We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So we wanted to share with you some of the better posts we’ve seen this week. Some went viral, others had less attention, but all are worthy of a second look.
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An Al Pacino story
One of the greatest acting anecdotes ever, from Al Pacino. Read to the end. pic.twitter.com/odaJi63m0R
— Ashley Clark (@_Ash_Clark) September 15, 2019
A music video
A movie review
A list of facts and figures about NHS cuts
Well in fact, James, since 2010 you’re *this* party:
🔹Culled 15k NHS beds
🔹Cut half our NHS district nurses
🔹Cut over 6k mental health nurses
🔹Created 42k nurse & 10k doctor vacancies
🔹Caused junior doc mass strikes
🔹Crippled NHS moraleAnd I trust actions, not words. https://t.co/Uc6lnm1F6V
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) September 15, 2019
A protest song in Hong Kong
Glory to Hong Kong
Pro-democracy protesters embrace a new anthempic.twitter.com/VGgwdqA8ZF— Alfons López Tena #FBPE (@alfonslopeztena) September 14, 2019
A chilling reality about knife crime in the UK
“Joseph” was just 14 when he first carried a knife. He says: “Death is like nothing to be honest. It’s normalised”. Watch #Knives in the Classroom tonight, 8.30pm, @BBCOne #KnifeCrime pic.twitter.com/nIZhoAxjUs
— Panorama 🌐 (@BBCPanorama) September 9, 2019
A call to action on climate change
A vintage photograph
London, Hyde Park, old photo of people feeding pigeons. #photosoflondon #london #uk #hydepark #visitlondon pic.twitter.com/BpswHogKg7
— Lakapartments (@lakapartments) September 15, 2019
A linguistic fact
HAPPEN, MISHAP and HAPHAZARD all derive from ‘hap’—an old word for chance or fortune, borrowed into English from Old Norse sometime in the 12th century. ‘Hap’ is also the origin of HAPPY, which originally referred to people or events that appeared to be blessed with good fortune.
— Haggard Hawks 📚🦅 (@HaggardHawks) September 15, 2019
A palate cleanser
Image credit: Pat (Cletch) Williams