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CP Monthly for November 2020

Nonobvious conversation tips, soup au pois, and earthy wisdom from the village pub.

by Common Pursuits Staff

3 min read

Ideas & Culture

A Time for Poetry & Time for Poems

I read the words, but I don't read the poems, not really.

by Matt Civico

4 min read

Home & Food

Disney Retrospective: Ratatouille

What is often called snobbery is potentially an ardent devotion to what is good, if only we have the will to see.

by Lester Liao

6 min read

Ideas & Culture

The Ordinary Pleasures of the Fine(r) Arts

After pulling my brushes from their toolbox, I begin, as always, with a simple outline in pencil.

by Paoyun Tang

4 min read

Ideas & Culture

Recovering Childlike Creativity

Most people do four things that keep them from creating and making.

by Helen Davies MacIntyre

3 min read

Newsletter

CP Monthly for October 2020

Subscribers-only: The (ageing) Boss, crispy chicken parm, and an invitation.

by Common Pursuits Staff

4 min read

Ideas & Culture

Love Coffee — but not like that

Coffee does much more than get us through the day (or night), but it can't be rushed.

by Lester Liao

4 min read

Technology & Science

More Convivial Tools for a Better Digital Life

Ivan Illich and his concept of "conviviality" can help guide us toward better choices, and better communication, in 2020.

by Matt Civico

5 min read

Community & People

Remote Work & Renewing Neighbourhoods

Remote work should give people more freedom and flexibility, but how we use that freedom matters.

by Matt Civico

4 min read

Ideas & Culture

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

How we react to someone’s behaviour has a lot to do with the stories we tell ourselves. How can we tell better stories?

by Matt Civico

3 min read

Newsletter

CP Monthly for September 2020

For Members Only – A monthly round-up and some timely encouragement.

by Common Pursuits Staff

Ideas & Culture

Disney Retrospective: Mulan

Introducing a new series: Disney Retrospective: "Some 20 years after the release of Disney's animated Mulan, my thoughts on the movie have changed."

by Lester Liao

8 min read

Community & People

Crossing the Borders of Discomfort

“Where are you from?” The truth is it’s complicated. I feel I am from nowhere and anywhere. I’m from the uncomfortable middle.

by Paola Barrera

6 min read

Ideas & Culture

Learning from Used Books

Used books, like the used and repair economies in general, call into question the value of production for production's sake.

by Lester Liao

3 min read