Becca Farsace
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Newsletter: week of Nov. 25
🕑 Added 2024-11-29 17:23:38 +0000 UTCYesterday was Thanksgiving Day here in the US. At my family's house, that means eating a lot of turkey and playing board games, which this year included Incohearent, Ticket to Ride, and some Wavelength.
It was a tough day on the rails for me, with a third-place finish in Ticket to Ride.
In the spirit of giving thanks, I wanted to take a moment to thank you, Bud, for your continued support. The last few months have been incredible, and much of that wouldn't have been possible without you. Thank you <3
Now, onto all the things I read, watched, and listened to this week! As always, please feel free to add yours in the comments.
Things I read:
There are many good theories in this Reddit post, but before we even get to that, does anyone think this is real? And if it is, would you buy one? (I would not, out of fear that the first gen will, without a doubt, bend in my back pocket.)
This was a fascinating read about two influencers in a legal battle over similar "clean girls" aesthetics and whether or not one has copied the other. In my favorite line from the piece, Mia writes, "If the argument is that Sheil is duplicating Gifford’s existence, there’s something to be said about the fact that the items both of them promote are also imitations of someone else’s work."
I feel lucky to have spent most of my childhood free of smartphones and social media. What a luxury to go through puberty without fearing everything we do could be posted online! But I also recognize that the internet can provide community and space for folks who can't readily find those things at home. It is a double-edged sword that makes regulation very tough, and it will be interesting to see if any other countries adopt similar regulations.
If only! 😂
Things I watched:
Nine million tulips! They planted NINE MILLION TULIPS, folks. This was such a cool look into just how much thought went into building the practical sets of Wicked.
Not much has changed for Netflix documentaries in the three years since this video came out, haha. But it if it ain't broke don't fix it.
A great little doc about the few non-profit, locally owned ski mountains left in the US.
Things I listened to:
This made me realize just how many Ed Sheeran songs I know. It also made me wonder what cameras they rigged onto that boat and how many of them there were. I think I recognize a Sony A1 or A9 from one of the opening shots. 👀
I spent much of this week writing a script about the Sony RX100 while listening to this playlist.
And some new-to-me artists like Beth Hart, Porches, and Candi Staton. How about you??
Alright folks! Cheers to the weekend. -Becca
Comments
Becca Farsace
this is super helpful, thank you for the on the ground reporting!
Phil Knall
Re: iphone air - My first thought was that this might make it a pretty nice size once you have a case on. Without one, I would expect it to beuncomfortable and unsafe to hold. (I don't get how people are holding these glass-and-metal slabs - do you all have gecko skin?) Re: Aussie socials ban: I'm of the age where online socializing was still very cumbersome when I was a teen (I believe we got internet when I was 16-17?), we found a way but it was way more interest-based and not centralized like it is today. I consider it a more healthy way of going about it, but we've sadly come too far. Generally I don't disagree, realistically it's a "can't put the genie back in the bottle" situation. Kids will circumvent this. And they're generally smarter than adults give them credit for.
Cory Zanoni
I’m an Aussie who’s been following the social ban policy here for a while and it’s a bonkers bit of work from the government. The gov has presented 1 bit of research to back its position – but that research doesn’t really support the policy. The policy requires platforms to take “reasonable steps” to verify ppl’s ages but in no way defines what “reasonable” means. It excludes messaging platforms like Discord and WhatsApp, despite their being major places for bullying. And all the rhetoric they’ve used to the push the policy has been disingenuous as hell (e.g. the Prime Minister said this policy will help get kids out playing sport and seeing their friends, as if sport has never led to bullying and as if kids aren’t using social to talk to their friends). Just weird stuff that won’t solve the problem (and likely won’t even work). But the gov has been pushing it *hard* because they’ve had a rough term so far, there’s an election coming up next year, and they want to be seen as doing literally anything. (Bit of a rant, sorry. Aus politics rarely pops up in the international scene and it’s never because we’ve done something well. 😅 )
