Saturday, 27 February 2021
quote [ So, while the style, music, and television formats of the 1990s were theoretically more in fashion in the early 2010s, the decade’s roots in the present have never been sharper. Jezebel began talking seriously about the 1990s last year, after seeing the way some of its most toxic traits have returned nearly intact, as if preserved in amber. ]
Pop culture reader with some nice pieces.
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quote [ During the summer of 1895, in a Brooklyn park, there was a cotton plantation complete with five hundred Black workers reenacting slavery. Dorothy Berry uncovers the bizarre and complex history of Black America, a theatrical production which revealed the conflicting possibilities of self-expression in a racist society. ]
Hot damn, black America again
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Friday, 26 February 2021
quote [ This sheep eye socket is a pure natural sex toy for men and couple, it's especially good for impotence and sex apathy. ]
Welp, that's enough internet for today.
Check that, enough for the rest of the month.
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quote [ "Palmatic acids are actually quite expensive, but they're cheaper than getting new cows in a barn for sure," he says. ]
Ahh, the flavours of food chemistry!
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quote [ “Every cell in your body is screaming out in mortal terror.” ]
Allergic to any and all bright light beams
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Thursday, 25 February 2021
quote [ The end of the world is never really the end of the world—at least not in fiction. After all, someone must survive to tell the tale. And what tales they are. Humans have been pondering the end of existence for as long as we’ve been aware of it. ]
An older article from last year, but thought I'd share it. Two of my faves ("The Postman" and "Cloud Atlas") are on it, as well as McCammon's "Swan's Song." I always felt McCammon never got the recognition he deserved.
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quote [ A leadership PAC attached to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a mystery company that had previously bought copies of Cruz's book, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. The expenses raise questions about whether the controversial conservative senator (and Cancún frequent-flyer) used those political campaigns, and Donald Trump's attempt to subvert the democratic process, to raise money for himself. ]
He wrote a book? He should try reading one first.
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quote [ From Big Red to Juicy Fruit to brands not made by Wrigley, chewing gum has surprisingly catchy and effective marketing with a lasting impact on pop culture. ]
Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?
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quote [ The second Covid-19 lock down, and curfew here in France, gave me some time to solder the 2500 components. I have to admit, having a task where you can focus and with an objective, helped me not going crazy during winter. ]
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quote [ How to make the city more stimulating and fun?
This question drove us to propose an association between everyday movements we make when walking around or living in the city and movements encouraged by children's recreational facilities. ] Infrastructure games from Brazil.
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