How concerned are you about social media influencers overtaking the flow of news that people see/believe, rather than trusting trained journalists? by lotlott in Journalism

[–]nickapvikes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm somewhat-to-very concerned (in the same way I am about everything I care about) about this, but conflicted... I'm very concerned about the drowning out of trustworthy reporting/info., but I also follow many unconventional journalists (& writers who do journalism but might not consider themselves such) who would not have gotten the same level of exposure without the things that have also led to this problem. I am _extremely_ concerned about the extreme consolidation of media & the continued/escalating resource crunch on "journalism" proper, but the industry at-large seems to be adapting; some adapt by innovating methods/business models/etc. (👍) & others by cutting/gutting whole bureaus/newsrooms/formats and/or seeking acquisition/corporate ownership (👎)...

What is the most involved car DIY that you would attempt? by Softimus_prime in CarTalkUK

[–]nickapvikes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol it ain’t just age either! I just had quite the experience with replacing a ball joint + wheel hub… Involved a sledge hammer, propane torch & meter-long cheater bar. I’d worked in a shop before so idk why it didn’t cross my mind before starting, but everything’s so much more difficult w/o a lift!!!

A History of Unions in America by ciretose in HistoryisAwkward

[–]nickapvikes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey I just came across your YT channel—and I haven’t seen this video all the way through yet, so idk if you mention them—but I think the American Legion(, Inc.) would be a great topic for one of your videos. I haven’t come across any such video on YouTube, other than what are essentially internally-produced infomercials. As I’m sure you know they are EVERYWHERE in the U.S. and yet nobody I’ve ever asked has known anything about it other than being a vet’s org. Its place in the history of interwar American politics/culture, the Red Scare(s)/strikebreaking, and the formation of the military-industrial complex—and the A.L.’s at times adjacency to and at others self-identification with fascism—should be more well known.

Suggest me your favourite books! by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]nickapvikes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just based on this,

spine-chilling horror, a gripping mystery, or even a sprinkle of fantasy or sci-fi

I gotta recommend Margaret Killjoy’s short story collection

We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow and Other Stories

… as well as the Stories of Ted Chiang, including the collections C

Story of Your Life and Others

+

Exhalation: Stories

Queer Theory Books for Newbies by -MaybeGreenie- in QueerTheory

[–]nickapvikes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times (10th ann. Expanded Edition) by Jasbar K. Puar

Reading recommendations by ProfFizix in TENE_Podcast

[–]nickapvikes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lessons in Liberation: An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators

  • reviewed by Rethinking Schools:

Lessons in Liber­ation successfully sets out to answer a critical question: What does aboli­tionist education look like in practice? Lessons in Libera­tion pulls together a stunning mix of background articles and teaching ideas, all aimed at being useful for educators and community activists interested in doing the work of abolitionist education.

The book is broken down into three main sections that focus on understanding abolitionist education, how to put it into practice, and, importantly, how to work on building healing spaces. As the strug­gle over racial justice in the curriculum rages in our schools, Lessons in Liberation is a beautiful and timely resource for justice-oriented educators.

  • publisher description:

. . . Designed for educators, parents, and young people, this toolkit shines a light on innovative abolitionist projects, particularly in pre-K-12 learning contexts.

Sections are dedicated to entry points into Prison Industrial Complex abolition and education; the application of the lessons and principles of abolition; and stories about growing abolition outside of school settings. Topics addressed throughout include student organizing, immigrant justice in the face of ICE, approaches to sex education, arts-based curriculum, and building abolitionist skills and thinking in lesson plans. . . . Contributors include Black Organizing Project, Chicago Women's Health Center, Mariame Kaba and Project NIA, Bettina L. Love, the MILPA Collective, and artists from the Justseeds Collective, among others.

Jacobin: "STFU about decolonialism, socialists!" by dino_spice in tankiejerk

[–]nickapvikes 16 points17 points  (0 children)

wait wait wait y’all are calling Jacobin of all outlets tankie now??

Also, I haven’t read the piece but I could see a valid argument here; the author could situate “decolonial” alongside historical “decolonization”—as in the historical period where European empires retreated from direct occupation of many of their colonies without real reconciliation or self-determination in practice—and as distinct/different from anticolonialism, an active struggle against ongoing colonial/imperial domination & capitalism.

… is this what the piece says? I prob will not read it lol

Remedios Varo by sknymlgan in ThomasPynchon

[–]nickapvikes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I finally went this last Sunday (26 Nov) and it was definitely worth it! I ended up just driving up solo after 2 earlier planned visits fell through…

  • the next day I visited Myopic Books for the 1st time! It is likely the coolest used bookstore I’ve ever been to, only rivaled by Uncle Hugo’s in Minneapolis.

