I heard the beaches were packed. I stayed inside with a wet towel around my neck... I'm hoping the evening brings some coolth.
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I heard the beaches were packed. I stayed inside with a wet towel around my neck... I'm hoping the evening brings some coolth.
Heat induced ?
Car dash boards showing external temperature at 12.30 is 43 degrees.
Dang. I honestly have not experienced this heat in Cape Town in the 40 years I have lived here.
*this screamssssss in edit button
Truth thid...Over time, central neighbourhoods function less as places of living and more as spaces for tourists.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
View of SeaPoint at sunset. Lights of buildings twinkling, sea looking like oil.
Hopes of a cool autumn seemed to have vanished. Walking along the prom in the evening to try and catch a breeze. #capetown
I do hope so. It's enough now. Bring on the golden season.
Terribly warm here in Cape Town.. predictions are that temperatures will rise some more. Where did lovely autumn go?
More from the wonderful @naghmehs.bsky.social's blog.
A translation of Shahrzad Hemati's essay on the silencing of dissident voices in Iran, by both the regime and the diaspora.
truethings.naghmehs.com/p/between-bo...
Long read. But wow.
No issue. Crossed fingers.
Fozia holding up 2 angels made from recycled paper, a bead and string.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Lovely article Don Pinnock. The last photo is poignant. I met Fozia when she attended some craft workshops I ran in December at Central library. The library as a place of refuge and solace is very underestmated. #dailymaverick #library
The reason the category of settler colonialism is so vital to the Palestine/Israel discussion is that you simply cannot understand contemporary Israeli policies without it, e.g. in West Bank. Otherwise people resort to talking about the problem as one of "fanatics" - and that's just unconvincing.
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My short text, along with 7 others (including Maral Karimi, Janice Stein, Wesley Wark, Greg Fyffe, others), for The Walrus:
My main point - “The real test now is turning tactical dominance into strategic success.”
thewalrus.ca/iran-foreign...
Brilliant
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Awesome
I remember reading The Master of Petersburg after the death of a close friend. Quietly devastating.
Read most of his later work. Bleak. Important. Complicated.
Mooi
Here, they burn up or break apart into smaller pieces: a process known as “demisability”. In effect, satellites have become part of throwaway culture.
Zadie Smith is the author of "White Teeth," "On Beauty," and other celebrated works.
Do you think people can be good without religion?
#ffrf #zadiesmith #bhm #blackhistorymonth
It's been a long time since I ate pp .. don't see often in the city. Yum.
Good grief. Seriously. I'm South African.. maybe I mix in different circles but none of my friends want to go to the USA
Passionate about public spaces. Central library has been encouraging of a pilot to teach lettering. Six weeks, once a week. Studying a modern and a traditional script. Currently looking at Neuland, developed by Rudolf Koch. Home made pens #intercity #capetown #lettering #calligraphy #libraries
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