September 4, 2023
Salad Solidarity
Across the course of the modern foodscape, there have been countless labor strikes at all levels of the food industry particularly with the hard working men and women harvesting crops from the fields. Big California examples include the Delano Grape Picker Strike and the largest farm worker strike in US history - The Salad Bowl Strike.
In the spirit of Salad for Lettuce Boycotters, how about some salads without lettuce. We'll come back to the world of "salads" later when we look at things like Snicker Salad Again, as with all things culinarily inclined, this list is short sighted, full of gaps, holes, glaring errors and misconceptions, etc. Feel free to toss your ideas to cover the bare spots! (And yes, cabbage and spinach are lettuce adjacent, but....) [more inside]
Cell Phones
“What did I do,” he began. He took a deep breath. Without visible emotion, he described gaining access to bank accounts belonging to Sidney Kimmel and to the doctor in Alabama, using their funds to buy gold coins, and shipping the coins to Atlanta. “I got possession of it,” he started to say, when one of his attorneys cut him off. “I think that’s enough,” the lawyer said. The judge accepted this, then shook his head. “If you would have taken the ability and knowledge you have and put it towards something that was legal and right—” he said, in Cofield’s direction. “I would be investing my money with him,” one of the lawyers said. from How a Man in Prison Stole Millions from Billionaires [The New Yorker; ungated]
I think that I shall never see, a thread as lovely as a free
The Most Famous Photos in the World and the Cameras that Captured them
The Most Famous Photos in the World and the Cameras that Captured them When looking at old pictures, we rarely think about the photographers that took them, let alone the cameras they used. From album covers to unnerving pictures of War, get the stories behind the most famous photos in the world and see the cameras that were used to capture them. CONTENT WARNING: images of violence, injury, and death
Strike meetings had to be translated into 25 different languages
Bread and Roses Strike of 1912. In 1911, to ease (?) the harsh working conditions, the Massachusetts State Legislature cut the work week to 54 from 56 hours, effective Jan. 1, 1912. On January 11, Polish weavers at the Everett Mill (in Lawrence MA) got their first paychecks since the law took effect. Their pay had been cut by 32 cents, enough to buy three loaves of bread. As many as 25,000 walked off the job to the cry, ‘Short pay, all out!’ Most were women between the age of 14 and 18, and nearly half had been in the country for less than five years. [more inside]
Friar Park, Henley-On-Thames
Let's say you want to build yourself a fantasy home. What would it contain? A hedge maze? Formal gardens? A lake, surrounded by trees, upon which to row? Maybe greenhouses? Perhaps an alpine garden with a forced-perspective Matterhorn? How about secret caves? How about all this AND MORE? Friar Park: A Magical Journey Through George Harrison's Estate [1h5m] is a leisurely look at Sir Frank Crisp's [Wikipedia] wonderland [Wikipedia] which Harrison eventually purchased in 1970. [more inside]
Let Grow
Helping Anxious Kids Might be Easy. "Sometimes the impact is a little goofier. Ever since her elementary school started doing the Let Grow Project, one principal told Lenore, “Fewer kids are sticking their feet out.”
“They’d been tripping each other?” Lenore asked.
No, said the principal: “Fewer kids are asking their teacher to tie their shoes.”"
Feeling lunar gravity
Had ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the lunar surface. Let's check in on humanity's exploration of space as autumn 2023 draws nigh, starting with the Sun and working outwards from there. [more inside]
“Digging through some of the best music ever made”
Digging the Greats is a YouTube channel by bass player and DJ Brandon Shaw, with 10-20 minute videos with musical analysis of individual songs and albums, mostly hip hop, but also soul, R&B and whatever takes his fancy, and how they fit into music history. Shaw’s explored The Roots’ Dynamite, the story of Native Tongues, the album Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, how J Dilla’s timefeel works, Daft Punk’s Discovery, Queen Latifah’s U.N.I.T.Y. and dozens more. He’s also got a separate channel for long-form interviews, which are also released in podcast form.
The Art of Edith Surreal
A documentary about wrestling, art, and human rights. SLYT, 45:49 CW: blood, simulated violence, fascism
Don’t think of ‘super’ in relation to size.
The Memory Bank*
A Hidden Currency of Incalculable Worth [ungated] - "We need to start thinking about policies aimed at freeing up time for impoverished families as a form of aid. We could begin by defining a healthy society as one in which everyone has a place to stay, food to eat and time to enjoy the fruits of their labor with those for whom they labor. A living wage should be one in which there is space for something beyond work." [link-heavy FPP! ;] [more inside]
Cry Hard II
TECHNO SOUND TURBO
debuglive asks the big question: an Amiga 500, Stereo Master and handful of $1 records from a 1990 Sunday market: can we make a dance track on a budget home computer?
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