Twilight of the House Flippers

April 16, 2024

Design

...ack to William Morris, who understood that the reason we work towards a more just world is so that all will have necessities of life and be surrounded by beauty. We have the resources for everyone to have a roof over their head and we can re-enchant and embroider that new world. Bread and roses....

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LA’s Gangsters

Mr. Homegrown

October 12, 2022

Thoughtstylings

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...ard relied on us all to be passive and let “the adults” lead. We all will need to pitch in and participate in local government and at our unions to make the changes we need to make. Some resources: DSA-LA voter guide Knock LA’s coverage of the leak LA Podcast Emergency Episode Mike Bonin’s moving speech at yesterday’s council meeting...

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Seaweed Foraging

Mr. Homegrown

January 6, 2022

Food, Foraging

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...ng the pandemic as reported by the LA Times. Back to seaweed. Here’s a few resources: California Native Plant Society article (pdf) on California Seaweeds Fin + Forage Kelp Identification guide A guide to brown seaweeds The sea forager’s guide to the Northern California coast by Kirk Lombard and Leighton Kelly (has a short section on seaweed) LA Times article on seaweed foraging in Southern California (I’ll note that I’ve heard conflicting informa...

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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Mr. Homegrown

May 13, 2019

Reviews, Thoughtstylings

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...productive,” to live in the myth of endless growth on a planet with finite resources. Central to Odell’s book is Walter Benjamin’s quirky interpretation of a Paul Klee painting Angelus Novus. Benjamin says, A Klee painting named ‘Angelus Novus’ shows an angel looking as though he is about to move away from something he is fixedly contemplating. His eyes are staring, his mouth is open, his wings are spread. This is how one pictures the angel of his...

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Saturday Linkages on Sunday

Mr. Homegrown

January 17, 2021

Saturday Linkages

...s in the customers LA’s New Falafel Stand Is a One-Man Masterpiece That Hails From Iraq An anthropologist analyzes the Q Shaman This might be the most toxic workplace ever Some tips from the Recomendo Newsletter (Subscribe here): Educational resources that are likely free from your public library’s website: Lydia.com and The Great Courses (you can also watch the Great Courses if you have an Amazon Prime subscription) Quarantine viewing suggestions...

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