Mayday page goes off
Peds Trauma
Run to the scene
In the trauma bay
You’re barely visible in the adult-sized gurney
Surrounded by a crew of laser-focused, life-saving professionals
Who can’t save you
Cinema in the 1920s was wild.
It's when the film industry as we know it today was born: the studios, the stars, the genres, and the tropes.
And even animation - this is from The Adventures of Prince Achmed, the oldest surviving animated feature film, from 1926.
#OTD My great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack was beheaded on Hitler’s direct order. Born in Milwaukee, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin & moved to Germany to pursue a PhD. As an American grad student in Berlin, she witnessed a rapid increase in Hitler's popularity. 1/12
When someone has an 'over the top' reaction to something, you're witnessing a part of their past come up in the present. Don't personalize how people react to you or situations around you. Reactions are autonomic and historical.
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
V There’s a great medium article from someone who lived thru Sri Lanka’s collapse and. Well I’ll let you look for yourself.
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This was me at 17. I left school that year and finished my studies in college instead because I refused to wear a school uniform (which was not required by law in Scotland but I'd get sent home regardless). I was really into indie sleaze, rave and the 80s. These were the days of
Is anyone else completely exhausted by the onslaught of breaking news?
We need to figure out how to connect away from the cycle. Avoiding long-term problems—for which there are viable solutions—leaves us feeling isolated and apart from each other.
I’ve been realizing, more
For anyone who doesn’t have TikTok: there’s a trend at the moment where people are romanticising their lives by editing them like Wes Anderson and it’s honestly so creative and wholesome
🧵👇 Here are a few of my favourite ones
In honor of one of our colleagues and Start Creators, Bill Monroe, we are highlighting his blog and podcast, Strokecast, which was dedicated to spreading stroke awareness. Read more about Strokecast and Bill's legacy here: msft.it/6017gnIVJ #StrokeAwarenessMonth
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released 43 years ago today. One of Hollywood’s most popular films and most acclaimed sequels, the making of story is as huge as you’d expect.
A THREAD
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“no one remembers the weird thing you said at that party” actually the weird thing you said has become a sacred inside joke that bonded several people at that party together forever
You know how often I see men showing off their girlfriend or wife’s cooking on social media? Bragging about how she takes care of the kids?
Hardly ever.
You know how often I see men commenting on a woman’s physical appearance? Liking thirst traps on Instagram?
All the time.