Weekly Filet #252: A Gentlemen's Guide to Rape Culture. And more.
1. A Gentlemen’s Guide To Rape Culture (Human Parts)
I don't usually recommend things twice in this newsletter. In fact, I don't think I ever have. But the Harvey Weinstein revelations and reading #MeToo posts from dozens of women I know and many more I don't know made me come back to this text from 2014. It has lost none of its power.
2. This Is What A 21st-Century Police State Really Looks Like (Buzzfeed)
For millions of people in China’s remote far west, dystopian future is already here. A visit to Kashgar, which the Chinese state is using as a kind of frontline laboratory for surveillance – with very real consequences for the muslim minority living there.
3. One island, 2 worlds: the story of Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Vox.com)
Vox has released the first of six episodes of their documentary series on borders and life at the edge of nations. Recommended. (But, wow, that plug for the sponsor at the end is weird).
4. How tbh hit #1 by turning anonymity positive (Techcrunch)
The story of an app that found a way for people to say nice things to each other online – and got bought by Facebook after just nine weeks, for 100 million.
5. A ballerina dances with the geometry of her own movements (Aeon)
Three minutes to watch in awe and admire the beauty of it.
PS: Apologies to everyone who clicked on that Paperclips game last week. But let me assure you, you're not alone. I'm currently at 9.144.234.567 paperclips, waiting for the HypnoDrones to deploy. As Mark Twain, I think, once said: «You only live one – so you might as well spend your time producing virtual paperclips.»