how things change
Welcome, welcome to another week of The Internet of Literal Things (Week 67, June 29, 2020).
This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about how things change in life: for me, change usually appears in a four month period where everything gets flipped on its head. That’s been consistent for almost my whole life. I’m in a period of thinking about what it means to change in a really short period of time, as I work my way through some gut punches full of release. Here are the links that I’ve been reading and absorbing and processing this week:
I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To:
“My family saw a police car hit a kid on Halloween — then I learned how NYPD impunity works.” 15 points museums must understand to dismantle structural injustice. Why police often single out trans people for violence. When will Black women see justice? You’re not listening — here’s why. A Black bourbon writer reflects on representation in the whiskey industry. Finding well-being and Black joy when the world is on fire. “How I became a socialist,” by Helen Keller (yes, that Helen Keller). A brief look at ethnocentrism in US media’s coverage of Puerto Rican cuisine. In 1918 and 2020, race colors America’s response to epidemics.
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