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The best way to start a conversation at dinner: “So what was everyone frightened of today?”

The only twitter feed I will ever read: Alain de Botton.

Filed by vic at February 1st, 2010 under words, world

ah, thanks for this! i remember reading a really cool essay by him in a magazine years ago, and i’ve been a fan ever since.

Comment by josephine — February 1, 2010 @ 7:26 pm

Wonderful – thanks for the link

My favourite so far:
The double betrayal of a modern liberal arts education: it neither teaches you how to live nor how to work.

Comment by Rebecca — February 1, 2010 @ 10:47 pm

you should read yoko ono’s! she posts some really interesting thoughts as well.

Comment by rachel — February 6, 2010 @ 5:30 am

Thanks for posting this! I love Alain de Botton. He’s had a few great miniseries on PBS. I have never even visited twitter. I supposed I’ll be sucked in now…

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