estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
True crime–based accounts in mid-nineteenth-century “sensational fiction”...exposed the dangers of the big, bad city for country girls turned cash-earning urban workers. But what these cautionary tales truly exposed was a cultural uncertainty about women in the workforce. https://nursingclio.org/2019/08/08/disappointed-love-and-dangerous-temptations-textile-factories-and-true-crime/
My review of _Transcription: A Novel_ by Kate Atkinson
4 stars #cosobookclub
Not my usual type of reading... but I very much enjoyed it!
https://amzn.to/2YE5qYJ
My Amazon review of _Whisper_ by Barbara Hambly, in the Darwath series #cosobookclub
5 stars
And THEN what happens to our heroes? https://amzn.to/2KtJIOp
Our Favorite Hike in Every State
https://www.theoutbound.com/theoutbound/our-favorite-hike-in-every-state
Samuel Delany: "It’s a genre that is distinguished, because certain things can happen in the language of science fiction that don’t happen anywhere else. " https://www.publicbooks.org/samuel-delany-on-capitalism-racism-and-science-fiction/
The Library of Congress is looking for volunteer assistants to transcribe 16,000 documents from suffragists. You, yes you, can help right now. https://bookriot.com/2019/08/02/library-of-congress-seeks-help/
Lady Gaga to fund 162 classrooms in Dayton, El Paso and Gilroy https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/lady-gaga-fund-162-classrooms-dayton-el-paso-64889555
estherschindler
boosted
Imagine a giant piñata filled with blackmail material.
That's what this is.
What is history’s most enduring tune? http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190726-could-la-folia-be-historys-most-enduring-tune
Japanese Play-by-Postcard RPGs: Net Games https://www.dampfkraft.com/games/japanese-postcard-net-games.html
In 1212, the Council of Paris “encouraged monks to establish a separate collection of books within the monastery for loan to members of their communities. This was considered an important showing of mercy to the poor.” https://lithub.com/interlibrary-loan-will-change-your-life/
A shop assistant tried stopping an armed robber by attacking him with a labeling gun.
Police are now looking for a man with a price on his head.
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boosted
wake up and grab mug
that day Hulk did plug
"part of your complete breakfast"
(just don't tell your dentist)
The 15 Best Rooftop Bars in the World
Order your next drink up—way up—with a twist. https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-07-05/the-10-best-rooftop-bars-in-the-world
“Cuban mothers and grandmothers have to become magicians. We find food where it isn’t.” https://www.1843magazine.com/food-drink/magic-grannies-are-stopping-cuba-going-hungry
Watch an animated version of Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ made of 12,597 watercolour paintings https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/blade-runner-ridley-scott-watercolour-animated-watch-online-free/
Assault Rifles Won’t Solve Your Feral Hog Problem, Say Scientists https://futurism.com/assault-rifles-feral-hogs-problem
How 'bad-ass librarians' saved Islamic treasures in Timbuktu (2016) https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-36136364/how-bad-ass-librarians-saved-islamic-treasures-in-timbuktu
Meet the woman who tracks and reports mass shooters before they strike
She’s tracking about 1,000 violent, radicalized white supremacists and misogynists at any given time. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a28483247/is-it-possible-to-stop-a-mass-shooting-before-it-happens
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017