Maria Chong
@mariachong.bsky.social
Writer and private intellectual. Immigrant. Sola gratia. Business consultant. / Loves people, food, tech, art, culture, science, water, space, gardens, children. / Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible. —Orwell
This is a beautiful concept in an age of anxiety and division: a little free library of sorts, but in the form of an art gallery. Bringing art to residential neighborhoods. Sounds like something Wes Anderson or @kottke.org would find delightful.
Bucks County Artist Wants to Bring Micro Art Gallery to Perkasie | The miniature art gallery will be "something like a cross between a diorama and a sidewalk pop-up shop."
Bucks County Artist Wants to Bring Micro Art Gallery to Perkasie - Bucks County Beacon
The miniature art gallery will be "something like a cross between a diorama and a sidewalk pop-up shop."
buckscountybeacon.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is a beautiful concept in an age of anxiety and division: a little free library of sorts, but in the form of an art gallery. Bringing art to residential neighborhoods. Sounds like something Wes Anderson or @kottke.org would find delightful.
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The bank of the Seine in Paris was a space for cars. For several years now, it’s been a special place for people, in a city making a lot more of them. All it took was leadership. Oh, and fighting & winning a court battle when that leadership was challenged. HT @modacitylife.com for pics #ParisPlage
July 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The bank of the Seine in Paris was a space for cars. For several years now, it’s been a special place for people, in a city making a lot more of them. All it took was leadership. Oh, and fighting & winning a court battle when that leadership was challenged. HT @modacitylife.com for pics #ParisPlage
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My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
Can’t take it with you
I am in hospice care and reflecting a lot on what a good life is.
helendecruz.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My good friend @helendecruz.net is currently in hospice after a long battle with cancer, and has written this beautiful piece reflecting on what is truly of value in life.
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
helendecruz.substack.com/p/cant-take-...
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BIG NEWS: I’m very honoured to announce that I’ve been collaborating with the City of Paris under Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership to create a unique exhibition opening this summer at Paris City Hall on BOLD URBAN TRANSFORMATION, profiling cities around the world.
Stay tuned for details!
Stay tuned for details!
May 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
BIG NEWS: I’m very honoured to announce that I’ve been collaborating with the City of Paris under Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership to create a unique exhibition opening this summer at Paris City Hall on BOLD URBAN TRANSFORMATION, profiling cities around the world.
Stay tuned for details!
Stay tuned for details!
Babysitting tonight.
9-year old: “Tell me a boring story so I can fall asleep.”
Me: “Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that…”
Her: “Not that one. The one from last night.”
Me: “The American banking system is overseen by the Federal Reserve…”
[Falls asleep 5 minutes later when I reach HELOCs.)
9-year old: “Tell me a boring story so I can fall asleep.”
Me: “Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that…”
Her: “Not that one. The one from last night.”
Me: “The American banking system is overseen by the Federal Reserve…”
[Falls asleep 5 minutes later when I reach HELOCs.)
April 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Babysitting tonight.
9-year old: “Tell me a boring story so I can fall asleep.”
Me: “Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that…”
Her: “Not that one. The one from last night.”
Me: “The American banking system is overseen by the Federal Reserve…”
[Falls asleep 5 minutes later when I reach HELOCs.)
9-year old: “Tell me a boring story so I can fall asleep.”
Me: “Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that…”
Her: “Not that one. The one from last night.”
Me: “The American banking system is overseen by the Federal Reserve…”
[Falls asleep 5 minutes later when I reach HELOCs.)
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There’s an Urdu name for a “Jack of all trades” that translates to “every talent Lord.” A Korean version is “eight direction beauty.” But my favourite name for someone who tries their hand at lots of different things is the Lithuanian Barbė devyndarbė. It means “Barbie nine jobs”
March 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
There’s an Urdu name for a “Jack of all trades” that translates to “every talent Lord.” A Korean version is “eight direction beauty.” But my favourite name for someone who tries their hand at lots of different things is the Lithuanian Barbė devyndarbė. It means “Barbie nine jobs”
Americans as a whole are not racist and do not support a segregationist EO that prohibits teaching of black history and history involving women. The courts must stop this evil nonsense as soon as possible.
It’s a sad day when our own military is forced to turn its back on sharing the stories of the brave men and women, who have served this country with honor.
This insanity must stop. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/us-army-de...
This insanity must stop. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/us-army-de...
