CP Monthly for July 2020

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CP Monthly for July 2020

Common Pursuits Staff

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31 July 2020

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Editor's Pick

Ideas & Culture

Practicing Presence Amid On-Demand Distraction

When was the last time you did something and didn’t try to upgrade the task by layering another activity on top of it?

3 min read

Ideas & Culture

Masks & The Mandalorian

What was once a symbol of power, control, and fear, is now a reminder of this man’s powerlessness, his lack of control, and his fearfulness of death.

4 min read

Technology & Science

Towards Technopoly: The Broken Defences

However imperfect the former things were, Postman is determined to argue for the value of the things we've lost.

8 min read

Disney Retrospective

Disney Retrospective: Aladdin

What's a street rat worth, and what makes his life worthwhile?

7 min read

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Buildings, Rooms, and Anton Ego

When you’re largely stuck indoors, even the building next door becomes special. And I see how this house blocks the sun, how it abuts the little walkway between our buildings that makes me feel cramped and unwelcome. No wonder I rarely step through here.

Attention in the Garden

Where Bake-Off took the venom out of cooking competitions, Gardeners’ World forgoes any contest at all. Instead, viewers tune in to Monty Don, and other presenters and guests, as he offers practical gardening advice and radiates appreciation for the slow, quiet world of things that grow.