Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Harold Bloom Lectures on Shakespeare's Major Tragedies...El Caballero de la Babosa Figura
https://youtu.be/yZndDTG0ckQ?si=3XAzS4XM4vuClG31
The Phantoms Haunting History...To survive in a chaotic world, the discipline of history may need to evolve into something quite unpalatable to many historians: a form of narrative that politicizes the present.
https://www.noemamag.com/the-phantom-haunting-history/
Bad Medicine For The Ivies
https://archive.ph/wip/LgF92
Food Allergies Doubled in a Decade...Largest real-world study to date shows sharp increase in young children with the life-threatening condition but does not attempt to address the cause.
https://archive.ph/wip/TO3mN
Can the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?
https://www.the-scientist.com/can-the-brain-help-heal-a-broken-heart-72099
Everyone Should Have a Project of Their Own...Beyond the job are endless possibilities for the betterment of your life—directed by your own accord and fueled by your passions.
https://archive.ph/wip/rasfT
LUX RADIO THEATER -- "ALL ABOUT EVE"
https://youtu.be/3pK4zRKSNz4?si=J9BlFYxVWM-Vn36t
Thursday Poem...Kay Cosgrove - I’ve Been
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2024/08/thursday-poem-431.html
Harold Bloom - wow! A fascinating character. I remember reading many years ago (pre-internet) that he has all of Yeats's poetry to memory.
...he was the real thing...