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(via Vanishing Point - Vernissage ​Fine Art)

Daniela Molnar

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Boris Fishman’s new Savage Feast is part memoir, part cookbook, telling the stories of how his family was scarred by the horror and deprivation of World War II, and how that time shaped their attitudes towards food for decades afterward. He talked to NPR’s David Greene about the book – and about Oksana, the home-care aide whose ambrosial cooking helped bridge the divide between Fishman and his very Soviet grandfather. Check out their conversation – and find one of Oksana’s recipes – here.

– Petra

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Surprise bitch! 🔮 (at New York, New York)

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Even though the essays and speeches collected in Toni Morrison’s new The Source of Self-Regard were written over the course of four decades, our critic Ericka Taylor says they feel strikingly relevant today. Check out her full review here.

#books #Toni Morrison #equity

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#longnow #climate change #design #ecotone

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(via Emergence Magazine)

“The first step toward creating some way out of our dilemma may involve allowing our sense of certainty itself to unravel.”

  - George Prochnik              

#design

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White supremacy is the most imminent threat to survival of all humans because it eliminates logic and compassion from the picture in favor of diverting all resources in the world to a minority group. 

One of the most serious issues with that is environmental racism. It is by design that most ecological disasters cluster around places that white people do not live in America. The often repeated mantra when it comes to pollution is “not in my back yard” but in effect it winds up being “not in my white back yard” because white people tend to have the political power to prevent their living spaces from being unduly destroyed.

#white supremacy #racism #climate change #ecological warfare #classism #class warfare

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Happy Black History month!

We’ve been working on something special and are so excited to announce that we’re partnering with Tumblr to bring the best of Black excellence straight to your dashboard. How is this February different from the usual BHM celebrations? This time around, we won’t stop on the last day of February. We and Tumblr are committed to shining a light on the Black community throughout this entire year. This is #BlackExcellence365.

Our goal for #BlackExcellence365 is to the showcase the importance of diversity in Black history, present, and future. The Black community is not monolithic. It is a pan-African community, one consisting of a myriad of ethnic identities from African-American, African, Caribbean, Latinx, etc. Blackness encompasses different religions, sexual and gender identities, socioeconomic statuses, and more. Celebrating these identities and their successes is what #BlackExcellence365 is all about. We’ll be doing this by showcasing the continuous achievements of and contributions by Black people in history, science, music, art, media, social impact, fashion, gaming, poetry, and so many other areas of prominent cultural and historical importance.

Here’s a peek at just some of the things you can expect to see from @action (unless otherwise indicated!), Tumblr’s official blog for social impact:

February

2/4 — Artist Spotlight: Artist Jessica Spence - @jessmyart

2/7— MAKERS Conference livestream - @makerswomen - with:

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Ciara

CEO & founder of Times Up, Lisa Borders

Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur, Jada Pickett Smith

Founder and CEO of Backstage Capital, Arlan Hamilton

2/11 — Artist Spotlight: Photographer Josef Adamu - @josefadamu

2/18 — Artist Spotlight: Artist Pea the Feary - @peathefeary

2/20 — “My Black Is Beautiful” livestream, a panel discussion featuring NaturallySheIsDope, Kennedy, Tarynn, Kahlana Barfield Brown, Minda Harts, and Ashley Akunna, streaming on @action at 6 p.m. ET.

2/25 — Artist Spotlight: Artist and Filmmaker Asaph Luccas - @asaphluccas

March

#BlackExcellence365 video series, a round-table discussion of important issues in the Black community. March’s theme is Black Girl Magic: The Importance of Black Women’s Work in the Media.

June

#BlackExcellence365 video series X #TheBlackout: Content & Conversations Surrounding the Black LGBTQ+ community

August

#BlackExcellence365 video series X #TheBlackout: Music in the Black Community

December

#BlackExcellence365 video series X #TheBlackout: Mental Health in Communities of Color

Are you ready? We’re ready. Stay tuned to @action - Tumblr’s official blog for social impact, for the latest news, features, and community highlights. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

#Black History Month

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https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/

#police killings #racism #gun violence #black bodies #power #police violence #mapping #data viz #unarmed

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governing.com

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/safety-justice/police-department-officer-demographics-minority-representation.html

#dataviz #police violence #racial segregation

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#queering design #aiga #design education #collaborate #safe space #higher education

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#graphic design #typography

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“you don’t need an app, you need someone gently to tell you that you should consider the possibility that writing is not just about writing, it’s also (and maybe mainly) about the space in between the writing, when nothing seems to be happening, or random stuff is having an incoherent party inside your head.”

— Jenny Diski

#productivity #spacebetween

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In 2007, mechanical engineer Eben Bayer and a friend invented a new kind of packaging material. What makes the stuff unusual is that it’s fully recyclable: It’s made from organic material like wood chips or cornhusks, held together by mycelium, the threadlike structures made by a fungus, such as a mushroom.

Bayer’s idea has caught the imagination of a lot of other people. Now the CEO of a company he co-founded, Evocative Design, he was called a tech pioneer by the World Economic Forum several years ago, was on Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 list in 2015 and has been recognized for his work’s environmental quality by the Environmental Protection Agency. Large companies like Dell and Ikea have used his packaging to ship their products.

Watch this video, narrated by Bayer, to hear how he developed the idea for his mycelium packaging.

This video is from the Joe’s Big Idea series Changing The World, One Invention At A Time. Check out the entire series here.

Video: Qieer Wang for NPR

#science #mushroom #design #invention

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#topography #anthropocene #landscape #perception

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Over the past three years, I’ve had one major goal in my personal life: To stop being so angry.

Anger has been my emotional currency. I grew up in an angry home. Door slamming and phone throwing were basic means of communication.

I brought these skills to my 20-year marriage. “Why are you yelling?” my husband would say.

“I’m not,” I’d retort. Oh wait. On second thought: “You’re right. I am yelling.”

Then three years ago, an earthquake hit our home: We had a baby girl. And all I wanted was the opposite. I wanted her to grow up in a peaceful environment — to learn other ways of handling uncomfortable situations.

So I went to therapy. I kept cognitive behavioral therapy worksheets. I took deep breaths, counted to ten and walked out of rooms. And I even meditated at night.

These strategies helped me manage the anger, but they never really decreased it. It was like keeping a feral horse in a barn. I was contained, but not really domesticated.

Then, six months ago, I was talking with Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychologist at Northeastern University. Right at the end of the hour-long interview, she tossed out this suggestion: “You could increase your emotional granularity.”

My emotional what?

“Go learn more emotion words and emotion concepts from your culture and other cultures,” she added.

Over the past 30 years, Feldman Barrett has found evidence that anger isn’t one emotion but rather a whole family of emotions. And learning to identify different members of the family is a powerful tool for regulating your anger, studies have shown.

Got Anger? Try Naming It To Tame It

Illustration: Ariel Davis for NPR

#psychology #mental health #emotions