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"Within settler-colonial Australia, combustion masculinity intersects with colonial automobilities, where masculinity, vehicle power and territorial dominance converge." This article doesn't pull any punches. And I'm thankful for that. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I hope earnestness makes a comeback. Anyway, I liked that album. Never understood why everyone hated it when it came out.
For sure it’s performative. Instead of scanning beard>gut>hips and maybe not being impressed people now scan beard>gun and must conclude he’s a manly man. Or something. But what still gets me is the gun over the heart. The gun protecting him from “emotions.”
The weapon over the heart! Coming from a Catholic background this instantly raises all sorts of purity and martyrdom connections.
Ever realise you have an extra day in your week? Woke up thinking it was Sunday. Ate breakfast looking forward to the day. Then, it started to dawn on me, seeing the clothes I'd laid out, the iPad I left by the back door ready to take the cabin, the blank page in the diary, it was Saturday!
Years ago I heard Dylan Wiliam say something similar about education. That standardised tests tell us more about the people who set the test than the students who take them. He then proceeded to spend two hours unpacking the research that backed up that statement.
In what has been a weird and frustrating week in the most odd season of my life I've arrived at this Friday night with a seemingly interminable problem solved, clarity about where to focus after a string of professional disappointments, while feeling buoyed by the love of family and friends.
For me there needs to be a hard line between archive and current. So it means protecting the current long term thinking, or what I do with Obsidian in this case, is the one I can't compromise on.
A few thoughts on notes, note-taking apps, and the idea of having one app that does everything. fernandogros.com/notes-and-th...
Yes. I studied Music Cognition. And I've read up on the intersection of music perception, nostalgia, mental health, and also gerontology. It's true we don't all perceive nostalgia the same way. But when I post about antique music it's about what it means for a society to live in the cultural past.
This is cool. Skipped through to the site to read the press release. Not until 2027. Layers do seem to be a big part of the update. More layers and adjustment layers could also imply vector layers and smart layers. Also, might be a hint a touch Mac is on the way.
They were playing Guns 'n Roses when I sat down in my seat for the footy last weekend. That was a low point in my year.
I'm fascinated by how nostalgia weighs this place down bsky.app/profile/fern...
I'd rather stab myself in the face with an oyster shucking knife than indulge in nostalgia. Sorry, is that grumpy?
I'm more inclined myself to the Classic Rock = Boomer Rock definition. But my understanding is Classic Rock radio stations now program 90s music. And their audience is not just boomers but also GenX.
The recent election in South Australia is a reminder that a decently sized slice of the population are willing to take these beliefs with them to the ballot box.
I got called grumpy yesterday for talking about old music. Don't want to risk that again... ...what I will say is that Classic Rock as a genre is pretty well discussed. One set of definitions sees it pretty fixed as "Boomer rock." Another has evolved more over time and includes early 90s music.