the answer may be obvious but the whole video is, nonetheless, required viewing

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Reich does what he does best here: explains the dangers we’re heading headlong into (again) via a succinct encapsulation of the evidence, both historical and contemporary.

NADA ESCRITO – Dorotheo

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Stunning melding of hauntology music (a music which I had long loved but never knew what it was called - nor was I aware of its fascinating history and retrofutrism influence), psychedelia, and Middle Eastern/Latin-American sonorities and rhythms. A new favorite.

Album cover: a shadow in the middle of a nebulous cloud / melting plastic?

and i thought self-checkout was terrifying

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The app, created by supermarket chain Pak ‘n’ Save, was advertised as a way for customers to creatively use up leftovers during the cost of living crisis. It asks users to enter in various ingredients in their homes, and auto-generates a meal plan or recipe, along with cheery commentary. It initially drew attention on social media for some unappealing recipes, including an “oreo vegetable stir-fry”.

When customers began experimenting with entering a wider range of household shopping list items into the app, however, it began to make even less appealing recommendations. One recipe it dubbed “aromatic water mix” would create chlorine gas. The bot recommends the recipe as “the perfect nonalcoholic beverage to quench your thirst and refresh your senses”.

“Serve chilled and enjoy the refreshing fragrance,” it says, but does not note that inhaling chlorine gas can cause lung damage or death.