A Ken Burns Sepia-Toned Archive of Posts
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08.14.22 Things
(sorry, I missed a couple of days, I’m still figuring out where to stack this habit) I’m interested in anti-homeless architecture as intended and systematic cruelty. I want to add some readings to my class so we can have a discussion, but in the meantime I came across this relatively new twitter feed @hostiledesign (Look Continue reading
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08.11.22 Things
This Twitter thread about the mistranslation of Rumi is required reading for today, especially in our age of the vapid/rapid meme-ification of sentiment and the toxic positivity of white wellness culture. Just because you add a quote to a Canva template with the intent to ‘spread joy’, you may also be extending the colonization and Continue reading
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08.09.22 Things
“lika is still waiting (and we are still watching)” is a wonderful short story by b.e. stack and I think you should read it right now. When I quit smoking four years ago, I had to rethink all of my routines. Two in particular – going outside to sit on the deck after having breakfast, Continue reading
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This is not about control…
“College Newspaper Editor Forced to Resign After Mask Op-Ed” via Inside Higher Ed The editor, being a person existing in the world and, presumably, a student who has attended class in previous instances, understood that there are various restrictions on what they can and can’t do with their own body in a classroom. The assumption Continue reading
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Of Handmaidens and Cheerleaders
After Texas handed down their new draconian restrictions on abortion and the Supreme Court upheld the law (for now), the image above started making the rounds on social media. It’s funny and striking at the same time. A state that loves its symbols is having one of its most famous shrouded in a play on Continue reading
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My Demon Slayer movie review
What a crap title. Inosuke was the reason I watched Demon Slayer in the first place. I’d come across a manga panel of him… being himself…and I thought, ‘I want to know more about that guy.’ I’ll probably go back and read the manga at some point, but I truly enjoyed the first season of Continue reading
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I wanted to love Scrivener
This morning I had the second of two software meltdowns. Meltdown is harsh, but they happened in my allotted writing time, so I guess the meltdowns were had by me. Twice, when opening Scrivener, I received a notice for an update. Without me selecting an option, the application closed and deleted its own .exe file. Continue reading
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