In my city, we don’t have a subway, but we have trains and tramways and buses (and my city’s super flat and very bike-friendly). I haven’t owned a car in 10 years. My partner sold their car this year because it took them more time to drive around than to take public transportation or their bike.
In this very long essay (or very short nonfiction book, depending on what framing you prefer), Casey Plett says she’s going to try to define community, then immediately makes it clear that it can’t be defined....
Pourquoi tu postes des memes en anglais dans la commu francophone Transgenre plutôt que dans les commus anglophones ? Je te vois régulièrement faire ça et j’avoue que je comprends pas du tout l’intérêt
Arrosez vos fleurs en bulbes. Certaines fleurs en bulbes commencent à dépérir. Ne coupez surtout pas les feuilles même si c’est un peu moche. Coupez la fleur et laissez les feuilles sécher pour reconstituer les bulbes pour l’année prochaine....
Closest subway line from you, France (jlai.lu)
As badly described as possible, what is your favorite video game?
Book review: Free: Coming of Age at the End of History
About the book (official blurb)...
Study Reveals Intricate Layers in the Link Between Physical Activity and Depression (original.newsbreak.com)
Lake Bled, Slovenia, is a hydro homie! (jlai.lu)
After the fall of Small Press Distribution, is it time for “Bandcamp for Small Presses?”
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/12924678...
On Community, an essay by Casey Plett
In this very long essay (or very short nonfiction book, depending on what framing you prefer), Casey Plett says she’s going to try to define community, then immediately makes it clear that it can’t be defined....
Accidentally super based (hexbear.net) French
[jardinage du mois] En mars...
Arrosez vos fleurs en bulbes. Certaines fleurs en bulbes commencent à dépérir. Ne coupez surtout pas les feuilles même si c’est un peu moche. Coupez la fleur et laissez les feuilles sécher pour reconstituer les bulbes pour l’année prochaine....
Ces communes du littoral qui refusent de devenir des « villes fantômes », dédiées aux touristes (basta.media) French
Intelligence artificielle : un accord de partenariat entre « Le Monde » et OpenAI (www.lemonde.fr) French
Leena Norms − we need to talk about 'the Ikea effect' [8:02] (www.youtube.com)
[Paywall] Taylor Swift ou la naissance d’un mythe économique (www.mediapart.fr) French
Islamollywood - Quand Hollywood adaptait Le Coran [10:47] (www.youtube.com) French
Hannah Montana's Guide to Life Under Capitalism - Alexander Avila [1:26:11] (www.youtube.com)
rihanna's style evolution: from caribbean pop princess to billionaire businesswoman - moderngurlz [40:05] (www.youtube.com)
Incels Make the World Go Round. (www.youtube.com)
A low bias video essay about the Manosphere by someone who seems to genuinely care about the topic. Thanks to @GardenVarietyAnxiety for this summary.
"Sephora 10 yr olds" and the disappearing tweens | Khadija Mbowe [29:23] (www.youtube.com)
Aux origines d'une « nouvelle laïcité », plus punitive, plus excluante (orientxxi.info) French