I keep a commonplace book because I want to keep track of the best articles and books I read. A commonplace book is like a “thinker’s journal” that serves as a focused act of self-reflection and way…
November 2015 Procedures of Encounter, or, My Commonplace Log Practice Several years ago I was in a small specialty bookstore and came upon a book with mostly blank pages simply called A Little Com…
The world may have transitioned into the digital era, but the timeless practice of commonplacing – the act of collecting and recording pieces of knowledge and wisdom – is far from outdated. The his…
Before we dive in, I thought I would note, that there’s not a one-way method to keeping a commonplace journal. It doesn’t have to be…Continue Reading→
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
TFW…you have no idea what anyone is saying. Shorthand is becoming commonplace, especially among Millennials. If you’ve found yourself shaking your head trying to figure out what “SMH” or “TBH” means…
A police officer pulled over a man for speeding. As the officer approached the car, he noticed that the man's wife was frantically trying to finish her makeup. Officer: "Sir, do you know how fast you were going?" Man: "Officer, I have a good excuse! My wife's makeup was about to slide off her face!"
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
The magic happens in the nooks where ideas collide and fuse, but we have to create the right conditions for recombination.
Here are 25 1980s words you may not realize only entered our language—or, at the very least became, commonplace—less than four decades ago.
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
Anastasia Pokreshchuk, the woman with the 'world's biggest cheeks', has shared throwback pictures from before her body modifications...
Stealing magic has become a commonplace crime. Teller, a man of infinite delicacy and deceit, decided to do something about it.
Most of us have seen enough memes out there that they might feel commonplace. So it’s good to be reminded just how evocative and downright strange memes are as a form of entertainment, expression, and communication.
your memories have faded, but ours will remain. happy birthday mami ♥.
The passage of time has its way of obscuring things we once saw as commonplace. Day-to-day routines and distractions chip away at our memories, so when something happens over a long period of time, we end up just missing it. Unless someone points it out, a lot of subtle changes end up ignored.
Some people meditate or do yoga. Reading crime fiction is my version of self-care. Here's why.
One powerful tool for managing these issues is diaphragmatic breathing.
An entertaining series on the origins of anatomical terms and the stories behind the names of various parts of our body.
Why are so many Americans living by themselves?
A Concert (c.1520-25). Bernardino Licinio (Italian, c.1489-1565). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust. A young woman, wearing an orange dress, is seated at the centre of the composition, playing the...
Amanda was incredibly irked when the complaint came through.
What's going on behind the scenes of reality itself? Get ready for a primer on spotting glitches and decoding the multiverse.
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In episode 4 of Commonplace Books' engrossing "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast –a " Prairie Home Companion "-like show of a smal...
