Sorting the Digital Photos of a Digital Pandemic

...y pandemic period sorted us into the Useful People, who care for the sick, build houses, grow and sell food and the Useless People who look at their phones and attend Zoom meetings. For some it was a a world of anxiety, literal blood and guts and for others the time to kick back on the couch and watch every episode of Tiger King. But this is, of course, too much of a dualistic view. Many who were stuck at home also had to deal with the reality of...

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On Election Eve Some Thoughts on the Importance of Local Politics

...ng. Huizar was assisted in this scheme by the former general manager of LA Building and Safety and deputy mayor Ray Chan and also by Huizar’s special assistant George Esparza and real estate development consultant George Chiang. Others involved in the crime: political fundraiser Justin Jangwoo Kim, lobbyist Morris Roland Goldman, Huizar’s brother Salvador Huizar, developer Dae Yong Lee, 940 Hill LLC, and Shen Zhen New World LLC. Mitchell Englander...

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Weekend Linkages: Sunspots

...Unraveling the Mystery of San Francisco 7-Eleven Stores Selling Onigiri With the Mayor’s Face on Them The website of the artist behind the Onigiri prank An app that shows if a book you’re looking at on Amazon is at your local library How to Build a Small Solar Power System Henry VIII’s pastry tent...

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