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Rob Thomas

@SemioticSub

Director of Practical Semiotics. Ex-P&G and L'Oréal. Straight-talking semiotics and cultural insights for global brands since 2005. Bowie nut.

 London
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Joined April 2016
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Language shapes perception. Sometimes.
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The Class Politics of Instagram Face tabletmag.com/sections/arts-…
The Class Politics of Instagram Face - Arts & Letters - Tablet Magazine

The Class Politics of Instagram Face - Arts & Letters - Tablet Magazine

Plastic surgery is changing, and for an obvious reason: When in history have rich women ever wanted to look like regular ones?

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THE GODFATHER was released 51 years today. A landmark of American cinema, there's some interesting facts around the making of the film... A THREAD 1/24
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I hear that @DominicRaab is on TV repeating the provable untruth that the record backlog in the Crown Courts was caused by “Covid” and by “the barristers’ strike”. It was not. The backlog was caused by Mr Raab’s - and his colleagues’ - defunding of the criminal justice system.
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At least when Liz Truss was Prime Minister there were fresh vegetables to measure her time in office.
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Luxe Lifestyle was incorporated in 2018. Prior to the pandemic, the firm had zero employees and was £9000 in debt. We don’t know how much profit Luxe made from the £25m deal, and it has now applied to Companies House to be struck off the register.
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Muji’s design philosophy is funny and great
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Best Dominic Raab story heard today. He shouts at a BBC receptionist "get me a f**king car!" to which the amazing woman responded with "get it yourself you Tory c**t"
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Satanic Temple launches abortion clinic named after Catholic Supreme Court justice. The facility, which is located in New Mexico, is named “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic.” abcnews4.com/news/nation-wor…
Satanic Temple launches abortion clinic named after Catholic Supreme Court justice

Satanic Temple launches abortion clinic named after Catholic Supreme Court justice

The Satanic Temple announced it the launch of a telehealth abortion clinic mocking a Catholic judge who serves on the US Supreme Court.

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Paid fans and England band show everyone is for sale at Qatar World Cup theguardian.com/football/blo…
Paid fans and England band show everyone is for sale at Qatar World Cup | Barney Ronay

Paid fans and England band show everyone is for sale at Qatar World Cup | Barney Ronay

Some England and Wales fans will receive flights and tickets to Qatar and ‘will be expected to stand, sing and wave flags’

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No job cuts in English at Birkbeck, University of London! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/8HggsGc4 via @UKChange
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Sign the Petition

No job cuts in English at Birkbeck, University of London!

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I have a huge favour to ask. There is a big meeting coming up on 27th September about Mr Benn. I have to show the value of this twitter account, so I would like to see how much we can grow it in the next week. If you enjoy this account, please tell everybody! Thank you...
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Call waiting music on gov.uk VAT hotline is the most progressive thing about our current administration
How The Internet Became a Doom Loop newsletters.theatlantic.com/…
How the Internet Became a Doom Loop

How the Internet Became a Doom Loop

Online, we are trapped in the recent past. That’s a recipe for feeling powerless.

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Previous owner of my new poetry book leaving no critical stone unturned...
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We've gone back to the archives to celebrate the fun, messy, glorious and unbelievable spectacle that is Boxing Day in Wigan over the years manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
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Gustav Klimt, "Pear Tree", 1903
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times are starting to feel precedented
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