Happy Birthday to the legendary, the kindest (& most compassionate) journalist in the creative industries (anywhere in the world), my friend Nicola Kemp! 🎉 Have a great day+an even better year. Onwards & upwards. Let’s all wish Nicky a fab day too! Cc=Creativebrief cindygallop.eth

Because of lack of funding for makelovenotporn - 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference'; sex education through real world demonstration. But when I raise that funding THIS WILL CHANGE. Investors email [email protected] @mariayagoda TIME time.com/6283422/bad-se…

Researching my next column for The Media Leader UK and interested to hear how/if companies are supporting staff through the summer juggle? Any interesting initiatives/personal insights welcome - Thankyou!

Me for Summerill & Bishop SEVEN YEARS AGO on 'How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex And Porn Around The Dinner Table': summerillandbishop.com/blogs/meanderi… makelovenotporn #realworldsex #socialsex #socialsexrevolution #sextech

Ever since I first identified this issue 14 YEARS AGO when I launched makelovenotporn at TED Talks 2009, students have written to me saying we need MakeLoveNotPorn on campus - one male student wrote to say he thought universities should subsidize MakeLoveNotPorn subscriptions...

years, but without funding for it (and investors championing and opening doors for us), we've never been able to make it happen. Investors who claim to want to fund visionary founders and world-changing platforms, how do you feel about the world your children are growing up in..

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, is considered to be the first computer programmer in history. She wrote an algorithm for the Analytical Engine, a mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage, that could calculate the Bernoulli numbers, a sequence of rational

Monthly reminder: It’s okay to buy more books. It’s okay to get more books from the library. It’s okay to buy books you won’t read for years. It’s okay to pile books everywhere. It’s okay to get different editions of the same book. Books are awesome. Do whatever makes you happy.

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” — George Orwell

"The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind." Albert Camus

Novices seek praise. Recognizing strengths builds confidence to keep going. Experts crave criticism. Seeing shortcomings reveals avenues to keep growing. Preferring corrections to compliments is a sign of skill. The better you get, the more determined you become to get better.

Wish people wd stop saying gloomily that it took Tv to get the subpostmasters to the top of the agenda. This is (as Libby Purves has said I think) the real power of arts and drama (expertise that is being starved of funding) Message is: we need to fund the arts.

Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face. Snoop Dogg later said, “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.”

Nothing more dangerous than somebody who thinks they’re going to save the world.

The words that I needed to write: instagram.com/p/C-GsJDaIi7Z/…. Words are weapons. Use them wisely. Onwards and Upwards x #SulaimanRKhan #DisabilityPrideMonth #SouthAsianHeritageMonth #DPM24 #SAHM24 #Disability #OurStoriesMatter #FreeToBeMe #interdependence #RevolutionaryLOVE

The 2 keys to living a long life? Per scientists at the DOC: Truth in Medicine conference, it's: community + purpose. Thx to kevin ryan + John Battelle for putting together an inspiring conference.

I came across John’s posts a while ago, and continue to be impressed by his resilience & his positive despite all he is going through. I know I don’t have much reach, but let’s try to lend a hand. If you can donate, that’s great. Otherwise, let’s keep sharing this for his sake.

Life goals 🌊💙

Happy Birthday to the visionary Albert Wenger 🌎🔥⌛!