Here’s a sample of what I’ve been reading this week, and what I think of it.
The WPA: 92 Posters Paid For By the Government – Happy 4th of July! Here are some historic posters from the WPA, for a variety of purposes. I love the bold visuals of the posters, and the lovely, classic typography.
Being Boss Podcast with Lisa Congdon and Clay Walsh – I’ve just started listening to Being Boss, but I’ve been a fan of Lisa Congdon and Kathleen Shannon for years, so I thought it was awesome that they collided in this episode of the podcast. In it, they discuss the trajectory of Lisa’s career, and her unconventional path to becoming an illustrator and artist.
Why I’m Teaching My Daughter To Program – from the title, I expected this to be some kind of feminist tech manifesto, discussing the ways that learning to code can empower women and girls. Instead, it’s pushing for everyone to learn to code, or at least get some of the basics. In the same way that we require college freshmen to take a writing class at almost every college in the country, the author suggests that we require more science classes for all college students, and including a computer science class in that. Personally, I think this would be beneficial, but I think that it would get a lot of objections if anyone tried to implement it. Also, I’m doubtful that most universities have enough CS faculty to accomodate large introductory level classes.
It’s All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In ‘Inside Out’ – I had a major driveway moment with this story on NPR today, and it makes me want to go see this movie. It seemed silly at first, but when you hear the story behind it, it’s so much more interesting.
Bernie Sanders’s Revolutionary Roots Were Nurtured in ’60s Vermont – Every time I’ve talked with my peers about politics in the past month, it’s been about Bernie Sanders. I’m absolutely fascinated with the way he’s making a name for himself, as a small, radical candidate in a field of more established and mainstream candidates. It’ll be interesting to see where he goes over the course of this election.
Become a Landlord in New Center for $398K – This building is really pretty, I’m obsessed with it, I’m looking for someone to go in on it with me. Or, I could get a bunch of other people to go in on it with me and form a collective of artists/hippies. There are nine units in that building, so it would be around 43k per unit. We could make it happen.
