivial Society The Convivial Society: Vol. 2, No. 6   -18:44 “Attention discourse” is how I usually refer to the proliferation of essays, articles, talks, and books around the problem of attention (or, alternatively, distraction) in the age of digital media. While there have been important precursors to digital age attention discourse dating back to the 19th century, I’d say the present iteration probably kicked off around 2008 with Nick Carr’s essay in the Atlantic, “Is Goog...

“There is so much happening out there that feels creatively exciting at the moment, in reimagining what poetry can do and who can access it,” says Sunnah. Therein lies the beauty of this group: they’re changing the status quo. “We challenge the stereotype that all people of colour are lumped together – we are individuals, so our writing is individual,” says Sharan. “What Sheena says has become our collective’s way of being in the world and of seeing the w...

Trapt Drummer Michael Smith Quits Band, Issues Statement Trapt drummer Michael Smith has officially quit the band and issued a lengthy statement detailing his decision. The move comes after a tumultuous year for Trapt, who were entangled in headlines concerning the social media outbursts of singer Chris Taylor Brown. The singer was heavily critical of the Black Lives Matter movement, spread misinformation regarding the coronavirus pandemic and was eventually booted from Instagram, Facebook and...

LOUISE Casey, the UK Government’s former homelessness adviser, has warned that the Conservatives would “go back to being the Nasty Party” if…

Universal Credit families could face £600 loss if government cut goes ahead Tory MPs were told by the Prime Minister to abstain from a Commons vote yesterday on making the £20-a-week uplift in the benefit permanent Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the i...

DWP: Universal Credit cuts explained - what the crucial vote means for you Universal Credit is facing a critical vote in the fight to stop claimants seeing their payments slashed by more than £1,000 a year The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to FREE email alerts from our Money Saving Club NewsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will...

Why Your To-Do List Never Ends For many Americans, there’s more to do, and less mental bandwidth with which to do it. Alex Merto A common 21st-century complaint is that life didn’t used to be as busy as it is today, but some people are more likely to think so than others. According to Liana Sayer, the director of the University of Maryland’s Time Use Laboratory, many Americans who are employed, married, a parent, or a college graduate feel shorter on time today than people in those situat...

By Martin Kerin AS I write, news has come in that, for the first time in history, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will help feed children in the UK. For the first time in its 70 year history, UNICEF will respond to a UK ‘domestic emergency.’ Given recent events and following the Food Foundation’s findings that 2.4 million (17%) children are living in ‘food insecure households’, it was only a matter of time before an international agency was forced to step in. 2020 will d...

Does anyone think if he managed to become a nuclear power the u.s. would have intervened in libya. i think the answer is clearly o no. >> it is delightful you bring up the mayor. he is a likely suspect behind the assassination of five iranian scientists since 2007. a campaign of sabotage cyber attack. very much intelligence for shadow work that already exists between iran and the west. >> which makes it particular lynn interesting hes saying that. >> i guess -- my question to you is are -- is --...