"There is a secret bond between slowness and memory, between speed and forgetting. Consider this…" “There is a secret bond between slowness and memory, between speed and forgetting. Consider this utterly commonplace situation: a man is walking down the street….

"For language to have meaning there must be intervals of silence somewhere, to divide word from word…" “For language to have meaning there must be intervals of silence somewhere, to divide word from word and utterance from utterance. He who…

"Without discomfort your comfort becomes your main weakness. Change is uncomfortable and discomfort…" “Without discomfort your comfort becomes your main weakness. Change is uncomfortable and discomfort is necessary for change. Change is possible, but it is never easy and it…

Stands to reason. Beyond itooamoxford.tumblr.com, there’s… Stands to reason. Beyond itooamoxford.tumblr.com, there’s also itooamsoas.tumblr.com and wetooarecambridge.tumblr.com, capturing the experiences of “students of colour”. Most of the images give pause. Every now and then, one of them hits particularly hard. "The…

Person of colour? Ever identify with the label of… Person of colour? Ever identify with the label of “other”? You need to see I, Too, Am Oxford. I took a quick trip through the archives today, and it moved me…

"For me, the writing life doesn’t just happen when I sit at the writing desk. It is a life lived with…" “For me, the writing life doesn’t just happen when I sit at the writing desk. It is a life…

"I don’t think it ever feels like you’ve accomplished a lot, you just move from…" “I don’t think it ever feels like you’ve accomplished a lot, you just move from opportunity to opportunity.” – Kyle Galvin – Explore Create Repeat…

"The tablet couldn’t possibly shoulder all the expectations people had for it. Not a replacement for…" “The tablet couldn’t possibly shoulder all the expectations people had for it. Not a replacement for your laptop or phone — but kinda. Something…

"I think memory is the most important asset of human beings. It’s a kind of fuel; it burns and it…" “I think memory is the most important asset of human beings. It’s a kind of fuel; it burns and it…