Occasional links - 24.07.2020
Hello,
Another week of usual ups and downs and I'm also quite hungover this morning. But forget about all of that and enjoy the ten links below. I trawled the internet so you don't have to.
Dancing to Steely Dan
Random internet clips of people dancing set to Steely Dan. Really works.
Wall Street Arsonists Go After Restaurants and Franchises
More excellent stuff from Matt Stoller on his Counterfeit Capitalism series. I'd done some reading on just how bad Deliveroo and others are for restaurants and this adds to a lot of what I'd read but in a more structured way. It's not just the 30% they charge them that's bad...
Dennis goes to the beach
Dennis is a dog. Dennis really likes the beach.
50 reasons walkable streets and cities are the future
Some of this seems so damn obvious it's annoying that its taken a global pandemic for us to realise this.
Another week of usual ups and downs and I'm also quite hungover this morning. But forget about all of that and enjoy the ten links below. I trawled the internet so you don't have to.
Dancing to Steely Dan
Random internet clips of people dancing set to Steely Dan. Really works.
Wall Street Arsonists Go After Restaurants and Franchises
More excellent stuff from Matt Stoller on his Counterfeit Capitalism series. I'd done some reading on just how bad Deliveroo and others are for restaurants and this adds to a lot of what I'd read but in a more structured way. It's not just the 30% they charge them that's bad...
Dennis goes to the beach
Dennis is a dog. Dennis really likes the beach.
50 reasons walkable streets and cities are the future
Some of this seems so damn obvious it's annoying that its taken a global pandemic for us to realise this.
How to stay productiveSomeone with a one-hour commute in a car needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work.
Lots of really good tips in here. The idea that more breaks equals more productivity is hard to take but worth giving it a go!
Why tipping is racist
Tipping has its origins in the post slavery service industry. Fascinating article and a few genuine "I did not know that" moments. I found this via The Overspill from Charles Arthur. In his newsletter he noted with this article:
Computational photography...almost every unusual practice you see in America is linked to racism.
Your camera lens and sensor doesn't necessarily need to keep getting better. It's all in the processing and computation. And of course we are then back to a question of what's authentic? But let's save that for another day.
Robert F Kennedy's funeral train
Paul Fusco's images of well wishers lining the train route from New York to Washington. Found this whole set of images really moving. And the colours!
Wow, what is that?
Navy pilots report unexplained flying objects. I love these kinds of articles and brings out the curious child in me living on military bases. It's from the New York Times not the Fortean Times so worth a read.
Keep this if you want
A fictitious road trip through the American West via found polaroids.
That's it for another week. Hope you have a great weekend.
Love as always,
Andy x
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