Kong & Olive
@kongandolive.bsky.social
Occasionally an artist, sometimes I cook, have been known to read books. Always an introvert and cat lover.
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The Pudding: How do animals sound across languages? “How can cultures hear the same physical sounds yet translate them into language so differently?” [pudding.cool]
How do animals sound across languages?
Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Pudding: How do animals sound across languages? “How can cultures hear the same physical sounds yet translate them into language so differently?” [pudding.cool]
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A bunch of people who have never heard of Radiohead listen to Creep for the first time. Some of them were in tears. It *is* a pretty great song. [youtube.com]
The Best Reactions To Radiohead “Creep” Compilation
A compilation of the best reactions to Radiohead’s “Creep”
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March 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A bunch of people who have never heard of Radiohead listen to Creep for the first time. Some of them were in tears. It *is* a pretty great song. [youtube.com]
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David Kurtz argues that we should refer to Trump’s mass removal of federal employees as purges, not as “firings” or “layoffs”. “Business terms provide a totally wrong conceptual framework for the purges underway.” [talkingpointsmemo.com]
This Ain’t The Apprentice. Stop Calling Them Firings. They’re Purges.
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This…
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
David Kurtz argues that we should refer to Trump’s mass removal of federal employees as purges, not as “firings” or “layoffs”. “Business terms provide a totally wrong conceptual framework for the purges underway.” [talkingpointsmemo.com]
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Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting, including donating to a food program, volunteering your skills to local groups, joining or starting a union, and helping with disaster relief. [docs.google.com]
February 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting, including donating to a food program, volunteering your skills to local groups, joining or starting a union, and helping with disaster relief. [docs.google.com]
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Mister Rogers on How to Talk to Kids About Distressing News Events. “They need to hear very clearly that their parents are doing all they can to take care of them and to keep them safe.” [kottke.org]
Mister Rogers on How to Talk to Kids About Distressing News Events
In 2002, Fred Rogers wrote a parenting book as a resource for caregivers of children aged two to six. One of the topics he covered was how to talk to children about tragic events in the news. Rogers begins by noting th
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February 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Mister Rogers on How to Talk to Kids About Distressing News Events. “They need to hear very clearly that their parents are doing all they can to take care of them and to keep them safe.” [kottke.org]
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This short video is best explanation I’ve seen of why the racism, sexism, and hate of the MAGA movement has getting more extreme. It’s because of a psychological concept called an extinction burst (basically, things get worse before they get better). [kottke.org]
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
This fantastic two-minute video, from a guy named Rich, neatly explains why the anger and frustration of Trump’s supporters has been growing over time — why the pushback on things like diversity, equity, inclusion, tra
kottke.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This short video is best explanation I’ve seen of why the racism, sexism, and hate of the MAGA movement has getting more extreme. It’s because of a psychological concept called an extinction burst (basically, things get worse before they get better). [kottke.org]
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This is terrific. Why do there suddenly seem to be so many MAGA folks, and why are they angrier and angrier?
Look to science: It's an "extinction burst."
Thanks for sharing this, @kottke.org!
Look to science: It's an "extinction burst."
Thanks for sharing this, @kottke.org!
This short video is best explanation I’ve seen of why the racism, sexism, and hate of the MAGA movement has getting more extreme. It’s because of a psychological concept called an extinction burst (basically, things get worse before they get better). [kottke.org]
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
This fantastic two-minute video, from a guy named Rich, neatly explains why the anger and frustration of Trump’s supporters has been growing over time — why the pushback on things like diversity, equity, inclusion, tra
kottke.org
February 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is terrific. Why do there suddenly seem to be so many MAGA folks, and why are they angrier and angrier?
Look to science: It's an "extinction burst."
Thanks for sharing this, @kottke.org!
Look to science: It's an "extinction burst."
Thanks for sharing this, @kottke.org!
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The most popular Wikipedia articles of 2024 (thru Nov 22), including Deaths in 2024, Project 2025, Griselda Blanco, UEFA Euro 2024, ChatGPT, Taylor Swift, and Kamala Harris. [wikimediafoundation.org]
Announcing English Wikipedia’s most popular articles of 2024 – Wikimedia Foundation
Politics, sports, and movies: The 25 most-read English Wikipedia articles in 2024.