US Army Deletes Lesson Plans Focusing on African American History, the Civil War and Women's History at Arlington National Cemetery
There is no better place to learn about the rich and diverse history of the United States than Arlington National Cemetery. Stepping on the grounds of Arlington offers a powerful reminder of the servi...
kevinmlevin.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Americans as a whole are not racist and do not support a segregationist EO that prohibits teaching of black history and history involving women. The courts must stop this evil nonsense as soon as possible.
Great weather last weekend in the Seattle area. Did some hiking up towards Mt. Rainier. Splendid day!
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Great weather last weekend in the Seattle area. Did some hiking up towards Mt. Rainier. Splendid day!
For all you shape rotators and autodidacts, a great video on how one of the most expensive substances in the world may lead to tiny atomic clocks and better GPS function.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_N...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_N...
We're building an atomic clock with endohedral fullerenes
YouTube video by Systemic Creative
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February 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For all you shape rotators and autodidacts, a great video on how one of the most expensive substances in the world may lead to tiny atomic clocks and better GPS function.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_N...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-_N...
Powerful article on the wealthy German businessmen who bankrolled Hitler’s rise to power and helped him purge govt. staff, destroy systems, cut spending, use propaganda lies to foment hatred, and create mass chaos—damaging democracy to install a dictator.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Powerful article on the wealthy German businessmen who bankrolled Hitler’s rise to power and helped him purge govt. staff, destroy systems, cut spending, use propaganda lies to foment hatred, and create mass chaos—damaging democracy to install a dictator.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Started listening to the lovely BBC dramatization of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.
Oh dear God…this is sweetest & most fortifying thing. Perhaps in dark times, one needs a soft blanket, warm fireside, boat, picnics…and a cast of darling characters including cheerful but impulsive technophile, Mr. Toad.
Oh dear God…this is sweetest & most fortifying thing. Perhaps in dark times, one needs a soft blanket, warm fireside, boat, picnics…and a cast of darling characters including cheerful but impulsive technophile, Mr. Toad.
February 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Started listening to the lovely BBC dramatization of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.
Oh dear God…this is sweetest & most fortifying thing. Perhaps in dark times, one needs a soft blanket, warm fireside, boat, picnics…and a cast of darling characters including cheerful but impulsive technophile, Mr. Toad.
Oh dear God…this is sweetest & most fortifying thing. Perhaps in dark times, one needs a soft blanket, warm fireside, boat, picnics…and a cast of darling characters including cheerful but impulsive technophile, Mr. Toad.
This is illegal and a violation of civil rights protections. Just like schools cannot single out Bible studies and religious clubs as forbidden, you cannot ban clubs on the basis of race and gender because of a madman’s capricious edict.
February 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This is illegal and a violation of civil rights protections. Just like schools cannot single out Bible studies and religious clubs as forbidden, you cannot ban clubs on the basis of race and gender because of a madman’s capricious edict.
Wonderful article about Seoul’s downtown stream—now a tourist and cultural resource—that was restored by tearing down an elevated highway.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Wonderful article about Seoul’s downtown stream—now a tourist and cultural resource—that was restored by tearing down an elevated highway.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Finally watching 3 BODY PROBLEM. Delicious, satisfying science morality metaphysics mind trip. As we deal with a Chaos Era, non-human intelligence, the rise of China, wealthy puppeteers…what does it mean to be human? To resist an invasion?
January 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Finally watching 3 BODY PROBLEM. Delicious, satisfying science morality metaphysics mind trip. As we deal with a Chaos Era, non-human intelligence, the rise of China, wealthy puppeteers…what does it mean to be human? To resist an invasion?
I moved farther from the Puget Sound last year. But in recompense, I see this wondrous creature every day now (weather permitting).
January 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I moved farther from the Puget Sound last year. But in recompense, I see this wondrous creature every day now (weather permitting).
Difficult week. Watching this amazing video on how humans working together can make a significant impact:
youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58
youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58
Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project
YouTube video by Andrew Millison
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January 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Difficult week. Watching this amazing video on how humans working together can make a significant impact:
youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58
youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58
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Amazing chart from this Scientific American article as well.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
December 30, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Amazing chart from this Scientific American article as well.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm...
“…what typified the thought…[of right-wing Weimar engineers] and then the ideologists of the Third Reich was…the search for an alternative modernity: a vision of high technics and industrial productivity without liberalism, democracy, and egalitarianism.”
www.unpopularfront.news/p/blood-and-...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/blood-and-...
