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Ray Oldenburg talks about third places
Ouça agora (19 min) | Recorded on Ray's birthday in April 2020
Jan 26
What is a “third place,” and do you have one?
Not home, not work, our happy places
Jan 24
Celebrating Ray Oldenburg (1932-2022)
“The third place is such a simple idea - the wonder is that it had to catch on.”
Jan 26
6
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Just one more pair of chopsticks
A window into Chinese culture from CCTV and Berkshire Publishing
Jan 20
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Why I resigned from Penn Press (or was I fired?)
9
16
My hillbilly elegy
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3
How to think globally
5
Is your coffee shop a third place?
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I was an antivaxxer
4
Know when to fold 'em
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A fox at play
New Year's greetings from Great Barrington
Jan 1
9
4
A cold coming we had of it...
At the solstice, two famous literary passages and a wish for 2023
Dec 22, 2022
4
Focus & Flow: The End of Multitasking
My new year's resolutions started a little early this year
Dec 16, 2022
4
Watching the World Cup in Beijing
Can global sports promote peace and reconciliation?
Nov 29, 2022
4
1
Lost in Translation
Talking about China: how translation gets in the way of understanding and cooperation
Nov 17, 2022
7
2
Is your coffee shop a third place?
Coffee shop, diner, or café - these special places help us get through the day
Oct 26, 2022
6
Berkshire Goes to China (Again)
A landmark work is being published in Chinese more than a decade after the translation agreement was signed
Oct 21, 2022
9
4
When you ride alone you ride with Putin
The Ukraine invasion and reading for our age of crisis
Sep 1, 2022
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Why I resigned from Penn Press (or was I fired?)
9
16
My hillbilly elegy
2
3
How to think globally
5
Is your coffee shop a third place?
6
I was an antivaxxer
4
Know when to fold 'em
7
4
See all popular
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