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Savoring Hijabi Butch Blues
Finished reading: Savor by Fatima Ali 📚 and Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H 📚 Two queer Pakistani memoirs in a row: Fatima Ali, a former Top Chef contestant who by had a promising career in food media before suddenly receiving a diagnosis for sarcoma. Co-written by Tarajia Morrell Lamya H, a religious, Pakistani butch…
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Review: How Daido Moriyama Takes Photographs
Finished reading: Daido Moriyama: How I Take Photographs by Takeshi Nakamoto 📚 Daido Moriyama is one of the photographers I admire the most. His work (black and white street photography) is an influence on the kind of work I am trying to do in my photography; and his shooting style most resonates with me. He is known…
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The Magazine, SF
There's a curious shop on a street I walk past daily, that makes it look like we're in the '60s. It sells vintage magazines and other memorabilia. It also has vintage theatrical programs and erotica. I thought it would be a nice shot to take photo of a retro magazine store with my retro camera. So here's a shot of The…
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Mycology: Fantastic Fungi
Finished reading: Fantastic Fungi by Paul Stamets 📚 As part of my new interest in mycology, I read the book by the supposed granddaddy of the field. If you've watched the documentary on Netflix, this book is what started it all. Lately, I'm trying to read more about the perspectives of Indigenous people on mycology…
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Graphic novel review: All Quiet in Vikaspuri
Finished reading: All Quiet in Vikaspuri by Sarnath Banerjee 📚 Sarnath Banerjee's graphic novel "All Quiet in Vikaspuri" is an alt universe / dystopian future story centered on the posh neighborhood of Vikaspuri in South Delhi. An ensemble of colorful characters illuminate this otherwise monochrome book,…
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Manga review: Moyasimon volume 1
Finished reading: Moyasimon by Masayuki Ishikawa 📚 I spent the latter half of 2022 reading widely on all things microbiome and mycology. I am fascinated by these two related topics, particularly by how little we seem to know about it. I certainly wish I had been exposed to these topics more extensively in school. From…
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How Music Works
Finished reading: How Music Works by David Byrne 📚 David Byrne seems to like the same things I do, having written a book about bicycles, and about music. Or, I like David Byrne and the music he makes and loved seeing his thoughts on music in this book. Part memoir (about his experience in the Talking Heads), part…
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