Blood and the Machine
The Return of Reactionary Modernism
www.unpopularfront.news
December 29, 2024 at 3:57 PM
“…what typified the thought…[of right-wing Weimar engineers] and then the ideologists of the Third Reich was…the search for an alternative modernity: a vision of high technics and industrial productivity without liberalism, democracy, and egalitarianism.”
www.unpopularfront.news/p/blood-and-...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/blood-and-...
Gotta love smart 8-year olds.
Her: What’s another name for blue?
Me: Turquoise. Tiffany. Azure. Ok, what’s another name for green?
Her: Lime. Pine.
Me: Starts with S. S-A.
Her: Satan?!?!
Me: [Trying not to laugh] Sage.
Her: What’s another name for blue?
Me: Turquoise. Tiffany. Azure. Ok, what’s another name for green?
Her: Lime. Pine.
Me: Starts with S. S-A.
Her: Satan?!?!
Me: [Trying not to laugh] Sage.
December 28, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Gotta love smart 8-year olds.
Her: What’s another name for blue?
Me: Turquoise. Tiffany. Azure. Ok, what’s another name for green?
Her: Lime. Pine.
Me: Starts with S. S-A.
Her: Satan?!?!
Me: [Trying not to laugh] Sage.
Her: What’s another name for blue?
Me: Turquoise. Tiffany. Azure. Ok, what’s another name for green?
Her: Lime. Pine.
Me: Starts with S. S-A.
Her: Satan?!?!
Me: [Trying not to laugh] Sage.
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This was perhaps the single best discussion I've heard elucidating how the thrill of power seeking has caused the evangelical community to turn away from its own Christian commitments. @bernybelvedere.bsky.social's
brilliant interview the erudite @drmoore
: www.theunpopulist.net/p/maga-evang...
brilliant interview the erudite @drmoore
: www.theunpopulist.net/p/maga-evang...
MAGA Evangelicals' Un-Christian Quest for Political Power: A Conversation with Russell Moore
A social model that values openness and supports diversity isn't merely compatible with Christianity but allows for its fullest realization
www.theunpopulist.net
December 22, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This was perhaps the single best discussion I've heard elucidating how the thrill of power seeking has caused the evangelical community to turn away from its own Christian commitments. @bernybelvedere.bsky.social's
brilliant interview the erudite @drmoore
: www.theunpopulist.net/p/maga-evang...
brilliant interview the erudite @drmoore
: www.theunpopulist.net/p/maga-evang...
It is like finding an old magic lantern from the 1800s!
Moved a few weeks ago. These relics from a bygone age were mixed in the sedimentary layers of box filled with miscellaneous old papers and oddities.
Moved a few weeks ago. These relics from a bygone age were mixed in the sedimentary layers of box filled with miscellaneous old papers and oddities.
December 14, 2024 at 5:22 PM
It is like finding an old magic lantern from the 1800s!
Moved a few weeks ago. These relics from a bygone age were mixed in the sedimentary layers of box filled with miscellaneous old papers and oddities.
Moved a few weeks ago. These relics from a bygone age were mixed in the sedimentary layers of box filled with miscellaneous old papers and oddities.
Great essay on sickness, strongmen, anti-liberal hysteria, fevered martyrs, and unhealthy societies, by Susan Sontag.
Insightful read in context of anger and alienation, podcast demagogues, bio-hacking health bros, the Kafkaesque American health system…murder.
www.nybooks.com/articles/196...
Insightful read in context of anger and alienation, podcast demagogues, bio-hacking health bros, the Kafkaesque American health system…murder.
www.nybooks.com/articles/196...
Simone Weil | Susan Sontag
The culture-heroes of our liberal bourgeois civilization are anti-liberal and anti-bourgeois; they are writers who are repetitive, obsessive, and
www.nybooks.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Great essay on sickness, strongmen, anti-liberal hysteria, fevered martyrs, and unhealthy societies, by Susan Sontag.
Insightful read in context of anger and alienation, podcast demagogues, bio-hacking health bros, the Kafkaesque American health system…murder.
www.nybooks.com/articles/196...
Insightful read in context of anger and alienation, podcast demagogues, bio-hacking health bros, the Kafkaesque American health system…murder.
www.nybooks.com/articles/196...