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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Sixty One

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousCardinal Prevost never investigated abuse claims, alleged victims sayPickleball over people? NJ town moves to seize church and

A Morning Thought @ 2626

A Morning Thought @ 2625

Baby Girl

Brandon Sullivan ✍ I wasn't particularly interested in seeing this film at the cinema, Baby Girl, directed by Halina Reijn.And having now watched it twice, I'm still unsure if I think it's a good film. But it certainly is a cultural object worthy of discussion, and that alone perhaps attests to a certain quality it possesses.Central to this film is Nicole Kidman's character, Romy. The

Starvation

Anthony McIntyre ☠ The weekly Gaza vigil in Drogheda's West Street continues, now in its third calendar year. It is heartening to see people from this town give up a portion of their time on a Saturday to come out in solidarity with those subject to Nazi-like genocide. There are other things people would rather be doing on a Saturday, especially one as sunnily beautiful as today,

Pepe Mujica 🪶 My Generation Made A Naive Error

Jacobin ☭ The late Uruguayan statesman José “Pepe” Mujica argues that capitalism is not just property relations but a set of cultural values that the Left must confront with a culture of solidarity.My generation made a naive error. We believed that social change was only a matter of challenging modes of production and distribution in society. We did not understand the immense role of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Sixty

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be Curious‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ – Belfast Liverpool supporters raising money for 12-year-old fan in need of stem cell

A Morning Thought @ 2624

A Morning Thought @ 2623

To Be Like Bono Or Kneecap?

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 8-May-2025.Kneecap, the Belfast Irish language rap group, have found themselves at the centre of what is an artificially contrived furore dreamt up by people with little sense of real moral outrage. The basics of the story are well known. They finished off their act at the Coachella event projecting pro-Palestinian statements.