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Chomsky is famous for his phrase "colorless green ideas sleep furiously" as an example of a sentence that's grammatically correct but semantically nonsensical. Dress is a form of cultural communication and every aesthetic has its own "rules" to communicate ideas.
Rules, shmules
Like a lot of stuff in classic men's dress, the rule of "no white after Labor Day" is rooted in class dynamics during the early 20th century. Many questions can be answered by "what is the aesthetic?" and "who set the rules?" 🧵
December 31, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Chomsky is famous for his phrase "colorless green ideas sleep furiously" as an example of a sentence that's grammatically correct but semantically nonsensical. Dress is a form of cultural communication and every aesthetic has its own "rules" to communicate ideas.
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Fascism doesn’t arrive in uniform overnight. It arrives with suited politicians, one piece of legislation — or executive order — at a time.
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jere...
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jere...
Jeremy Corbyn: Remembering Auschwitz, Fighting Today
As we mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we must remember the heroic resistance of many inmates to inspire our struggle against renewed fascism today.
tribunemag.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fascism doesn’t arrive in uniform overnight. It arrives with suited politicians, one piece of legislation — or executive order — at a time.
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jere...
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jere...
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in retrospect I think it may have been a mistake to make the work machine and the procrastination machine be the same machine
January 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
in retrospect I think it may have been a mistake to make the work machine and the procrastination machine be the same machine
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Me, 15 minutes into caramelizing onions
Not sure I’m cut out for this.
January 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Me, 15 minutes into caramelizing onions
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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Tell me again how sexual assault allegations ruin a man's career.
January 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tell me again how sexual assault allegations ruin a man's career.