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Recommendations for all future manifestoes

Recommendations for all future manifestoes

Or, So you want to write a manifesto? (Part 2 of 2)

Matthew Lamb
Apr 11, 2022
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In legal terms, a sidebar is a discussion that occurs in a law court between the lawyers and the judge held out of earshot of the jury; in journalism, a sidebar is a short article placed alongside a main article, containing additional or explanatory material; but to my mind, a sidebar is also a small bar off from the main bar where a small group can sit over a quiet drink and converse, away from the din of the crowd. These sidebar pieces – for paying subscribers and special guests, my judges – are a combination of all three.

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