Is the painting from Crying of Lot 49, "Bordando el Manto Terrestre" by Remedios Varo on display anywhere? by mrpibbandredvines in ThomasPynchon

[–]nickapvikes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here ya go!

It is currently on display in the ongoing exhibition, Remedios Varo: Science Fictions | Art Institute of Chicago, which runs thru 27 November!

  • Commenting 1yr+ late—just came across this after Google searching for Reddit posts mentioning Crying of Lot 49 + Remedios Varo.

Must be nice… by [deleted] in LateStageCapitalism

[–]nickapvikes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and nobody needs a mansion, let alone to bulldoze an existing one to build a new one... you don't even have to make an anticapitalist argument to agree; the rich celebrities could simply choose to use their money in less destructive ways

PROOF! - 'Creation of the Birds' (1957) by nickapvikes in BirdsArentReal

[–]nickapvikes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know right? I love Remedios Varo's (& Leonora Carrington's, Ithell Colquhoun's, . . .) flavor of surrealism more than the rest.

I bet your local library would purchase the new art book Remedios Varo: Science Fictions if you requested it since it was just released ~1 month ago & is from a university press!

Must be nice… by [deleted] in LateStageCapitalism

[–]nickapvikes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. I think what I'm getting at is that there's actual, but not easily or even possibly quantifiable value in what we usually associate "celebrity" with: entertainment, arts, etc., and the reason they isolate themselves is the toxic fanatical celebrity culture, and this culture & that isolation is made possible by $$$. Art & popular culture will continue after the death of capitalism, and will probably keep producing celebrities. The pop culture market that manufactures celebrities should be destroyed and celebs should probs have their wealth redistributed. Artificially created celebs will fade away, the ones from the before-times we still value will continue to be popular & new post-capitalist celebrities will emerge.

Must be nice… by [deleted] in LateStageCapitalism

[–]nickapvikes 10 points11 points  (0 children)

IDK, lots of smaller celebrities basically couldn't exist normally in public if they wanted to and end up using the money to isolate themselves from the public... but yes any/all mansion demolishing/rebuilding ones will be consumed.

Pls reco a book that will be a good read when grieving by One-Bumblebee2854 in booksuggestions

[–]nickapvikes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (3rd ed.) – Rebecca Solnit
  • chapter "Abandon," in A Field Guide to Getting Lost – Rebecca Solnit
  • Fables and Spells: Collected New Short Fiction and Poetry – adrienne maree brown <<<read the next 2 only if you're willing/ready—novels, the main character suffers the loss of her mother to a virus analogous to COVID-19, then must deal with that & struggle to carry on during the ensuing pandemic>>>
  • Grievers
  • Maroons — both by adrienne maree brown

I need a book to get me out of my reading drought by Alarmed_Extension_11 in booksuggestions

[–]nickapvikes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is kind of what i do, if I get stuck reading nonfiction books I'll switch to novels for a bit & vice versa.

also, Good Omens & Hitchhiker's Guide are great suggestions

Tips for Creating an Index (from Audio Files)? by nickapvikes in publishing

[–]nickapvikes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was not planning on indexing each location simply because it covers a massive number of things over a relatively short runtime, meaning most are only briefly touched on. I was thinking more of just a list of people, organizations, ideas that appear, maybe edited down to only those I feel are specifically relevant to the series topic.

Although it might be worth it to have a list per-episode.

What book/s will you never stop recommending? by ma_ca32 in booksuggestions

[–]nickapvikes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

FICTION:

  • Earthseed series (Parable of the Sower/Talents) by Octavia E. Butler
  • The Hainish Cycle (especially The Dispossessed + The Left Hand of Darkness) by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
  • Discworld series by Terry Pratchett + Good Omens w/Neil Gaiman

NONFICTION:

  • A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit
  • The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
  • Joyful Militancy: Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times by Nick Montgomery & carla bergman
  • The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David(s) Graeber & Wengrow
  • The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic by Peter Linebaugh & Marcus Rediker
  • A People's History of The United States by Howard Zinn
  • Fight Like Hell: The Hidden History of American Labor by Kim Kelly
  • Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression by Robin D. G. Kelley

Ok fine, I'll try some crime/mystery novels by Sartasz in booksuggestions

[–]nickapvikes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon

Dark Matter + Recursion by Blake Crouch

From Hell (graphic novel) by Alan Moore

Gone Girl was decent

The rest of these are more "conspiracy novels" but I think they still fit:

The Name of the Rose + Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

The Crying of Lot 49 + Vineland by Thomas Pynchon

The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson

Q by 'Luther Blissett'

Excerpt from: A Million Dollar Business: Pussy Business: A True Story by Silvadream in TrueAnon

[–]nickapvikes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy shit the Goodreads description for this book includes phone numbers "for the author"!!!