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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I'm writing about death in Halifax on substack. Pt 2 explores what identification of remains can offer the living and the dead. I introduce two interviewees: a United Church minister who conducts ceremonies for people whose remains are unclaimed or unnamed ...

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

" Our lives here are inexpressibly trivial and momentous at once... Both repetitive and unprecedented. We matter greatly and not at all. To reach some pinnacle of human achievement only to discover that your achievements are next to nothing ...

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Part 1 of "Known only in death" is live on Substack. How does socioeconomic inequality follow us to the grave? If death is the great equalizer, why do some graves have non-profits to support their restoration while others are unmarked?

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I have been publishing some of my writing on death, dying, & rites of passage on Substack as a part of my time with the OpenThink program at Dal: estfrancis.substack.com Never to fear, my infrequent photo, quote, and phrase posts will continue apace here. But with more cohesive moments in between.

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Emma’s Substack | Substack

I am a PhD researcher studying the professionals who guide people through birth and death in rural Nova Scotia. I am especially interested in how place shapes our access to dignity and spiritual trans...

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The power is out and the storm is on, so I am reading Woolf again: "Is it that I may have children, may cast a fling of seed wider, beyond this generation, this doom-encircled population, shuffling each other in endless competition along the street? ...

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Category is: bread maiden. 🍞⚔️🌾

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Look at history, it will tell you this is the only way the rich get poorer.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

With a number of Mi’kmaw leaders behind him, Liberal MP Jaime Battiste announced in Halifax on Thursday morning that he will run for leader of the Liberal party. Battiste plans on making history by becoming the first Indigenous prime minister.

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Mi’kmaw politician Jaime Battiste announces run at Liberal leadership | APTN News

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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/01/2025

Earth Explodes theonion.com/earth-e...

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Beautiful #sunrise at the #cafe today. We're making Wild Blueberry Syrup and Raspberry Leaf Tea Lattes now! 🍁🌅🫐

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/01/2025

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data

If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

*snarfling noises* pie n coffee for old times' sake

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Bat D. Wilson @mattdwilson.net · 16/01/2025

As always.

Lynch, as Gordon, saying "Fix your hearts or die!"

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Oh my heart. RIP David Lynch. We will hold a film club in your name. I hope the wheel treats you well.

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Well it's official!! I've sent in two PhD applications, one for Dal's Interdisciplinary program and one for their Sociology/Social Anthropology program. 🤞🤞🤞 Hoping to start this Sept!

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Ugh oh my god Infinite Jest remains one of the most prescient novels about life in the 2000s. DFW somehow saw especially the super-exploitation of Quebec. Up next: giant slingshots, feral hamsters, wheelchair assassins, and More Tennis: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk

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Christoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 15/01/2025

In a wilderness where gale force winds & furious weather reign supreme, Patagonia's mount Cerro Torre is bathed in the warm light of the rising moon, while the stars reflect beautifully in it's still waters. #photography #travel #nature #bluesky #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617: Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel. Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I am 98% cover letter and 2% Dubliner cheese

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

aka my average experience trying to e-commerce my way to mid January happiness whilst avoiding the endless torrent of fake/scam/AI websites purporting to sell my specific hiking shoe

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Emma in Halifax @karpovvskasparov.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

petition to call Swedish meatballs 'swedie meabies' from here on out

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

the "esc" key on a keyboard is a holdover from early-'90s personal computers. on some models it would dispense a can of escargot out of one of the unused drive bays. they put it in the corner so you wouldn't press it by accident because you only got three of them. i pushed it once and got grounded

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