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Author: Sursum Ursa

· by Sursum Ursa · Aug 7, 2018

RAW FEED: I Learned Stage Combat And It Was AMAZING

Where have you been, Jill? Well...umm...Sandwich, Kent, in a boarding school, for a week, getting an APC Basic qualification in Rapier and Dagger, Single Sword and Unarmed stage combat. No, seriou...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jul 17, 2018

RAW FEED: Jesus, Bro! | Stuff You Like 173

Hey, it's those people you know from the Internet! And they made a movie! Jill reviews the Patron requested Jesus, Bro! (better known as That Cinema Snob Movie) and dives back into the weird and le...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jul 3, 2018

RAW FEED: Pureflix and Old Fashioned | Jesus Bro Part 1 | Stuff You Like 172

If we want to talk about Brad Jones and Jesus, Bro! then we need to talk about Pureflix. And Joshua Harris, and I Kissed Dating Goodbye, and courtship, and culture. So you know. Not a lot to get t...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jun 19, 2018

RAW FEED: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? (It’s Actually Pretty Dark)

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Wait just a second. The other side? Or...The Other Side? Is this stupid meaningless non-joke really a joke about a suicidal chicken...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jun 5, 2018

RAW FEED: Thor Ragnarok | Stuff You Like 171

OH BOY I LOVED IT A LOT. Having watched it after the bucket of angst that was Avengers Infinity War, I gotta say: it might just be my favourite Thor movie. And not just because his hair looks bette...

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· by Sursum Ursa · May 29, 2018

RAW FEED: BIG NEWS! (But No, It’s Not That I’m Pregnant)

Yes I know I'm a woman in my thirties with a presumably functional uterus, that's everyone's first thought. But hooray! Big news! If you aren't a subscriber already you should definitely subscribe...

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· by Sursum Ursa · May 22, 2018

RAW FEED: Grief’s A Funny Thing | Han/Leia in The Force Awakens | Stuff You Like 170

So we know that Han and Leia are separated in The Force Awakens. But is this necessary to the story? What is the message we're trying to send here? And do you think it works? I mean...I do. But it...

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· by Sursum Ursa · May 8, 2018

RAW FEED: Han/Leia No More…But I’m Kind Of OK With It | Stuff You Like 169

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (or to everyone else, the Han Solo movie) is coming out this month) So we're taking a dive into my first ship, the one I shipped before I understood that shipping was even...

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· by Sursum Ursa · May 1, 2018

RAW FEED: Adpocalypse 2018 | Why Can’t YouTube Fix It?

YouTube STILL has a problem with ads running next to decidedly not-brand-safe content. Everything from North Korean propaganda videos to people with disturbing and illegal ideas about children and ...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Apr 24, 2018

RAW FEED: 1 Touchscreen, 4 Weeks, £139.10, But My Camera Is Back.

My touchscreen cracked at VIdConEU 2018. I sent the camera back to Canon for repair. Apparently that was my first mistake. *deep sigh* Still, it's back now, gosh darnit, so I can share with you ...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Mar 27, 2018

RAW FEED: iGen by Jean Twenge | The Kids Are Probably Gonna Be All Right | Stuff You Like 168

Or: iGen: How Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy, and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood* *and What That Means for the Rest of Us

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· by Sursum Ursa · Mar 13, 2018

RAW FEED: The Deed of Paksenarrion | Stuff You Like 167

A video about paladins, anger, and why the world would be a better place if we were all a little more like Paksenarrion. Also: Jordan Peterson, Cathy Newman, and that Frozen spoof where they say,...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Feb 27, 2018

RAW FEED: The Truth | Discworld | Stuff You Like 166

William de Worde, Things Written Down, being more like our parents than we'd care to admit, and every day getting a little bit better. MUSIC: Adventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himit...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Feb 13, 2018

RAW FEED: Derry Girls | Stuff You Like 165

Look, have you been watching Derry Girls on Channel 4? Because if not you really need to catch up on Derry Girls. It's only six episodes. Trust me, you may love it. Though you may need subtitles.

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· by Sursum Ursa · Feb 6, 2018

RAW FEED: How Do I Know If I’m A Good Writer?

Question from AngelNatari via email to say: how do I know if I'm a good writer or not? To which my answer is: well, first it depends what you mean by a good writer, and second it's not really that...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jan 30, 2018

RAW FEED: Happiness, iGen, and the Elephant: What I’ve Been Reading Lately | Stuff You Like Extra

What I've been reading over Christmas! - The Deed of Paksenarrion, - lots of Honor Harrington - iGen by Jean Twenge, - The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, and - The Righteous Mind, also...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jan 23, 2018

RAW FEED: How (Not) To Be A “Nice Guy”

GOOD NEWS! Turns out there were 2 asks from one person (totally fine number) and...5 from someone else. (Still a bit high, my man, but better than 7, so let's go with it.) How not to be a "Nice Gu...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jan 16, 2018

RAW FEED: Rogue One | Stuff You Like 164

Hey look it's a review of the Rogue One novelisation by Alexander Freed! Shh, don't tell anyone, they'll never figure out it's only slightly a review of the actual Rogue One movie. NEVER.

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jan 9, 2018

RAW FEED: 31 logical fallacies in 8 minutes

I learned about fallacies recently, and it's nice to have a way to put a name to ways in which we don't think or argue logically. Music: Adventures by A Himitsu Website about fallacies: http://yo...

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· by Sursum Ursa · Jan 2, 2018

RAW FEED: Spark Joy: Konmari 2 Years On | Stuff You Like 163

A brief review of Marie Kondo's Spark Joy, and an update on how well Konmari has persisted in my house two years after I finished tidying. Happy New Year everyone! And happy Get Organised Month in...

Author: Sursum Ursa

RAW FEED: I Learned Stage Combat And It Was AMAZING

RAW FEED: Jesus, Bro! | Stuff You Like 173

RAW FEED: Pureflix and Old Fashioned | Jesus Bro Part 1 | Stuff You Like 172

RAW FEED: Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? (It’s Actually Pretty Dark)

RAW FEED: Thor Ragnarok | Stuff You Like 171

RAW FEED: BIG NEWS! (But No, It’s Not That I’m Pregnant)

RAW FEED: Grief’s A Funny Thing | Han/Leia in The Force Awakens | Stuff You Like 170

RAW FEED: Han/Leia No More…But I’m Kind Of OK With It | Stuff You Like 169

RAW FEED: Adpocalypse 2018 | Why Can’t YouTube Fix It?

RAW FEED: 1 Touchscreen, 4 Weeks, £139.10, But My Camera Is Back.

RAW FEED: iGen by Jean Twenge | The Kids Are Probably Gonna Be All Right | Stuff You Like 168

RAW FEED: The Deed of Paksenarrion | Stuff You Like 167

RAW FEED: The Truth | Discworld | Stuff You Like 166

RAW FEED: Derry Girls | Stuff You Like 165

RAW FEED: How Do I Know If I’m A Good Writer?

RAW FEED: Happiness, iGen, and the Elephant: What I’ve Been Reading Lately | Stuff You Like Extra

RAW FEED: How (Not) To Be A “Nice Guy”

RAW FEED: Rogue One | Stuff You Like 164

RAW FEED: 31 logical fallacies in 8 minutes

RAW FEED: Spark Joy: Konmari 2 Years On | Stuff You Like 163

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