The news has been bleak. In times like these I always recommend a listen to Curtis Mayfield’s song Move On Up. Turn up the volume and listen to those lyrics.
Huntress a short film about the world of female bike couriers
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Climate scientists reveal their fears for the future
In its insatiable pursuit of power, Silicon Valley is fuelling the climate crisis
Hey Mayor Garcetti, where’s my bus lane?
The Mindfulness Racket: The evangelists of unplugging might just have another agenda
Arthur Boon’s ‘Make Do’ Chairs
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The Twittering Machine. In surrealist artist Paul Klee’s The Twittering Machine, the bird-song of a diabolical machine acts as bait to lure humankind into a pit of damnation. Leading political writer and broadcaster Richard Seymour, author of Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics, argues that this is a chilling metaphor for our relationship with social media.
These guys are funkified! I remember this song – God, I miss the ’70’s so much. But this made my day.
Yes, the news is bleak, but you guys can always be counted on to provide a thoughtful summary and sane response. I’m so glad the Saturday linkages are back! Thank you.
Is this too bleak? I have been listening to Paul Simon’s American Tune lately. Memories of the 70s that apply today.