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....
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....
[OC] My dad used to collect toilet paper of all colours (jlai.lu)
Ominous positivity (jlai.lu)
An interesting answer to "how will we get insulin and/or bananas in an anarchy?" (when-if.com)
La semaine dernière, les coopératives de livraison de repas se retrouvaient à Grenoble : l'occasion de vous rappeler que si vous voulez vous faire livrer, Sicklo c'est cool ! (www.placegrenet.fr) French
We need [Gen AI] literacy like media literacy (jamesg.blog)
Thoughts from James who recently held a Gen AI literacy workshop for older teenagers....
Facebook and Instagram launch an ad-free subscription model in GDPR countries (about.fb.com)
Artisans Cooperative: An Etsy alternative, owned and run by artists and makers (www.shareable.net)
Finally, there’s a no-tech-knowledge-needed alternative to Etsy. I’m really excited about where this will go!
egg🎯irl (jlai.lu)
[Paywall] Taylor Swift ou la naissance d’un mythe économique (www.mediapart.fr) French
Ces communes du littoral qui refusent de devenir des « villes fantômes », dédiées aux touristes (basta.media) French
Aux origines d'une « nouvelle laïcité », plus punitive, plus excluante (orientxxi.info) French
After the fall of Small Press Distribution, is it time for “Bandcamp for Small Presses?”
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/12924678...
[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....
Languages spoken by the leaders of Europe and North America (sh.itjust.works)
"Sephora 10 yr olds" and the disappearing tweens | Khadija Mbowe [29:23] (www.youtube.com)
Leena Norms − we need to talk about 'the Ikea effect' [8:02] (www.youtube.com)
Hannah Montana's Guide to Life Under Capitalism - Alexander Avila [1:26:11] (www.youtube.com)
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....
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.
Islamollywood - Quand Hollywood adaptait Le Coran [10:47] (www.youtube.com) French
Book review: Free: Coming of Age at the End of History
About the book (official blurb)...
Lake Bled, Slovenia, is a hydro homie! (jlai.lu)