Just Good Shit: 04.24.22
Good evening, friends! Here’s what I’ve got for you this week…
Writing
And a new episode of the podcast is out!
Reading
We Could Be in the Middle of a Major Covid Spike and Not Even Know It, The New Republic.
Singal and the Noise, Protean.
“Love is perhaps more of an action than a feeling. That belief of mine is informed by my experiences as a person with multiple marginalizations, as well as my personal ethics. Hate works the same way. There are a lot of bigots who think that if their mistreatment is unemotional, based on ‘facts,’ then it’s not bigoted, and so work very hard at convincing themselves and others they have no feelings about the objects of their hate.”
When Doctors Cite 'Regret' to Deny Care, Who Is Really Protected?, Wired.
Stop calling them “accidents”, Vox.
Google’s AI-Powered “Inclusive Warnings” Feature Is Very Broken, VICE.
Netflix’s Bad Habits Have Caught Up With It, Vulture.
Other recs
We watched all of Severance this week and I fully loved it! But this felt made for me; I love sci-fi + grief/sadness + memory stuff + winter. We also watched a few episodes of Our National Parks (the Obama doc on Netflix) and I found it more moving than I would have expected (and that’s coming from someone who watches a lot of nature docs). There’s just something about seeing baby animals take their first steps or first flight that is genuinely awe-inspiring.
On a different note, I have NYT Cooking’s oven-roasted chicken shawarma in the oven right now and I’m really excited; the prep was ridiculously easy, and I think it’s going to be really good.
Have a great week! 🌱
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