September 30, 2021
Welcome to Britain
In 1943, film star Burgess Meredith hosts a U.S. Army training film instructing soldiers departing for service what to expect when they arrive in Britain, exploring the generosity of British people suffering under war time privation, the local pub, differences in attitudes about race, and other topics of import for visiting soldiers. [more inside]
We got a new garage door. It came with an epic story
Jana takes her measurements, then asks when our home was built.
“Nineteen fifty-six. Is that an issue?”
“Nope.”
Canada marks first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today marks Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (formerly known as Orange Shirt Day, previously), a day for Canadians to acknowledge the trauma and suffering of Indigneous people because of the genocidal atrocities of Canada's residential school system. From the 1880s to the 1990s, approximately 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their families, forced into church-run "schools," stripped of their culture and language, and severely abused and neglected. Cindy Blackstock, director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society: "Approach it as you would Remembrance Day...Keep in mind that children were more likely to die in residential schools than a soldier was in the Second World War." Tonight, across the country at 8 pm local time, there will be a national broadcast on APTN and CBC Radio, TV, and Gem honouring the day. A national crisis line for Residential Institution Survivors is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 1-866-925-4419. [more inside]
a faraway land to project one’s romanticized hopes
Taiwanese journalist and insomniac Brian Hioe examines the recent 'China and the Left' conference with long critique titled "Manichaeism with Chinese Characteristics." Originally a 500+ live tweet marathon, Hioe details the many questionable assertions, such as China cannot be a colonial power toward Uyghurs and Tibetans because it's a manufacturing power, or that since the largest four banks in the world by total assets are Chinese government-owned, they are owned by the people and thus not a sign of the financialization of China. [more inside]
If your favorite episode couldn't crack the top 25, well, poor you.
The Ringer’s Definitive 'Sopranos' Episode Ranking
Ahead of the release of The Many Saints of Newark in theaters and on HBO Max on October 1, The Ringer’s Justin Sayles has revisited the world of The Sopranos by ranking all 86 episodes from the show’s six seasons, while handing out awards for MVPs and best quotes and tracking who left North Jersey for that big nothing in the sky.[more inside]
'twas Brillig
Beware the Jabberwock, my son The Jabberwocky Variations include parodies and translations of the famous poem. This is a particular challenge for translation as many of the words are invented for the poem, based on how they sound.
Building a roll-top dining room table/jigsaw table
A woman who will stop at nothing to slightly improve her jigsaw puzzle experience Building the table. A 3D printed tiny bathtub for her sore thumbs. First use of new lathe. Everything is at the right height because the jigsaw puzzle level can be moved up when the dining table isn't being used. A cute dog. [more inside]
Welcome to your mid-life crisis?
Midlife Crisis: What Happens To Your Brain!. Mitch and Greg of AsapSCIENCE in their Sidenote Podcast goes into midlife crisis mode...
This week we will be discussing the ever dreaded MIDLIFE CRISIS. What science has to say about your brain in a midlife crisis, what your brain looks like in a midlife crisis and the fact that humans are not the only species to experience this!!.
f/8 and be there.
THE MEME IS THE MESSAGE
From signaling to organizing, memes as mobilizers in the age of viral media. A special report by Taraneh Azar.
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