In Chinese when we dream of a beloved the term is tuomeng 托夢, “sending dreams." I have always liked the notion that agency rests with the departed loved one reaching out, rather than us merely conjuring them. Kate, please visit us often.

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Well worth the eye strain to read @timbale.bsky.social review. Although he does not say it I get the impression that he thinks Macmillan’s explanation of Chamberlain’s failure to understand Hitler- “he did not believe in original sin” - applies to Sunak’s early toleration of Braverman and Jenrick.

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I’m back on Start the Week on BBC Radio 4 at 9: Carlo Rovelli on philosophy and physics, Lavinia Greenlaw on difficulty in poetry, and James Graham’s new play about John Maynard Keynes. Stick that heady mix in yer podcast pipe. How lucky we are to have the BBC.

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And the winner of the biennial book prize is 🥁 🥁 🥁 Chloe Ireton and her book Slavery and Freedom in Black Thought in the Early Spanish Atlantic! 🎉 Congratulations @chloeireton.bsky.social!! Find authors’ videos and our judges’ comments for all shortlisted books here: rensoc.org.uk/srs-book-pri...

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Haha, best comment on this idea so far

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