deepculture ▪️ 108
Tuesday ◾ February 20◾ 2024
It’s Tuesday - time to relax and enjoy a new deepculture edition!
Grab your drink and get ready to explore today’s interesting things.
But first, this week’s quote:
Here are this week’s…
Communication is much more than words. It’s gesture, symbol, silence and so much more. A brilliant essay that I can’t recommend enough. Communication is Sacred by Nora Bateson.
A private and 100% customizable online journal that allows you to write as often and as much as you like, for free. Perfect if you want to keep a journal. Penzu.
An addictive new online word game where you have to insert yellow tiles to make new words. Squeezy.
An AI for your personal life. Kin.
A useful Chrome extension if you have multiple Google accounts. It’s a simple way to manage your accounts. Default Accounts for Google Products.
Nostalgia is a longing for the past, but psychologists are coming to realise it can focus on the future too. An excellent read. You can Feel Nostalgia for Things that You Haven’t Yet Lost.
A very nice free bookmark manager that will help you manage, organize and easily share all your bookmarks. Linker.
A free meditation app with Buddhist insights, offered by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community. The Plum Village App.
The New York Times collected 121 menus from restaurants all over the country. Together, they offer a glimpse into the tastes and values of today. A very nice interactive read. The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now.
While Elisabeth Tova Bailey was confined to her bed for months due to a devastating illness, a forest snail took up residence on her nightstand, living in a pot of violets. The snail that appeared so randomly would change her life. How A Wild Snail Kindled Unexpected Possibilities When All Seemed Lost.
BONUS: A great Letterboxd movie list with Impressive First Features from Beloved Directors.
🧠 Reality for us is what we can sense with our senses and what we can make sense of with the signals in our brain. A very interesting short video (6 minutes) about our perception of reality, about our brain, and our imagination. What is Reality?
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