cannibalism? and rural fantasies
10/25/23 • 65 min
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READING LIST
How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate
Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes by Andrew Brooks
Studio Zsofia Kollar — Human Material Loop
Victorian Hair Jewelry | Rosenberg Library Museum
Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore | The New Yorker
TW: there are photos of the leg This Guy Served His Friends Tacos Made from His Own Amputated Leg
Foraging Classes, Wellness Yurts, and the Agritourism Fantasy
Romancing the West: Dude Ranching in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
The History of Dude Ranches
How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate
The strange history of the dude and the American West | Aeon Essays
Support the podcast on Patreon!
Instagram: @highbrow.pod
Send suggestions/thoughts/stories to [email protected] or leave a voicemail (917) 727-8385
READING LIST
How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate
Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes by Andrew Brooks
Studio Zsofia Kollar — Human Material Loop
Victorian Hair Jewelry | Rosenberg Library Museum
Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore | The New Yorker
TW: there are photos of the leg This Guy Served His Friends Tacos Made from His Own Amputated Leg
Foraging Classes, Wellness Yurts, and the Agritourism Fantasy
Romancing the West: Dude Ranching in Wyoming | WyoHistory.org
The History of Dude Ranches
How often should you wash your jeans? Levi’s CEO settles debate
The strange history of the dude and the American West | Aeon Essays
Previous Episode
you should watch bad movies & not look at ratings
In today's episode, Mina embraces Meg Ryan FallTM, asks the question "do the rats run this city?" (yes they do), her algorithm-induced David Byrne fixation, why review systems are no good (especially Rotten Tomatoes), what it means to be a "content creator" (barf?????), and online friendship etiquette.
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Reading/sources list:
New York's Rats Have Already Won - The Atlantic
The Mongolia cashmere quote I mentioned is actually from this New Yorker article from 1999: The Crisis in Cashmere | The New Yorker
Talking Heads on the Return of ‘Stop Making Sense’ - The New York Times
The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes
Emma Thompson Is Right: The Word ‘Content’ Is Rude - The New York Times
The New Rules Of Friendship Online
Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control - The Atlantic
Milk Experiment
Re: Google search engine results, the Wired article I read and got information from has been taken down since recording: A Note From WIRED Leadership
Here’s another article regarding Google interference - not sure if they do exactly what Wired first reported on, but still sounds bad whatever they’re doing: How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results - WSJ
Next Episode
so no one wants to read anymore!
Mina serves some of her Booktok hot takes, opinions on anti-intellectualism, the rise of literary it girls/writer influencers, her first-hand experience risking her life with mercury poisoning, and the history of depression era food (white american food is bland because of PROHIBITION?) (loading her food history commentator phase...)
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READING LIST
How can I donate hair / fur / fleece? | MatterofTrust.org
Are We Losing the Ability to Read Books? - Scott H Young
Skimming, scanning, scrolling — the age of deep reading is over
Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound
THE MAKINGS OF A LITERARY IT GIRL
Consumer Expenditures in the New York Metropolitan Area — 2021–22 : Northeast Information Office
The Great Depression diet: 4 ways our eating habits have changed since the 1930s
Creamed, Canned And Frozen: How The Great Depression Revamped U.S. Diets
Why Hunting Down 'Authentic Ethnic Food' Is A Loaded Proposition
HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE CANNING OF. FISHERY PRODUCTS
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