culture
from this morning's journal entry on culture
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Some reflections on "Markets on the Periphery", aliveness, competition, and food popups
Some scattered reflections foreign street markets and their similarity to the food popup scene in my backyard.
Ghosts of Bombay
Katherine shared an irksomely amusing observation with me recently. A number of people have corrected her when she uses the name Bombay instead of Mumbai. My suggestion to her was to respond to such feedback with, "Sorry but I know more than you."
Of course, the reason she
Recipes | Ammumma's garam masala
My grandmother (ammumma)'s garam masala recipe
A week in Beijing
An itinerary and some things I found useful from a trip to Beijing with short layovers in Istanbul.
Lost in translation (Punch)
On the origin of the word punch
Identity / frame
A meandering meditation on the power of unchecked identity
Detroit
A poem about Detroit
The "metaverse" is not the "metaverse"
Viewing the contemporary conversation on the "metaverse" through the dystopian lens of Snow Crash.
Memes, cooperation, and performance art
Observing the importance of memes and performance art in large scale human cooperation