Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria (www.theguardian.com)
To the Woman Crying Uncontrollably in the Next Stall - Kim Addonizio (poetrysociety.org)
42 muscles to rule (midwest.social)
Bleptembers past (midwest.social)
Illinois will abolish cash bail (apnews.com)
A law abolishing cash bail will take effect in Illinois on Sept. 18. The change makes Illinois the first state to eliminate the practice and a nationally watched testing ground for whether such a change can work.
The Star (XVII) from the Tarot of Leonora Carrington (c. 1955) (midwest.social)
New app helps US teens read banned books (www.theguardian.com)
“The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is trying to fight back. It recently launched the Banned Book Program, granting free nationwide access to books restricted in schools or libraries....
Circe - Franz von Stuck, c. 1913 (midwest.social)
Reddit’s golden geese foul up its IPO plans (www.reuters.com)
For those who’d like a little more schadenfreude.
What are you working on?
First of all, I want to say I’m happy to see this crochet community on Lemmy, and to get the ball rolling, here’s one of my many WIPs. It uses the Draco Shawl pattern on Ravelry. It’s one of my older WIPs since the beading takes forever....
Your favorite book tracking/cataloging/social apps and websites?
I’m using LibraryThing, after fleeing GoodReads a few years back, and I just learned about BookWyrm. I’m interested in what others apps and sites are out there for keeping track of your books and/or to-read list, and/or reviewing and/or discussing them, and what folks think about them.
Where are all the crocheters?
Here, I’ll get us started with a picture of one of my many WIPs. https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/1949eabb-3ee5-42f4-a5d6-fe2ad2e79a88.jpeg