Once a Week #Episode #176
1. IMAGINING THE CITY OF THE FUTURE - MINUS TECH. NICK DUNN & PAUL CURETON
"Imagining future cities has long been a favorite activity for architects, artists, and designers. Technology is often central in these schemes–it appears as a dynamic and seemingly unstoppable force, providing a neat solution to society’s problems. But our recent research has suggested that we need to significantly rethink the way we imagine future cities, and move our focus from an overarching technological vision to other priorities, such as environmental sustainability and the need to tackle social inequalities."
2. THREE DAYS TO SEE. HELEN KELLER
"It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, but it is a great pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as a mere convenience rather than as a means of adding fullness to life."
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1933/01/three-days-to-see/371679/
3. THE YEAR IN CHEER. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
"You could be forgiven for thinking that 2020 was little more than a slow-motion train wreck broken up into 365 individual units. Yes, it was a most difficult year. But it was also a year of problems solved, hopes sustained and seemingly insurmountable challenges met. Here are 112 of the highlights."
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-year-in-cheer/
4. DAVID BOWIE ANSWERS VANITY FAIR'S FAMOUS PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE. MARIA POPOVA
"In 2009, the magazine released Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire: 101 Luminaries Ponder Love, Death, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life - a charming compendium featuring answers by such cultural icons as Jane Goodall, Allen Ginsberg, Hedy Lamarr, Gore Vidal, Julia Child, and Joan Didion. Among the most wonderful answers, equal parts playful and profound, are those by David Bowie - published in the magazine in August of 1998."
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/07/10/david-bowie-proust-questionnaire-vanity-fair/
5. JUST FOR FUN. TIME OF OUR LIVES. DJ EARWORM
"A trip through time with one song representing each year from 1970 to 2020." I challenge even the most prudish of you not to at least tap your feet. Some of you may even dance.
The full list of songs:
1970 - Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
1971 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May
1972 - Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) - Layla
1973 - Stevie Wonder - Superstition
1974 - Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging
1975 - Average White Band - Cut the Cake
1976 - Rose Royce - Car Wash
1977 - Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
1978 - Little River Band - Reminiscing
1979 - Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
1980 - Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
1981 - Billy Squier - The Stroke1982 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
1983 - Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
1984 - Nena - 99 Luftballoons
1985 - (2 songs) Madonna - Crazy for You and Tears for Fears - Shout
1986 - Janet Jackson - Nasty
1987 - Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again
1988 - Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
1989 - Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number
1990 - George Michael - Freedom '90
1991 - Happy Mondays - Step On
1992 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
1993 - Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal
1994 - Beck - Loser
1995 - Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
1996 - Eric Clapton - Change the World
1997 - Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
1998 - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
1999 - Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit Of...)
2000 - Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
2001 - Sugar Ray - When It's Over
2002 - Ja Rule ft. Ashanti - Always On Time
2003 - Thalia ft. Fat Joe - I Want You
2004 - J-Kwon - Tipsy
2005 - Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
2006 - Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
2007 - Rihanna - Umbrella
2008 - Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
2009 - All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
2010 - Young Money - Bed Rock
2011 - M83 - Midnight City
2012 - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars - Young, Wild and Free
2013 - American Authors - Best Day Of My Life
2014 - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang
2015 - Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
2016 - Justin Bieber - Sorry
2017 - Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee - Despacito
2018 - Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
2019 - Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower
2020 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Twenty first century digital craftsmanship. It's 2025. Let go of the status quo.
4 年Minus tech isn't the answer. It's how tech is applied. A building doesn't have a ramp added on, it consists of ramps throughout instead of stairs (along with elevators of course) This eliminates the distinction between those who can use stairs and those who cannot which leads to inclusion. Add on tech for tech's sake is not as effective as integrated tech for people's.