Links: misc, mostly cheering
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soniaI looked after the alley cats of Kabul. Would they remember me when I returned? by Pamela Constable. Includes cute cat pictures and a happy ending.
On Trouser Pockets by Sam Bleckley. Via one ofsilveradept's linkspams. WANT!
How to Curate Your Zoom Backdrop, and Why You Should by Janine Barchas. The kind of thing that's obvious once you notice it. (I am not personally endorsing any specific bit of advice. See discussion here in comments.)
San Francisco Was Uniquely Prepared for Covid-19 by Daniel Duane. Because AIDS pandemic. And collaborative relationships between government and scientists.
Holding Space for Another: How to Bring Your Body into the Picture by Glen Fielding. Maybe we can listen better when we're centered in our own body.
The Third Promise: Can Judaism’s indigenous core help us rise above the damaging politics of our time? by David Mevorach Seidenberg. A fascinating approach to a very fraught question of Judaism and being indigenous and how to live where you are.
A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic by Mark Bertin. I would say "notice" rather than "tame."
A Way to Talk About Race, 6 Words at a Time by Zenobia Jeffries Warfield. I love all the projects people are doing to try to get people to notice and talk about racism.
Systemic Racism Can't Be Fixed Without Tackling It Within Cycling. 14 stories from Black people who love bikes.
Relatedly, Travel Oregon film follows three women on bikepacking trip, a joyful video of Analise Cleopatra, Dejuanae Toliver and Brooklyn Bell on a bikepacking trip.
“Hurting People at Scale" by Ryan Mac and Craig Silverman. Facebook employees dish about how Facebook is failing all of us. Okay, this one is depressing.
On Trouser Pockets by Sam Bleckley. Via one of
silveradept's linkspams. WANT!How to Curate Your Zoom Backdrop, and Why You Should by Janine Barchas. The kind of thing that's obvious once you notice it. (I am not personally endorsing any specific bit of advice. See discussion here in comments.)
San Francisco Was Uniquely Prepared for Covid-19 by Daniel Duane. Because AIDS pandemic. And collaborative relationships between government and scientists.
Holding Space for Another: How to Bring Your Body into the Picture by Glen Fielding. Maybe we can listen better when we're centered in our own body.
The Third Promise: Can Judaism’s indigenous core help us rise above the damaging politics of our time? by David Mevorach Seidenberg. A fascinating approach to a very fraught question of Judaism and being indigenous and how to live where you are.
A Basic Meditation to Tame Your Inner Critic by Mark Bertin. I would say "notice" rather than "tame."
A Way to Talk About Race, 6 Words at a Time by Zenobia Jeffries Warfield. I love all the projects people are doing to try to get people to notice and talk about racism.
Systemic Racism Can't Be Fixed Without Tackling It Within Cycling. 14 stories from Black people who love bikes.
Relatedly, Travel Oregon film follows three women on bikepacking trip, a joyful video of Analise Cleopatra, Dejuanae Toliver and Brooklyn Bell on a bikepacking trip.
“Hurting People at Scale" by Ryan Mac and Craig Silverman. Facebook employees dish about how Facebook is failing all of us. Okay, this one is depressing.
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Date: 2020-08-23 08:26 pm (UTC)I have a conflicted relationship with "professionalism" and presentation myself. It took me a painfully long time to realize it matters, especially as a woman, and not just on the job. I get treated better at doctor's appointments if I take some care with how I dress. It shouldn't be that way, but it is.
So, while I agree that professionalism is often code for classism and racism, it's still useful to pay attention to it, and that's why I linked the article.