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Jul 21Liked by Lev Parikian

Enjoyed the short film on museum guard artists. Another interesting perspective on being a museum guard (at the Met) can be found in All the Beauty in the World, Patrick Bringley's memoir.

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Thank you! Will seek that out.

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Jul 21Liked by Lev Parikian

I am now obsessed with beating my score with a rock.

I love your Six Things and look forward to it every week!

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Thanks! It’s addictive, isn’t it? But in a good way, I think.

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Certainly encourages out-of-the-box thinking! Apparently I was the first person to use photon torpedoes in one match up.

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I beat the Rock with Giant Haystacks- I’m quite old and don’t know anything about wrestling

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I don’t know how you do it but each weeks are so different and amazing. Have you seenJackie Morris who types with old typewriters on feathers and leaves?

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Thank you! (I spend too long on the internet…) Yes, Jackie Morris is wonderful.

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Jul 23·edited Jul 23Liked by Lev Parikian

My best run of What Beats Rock firsts went:

'You were the first to beat BOILING with FUEL SHORTAGE; OIL WELL with WAR; TREATY with TREACHERY; TREACHERY with DIPLOMATIC MARRIAGE; DIPLOMATIC MARRIAGE with DEATH; SKEPTICISM with EPIPHANY; COMEDOWN with VITAMINS; VITAMINS with COMMON COLD'

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Very fine gameplay

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Jul 23Liked by Lev Parikian

" you were the first to beat lichen 🌿 with urine 💧,sledgehammer 🔨 with artist 🎨,artist 🎨 with UK funding 💷" but it broke when I tried to beat teeth with coca-cola!

Looking forward to listening to the plodcast.

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Artist/UK funding is spot on

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Wholeheartedly agree with Thing 3. My acknowledgements started with a shameless twist on the great Jane Austen opening words: “It is a truth universally (albeit silently) acknowledged that the part of a PhD thesis, that is actually read by most people opening the book, is the part of the acknowledgements.” They open a window into the soul of the person who poured blood, sweat, and tears into the thesis.

Also, whatbeatsrock is awesome! Great for procrastination, too 😉

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That's an excellent film about the museum guard artists.

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