Linear time triumphed over chaos once more: We have attained the weekend! I am sorry to all of you, but especially to the Kurds, for having to experience this fucking week. I know I just said an encouraging thing about linear time, but have we considered just pressing pause on it for a bit? Just to get a break. It wouldn’t have to be for long. How long did Joshua make the sun stand still? Can we have a pause that lasts for that length of time?
….This links round-up has gotten a little conceptual. Please have some links.
I clicked on this article about African women writing epics thinking “this better be about Petina Gappah” AND LO.
WHYY recently underwent a cultural competency initiative. These were the results. Holy SHIT is journalism ever white. (This is a long read but, in my opinion, definitely worth it.)
Bitch Magazine is running a very cool series called The New Outdoors, focusing on underrepresented communities and their outdoors adventures (everything from yachting to sunscreen to firefighting). It’s superb.
A GOOSE ITEM. ANOTHER GOOSE ITEM.
Are feminist board books for babies really for babies? They are not. (Also a lot of kids’ books are stealth just for adults, and I want to put that out there.)
The Eve Babitz renaissance continues! I just read my first Eve Babitz book so I understand what people are on about. She IS pretty great.
What’s going on with the NBA and the Hong Kong protests?
Also, a YouTube cycling scandal. The man did not go through the correct levels to attain the fancy virtual bike that he is riding. I love it when outlets explain YouTube scandals to me. (The underlying scandal of all YouTube stories is the platform’s unwillingness to curb extremism or child pornography because they want the clicks.)
Here to infuriate Whiskey Jenny, the finalists for the National Book Award.
Alan Dershowitz’s insistence on his own victimhood continues.
Will time pause for this weekend? LET’S FIND OUT TOGETHER.