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How Being Bored Helped Me Figure Out What I Wanted to Do in Life

If only I didn’t have to hop on a boat for 3 days to find out

Jun 1

A Carrack ship docked in a harbour, flying the Spanish flag

Jun 1

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Books Are Our Superpower

How I Found Myself Praying at the Altar for Book Capitalism, and How I Got Out

From buying to hoard to buying to connect

Apr 11

How I Found Myself Praying at the Altar for Book Capitalism, and How I Got Out

Apr 11

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The Honest Perspective

Your Country Is Likely to Collapse During Your Lifetime. What Do You Do?

Peace out, or fight to the end?

Jul 6

Person walking out of a cave into the light

Jul 6

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Fanfare

My Favourite Cult Film: Harold and Maude

Dark comedy, civil disobedience, and Cat Stevens. Is this how you write a great rom-com?

Jun 22

My Favourite Cult Film: Harold and Maude

Jun 22

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The Honest Perspective

Do You Have This Key Principle in Mind When You Start Learning Something New by Yourself?

If only success were a mere 12 weeks away

Jun 20

Do You Have This Key Principle in Mind When You Start Learning Something New by Yourself?

Jun 20

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Thought Thinkers

I Read Biden’s and Trump’s Agendas for 2024. They’re Both Incredibly Boring

We need bold solutions for the problems of the future. So why are we still discussing yesterday’s news?

May 28

I Read Biden’s and Trump’s Agendas for 2024. They’re Both Incredibly Boring

May 28

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Counter Arts

Why Did One of Cinema’s Greatest Auteurs End His Career Working on TV?

Or how Roberto Rossellini made me realize cinema could be more

May 14

Phone on a selfie stick filming someone, connected to a monitor

May 14

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Thought Thinkers

What We Can Learn From ‘Dig for Victory’, Britain’s World War Two Revolution in Food Production

From mile-high to mile-free, from the colonies to the backyard

Apr 25

Two men from the 1940s discuss the farm products one of them is holding

Apr 25

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Iberospherical

How This Song Went From Just an Album Track to a Protest Anthem

It’s been 50 years since ‘Grândola Vila Morena’ became synonymous with freedom in Portugal

Apr 24

Poster with a hand holding a red carnation in a closed fist, with the values of the Carnation Revolution: health, peace, freedom, bread, education being written in red on a white background

Apr 24

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Iberospherical

How I Found a Home Within the Brazilian Community in Portugal

Two steps here, two steps there, that’s the magic of Forró

Apr 18

A man lifts a woman off the ground during a dance of Forró

Apr 18

João Pedro Fernandes

João Pedro Fernandes

Poet, pizza expert, and part-time funny person writes about culture, politics, reading, and the power of the imagination. 🇵🇹 jpaf2598@gmail.com

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