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SYNTH APPS:

M OOG AND KORG MAKE THEIR MUSIC APPS FREE

Legendary synth makers Moog and Korg, have made their seriously brilliant apps free! Now, listen: we cannot emphasis how much these will cheer you up from the COVID-19 gloom. You will literally spend your nights thumbing on the Minimoog Model D and the Kaosillator like John Carpenter making sounds for a future post-apocalyptic world where dried pasta is back on the shelves and you can pay far less attention to your parents. Both are available on the App store.
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EXPERT BRIEFING:

TIPS AND TACTICS FOR GETTING THROUGH THE COVID-19 CRISIS

Kevin Godlington, an ex-special forces soldier who worked during the Ebola emergency in Sierra Leone, gives his guidance on the COVID-19 crisis. The first in a new series to provide help and reassurance.
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STONGER TOGETHER:

SEND US YOUR STORIES OF GOODWILL:

Do you know of any people or businesses who are doing exceptional work in helping others through this pandemic emergency? We would love to share their stories to the world and recognise these people. Now is a time for inspiring real world heroes, not superheroes. Contact us: martin@thebookofman.com

MASCULINITY:

WHY WE NEED A NEW KIND OF BLITZ SPIRIT

Men are being asked to maintain a ‘stiff upper lip’ in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world. But we’ve known for years just how toxic this bottled-up masculinity can be to our mental health. Darren Smith argues that it’s time for a new kind of Blitz spirit.
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