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December 27, 2024 at 4:22 PM
The most popular Wikipedia articles of 2024 (thru Nov 22), including Deaths in 2024, Project 2025, Griselda Blanco, UEFA Euro 2024, ChatGPT, Taylor Swift, and Kamala Harris. [wikimediafoundation.org]
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“Architecton is an epic, intimate, and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward.” [youtube.com]
Architecton Trailer | In cinemas in the UK & Ireland 10 January 2025
The latest film from master documentarian Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda, Aquarela).
Architecton is an epic, intimate, and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward.
T
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December 27, 2024 at 5:52 PM
“Architecton is an epic, intimate, and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward.” [youtube.com]
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
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The only Christmas music I want to hear this year is Beaker, Animal, and the Swedish Chef from The Muppets doing Carol of the Bells. “Mee mee mee mee, mee mee mee mee…” [kottke.org]
The Muppets’ Carol of the Bells
The only Christmas music I want to hear this year is The Muppets doing Carol of the Bells. Beaker, Animal, and the Swedish Chef makes a great trio, don’t you think?
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December 18, 2024 at 10:26 PM
The only Christmas music I want to hear this year is Beaker, Animal, and the Swedish Chef from The Muppets doing Carol of the Bells. “Mee mee mee mee, mee mee mee mee…” [kottke.org]
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Gisèle Pelicot is the person of the year for 2024. “She told the court in Avignon she wants women who have been raped to know that ‘it’s not for us to have shame – it’s for them’”. [theneweuropean.co.uk]
December 19, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Gisèle Pelicot is the person of the year for 2024. “She told the court in Avignon she wants women who have been raped to know that ‘it’s not for us to have shame – it’s for them’”. [theneweuropean.co.uk]
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Al Green’s cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” is as great as you’d expect it to be. [kottke.org]
Al Green’s Cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts”
Al Green released a soulful cover of R.E.M’s “Everybody Hurts,” and it whips.
Of the song, Green said:
“I could really feel the heaviness of the song, and I wanted to inject a little touch of hope and light into it.
kottke.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Al Green’s cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” is as great as you’d expect it to be. [kottke.org]
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My mouth is watering reading this retrospective by Cup of Jo’s retiring food writer, Jenny Rosenstrach. Lots of good recipes, like Smashed Pea Toasts with Ricotta? Yum. [cupofjo.com]
December 21, 2024 at 12:06 AM
My mouth is watering reading this retrospective by Cup of Jo’s retiring food writer, Jenny Rosenstrach. Lots of good recipes, like Smashed Pea Toasts with Ricotta? Yum. [cupofjo.com]
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Texas Bans Sale Of Luggage To Pregnant Women
Texas Bans Sale Of Luggage To Pregnant Women
AUSTIN, TX—In a sweeping prohibition with immediate implications for the Lone Star State’s potential mothers-to-be, Texas banned the sale of luggage to pregnant women Monday. “With this law, we ensure...
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December 14, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Texas Bans Sale Of Luggage To Pregnant Women
Been working on this for a while.
PRE Twilight: points for most influential
Adams Family. 10
Count Chockula. 5
Young Frankenstein. 25
Ann Rice. 30
Retro/classic pretentious phase. 20
#vampire
PRE Twilight: points for most influential
Adams Family. 10
Count Chockula. 5
Young Frankenstein. 25
Ann Rice. 30
Retro/classic pretentious phase. 20
#vampire
December 15, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Been working on this for a while.
PRE Twilight: points for most influential
Adams Family. 10
Count Chockula. 5
Young Frankenstein. 25
Ann Rice. 30
Retro/classic pretentious phase. 20
#vampire
PRE Twilight: points for most influential
Adams Family. 10
Count Chockula. 5
Young Frankenstein. 25
Ann Rice. 30
Retro/classic pretentious phase. 20
#vampire
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 8/20
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December 11, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 8/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
A little yoga today.
December 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM
A little yoga today.