The Only Way To Survive A Recession
“it’s more likely that you will build community than you will become a billionaire”
“your future is your neighbour. there is no other way forward”
Is fascism just when Colonialism happens to white people?
Everybody and their grandpa is fascinated by fascism- how it takes root, builds to power, and causes so much damage along the way. But we so rarely talk about the uncomfortable connection it has with beloved European pastime colonialism. Let’s get into it!
Art Won't Save Us from Capitalism
Lily Alexandre (42:00). liy: do i want permission to live, or do i just want to live? mentions: Paulo Freire, Toni Cade Bambara, escapism. also on nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lilyalexandre-can-art-save-the-world
Matt Rife, The Patriarchy Won't Save You
Shanspeare (45:00). liy: no need to know who matt rife is before jumping in. this is the essay if you want a compassionate and deep unpacking of the American masculinity crisis (which also influences men elsewhere). Shanspeare gives a historical look at the dangerous pipeline men have been shackled to since they were children designed to frustrate them into misogyny, self-loathing rage and violence. Great dress. And stay for the fire comment Nikki Giovanni made re: the limitations of James Baldwin’s imagination.
THIS IS HOW YOU PROTEST
THIS IS HOW YOU PROTEST (41:39) Hasan on why things are not pointless as long as you're on the right side of history
The Fascism of Common Sense
mqbirkholz (44:57)
00:00 - 19:22 : Part I: Gramsci, Hegemony, and Common Sense 19:22 - 44:57 : Part II: Anarchy, Communism, and Other Bad Words
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | Jerusalem | S02 E01
The full 41min segment. CNN almost didn't air Bourdain's food tour of Palestine because of how empathetic and badass his coverage was! He fought hard for it. This was in 2013
Islamophobia: An Analysis | Philosophy Tube
Abigail Thorn / Philosophy Tube (36:48) liy: classroom-appropriate explainer of Islamophobia with sources and muslim involvement in co-creation
Are Human Rights Neoliberal?
JohnTheDuncan (36:23)
OUTLINE
- Housing is a human right
- The displacement thesis
- Endlessly polyvalent!
- Contesting commodification
third places, stanley cup mania, and the epidemic of loneliness
Mina Le (41:02)
TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - the situation 7:03 - third places 21:30 - friendship is hard 26:41 - friction is good actually 36:21 - conclusion
The Era of The Critic: Why are Video Essays so Popular (and Hated)?
Shanspeare (42:58)
timestamps 0:00 sponsor 1:13 intro 5:00 humble beginnings of the genre 11:11 breadtube???? 24:06 the modern video essay (and its shortcomings)
Eat Pray Love: A Nuanced Critique | Video Essay
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Everything NASA Discovered from James Webb's First Year in Space [4K]
- We don't know what dark matter is yet we can use it as a telescope
- Cosmic noon
- trappist-1 system of seven habitable planets
- hot jupiter
- tidal lock and autistic masking