Category: Link Blog
-
A secret Pentagon campaign to spread vaccine disinformation has come to light
No, really, this is not some conspiracy theory Youtuber reporting this. Reuters broke the story. Here’s how the world is reacting to the news.
-
Comprehensible input and creating my own Mandarin-learning curriculum
Adventures in learning Mandarin. As a heritage speaker, I have to learn Mandarin differently. It has been a frustrating and fun journey so far. Fortunately, lots of content from language learning experts, and I found one that is the clearest one yet!
-
Thoughts on Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladmir Putin
My thoughts about the two-hour Tucker Carlson interview with Russian president Vladmir Putin.
-
Is the Internet really broken?
My thoughts about The Verge’s article, The people who ruined the Internet and Danny Sullivan’s response, and the conversation swirling around SEO and the suckiness of the Internet.
-
Racism, bias in entertainment
Can we agree on one thing? Racism, bias and cringe-worthy depictions of foreign nations is not unique to Chinese entertainment.
-
You can now turn your wordpress.com blog into a Fediverse instance
Wordpress.com has finally enabled ActivityPub integration with the Fediverse. This means that this blog of mine can essentially act as a Fediverse instance or account if I want it to.
-
Interesting podcast: Multipolarity? Schmultipolarity!
An interesting debate about imperialism, capitalism and why there’s a move towards a multipolar world. Justin Podur and Sam Gindin discussed this with such civility. We need more grounded debates like this.
-
“A Righteous Smokescreen”
Why do some Americans have such bad geography skills? Why do they knows so little of the world outside America. The book, “A Righteous Smokescreen: Postwar America and the Politics of Cultural Globalization” by Sam Lebovic, attempts to explain the phenomenon.
-
Weekend Tales #2
Dealing with digital burnout and a bumper issue with 12 recommended reads! 📧 To read, subscribe to the blog.
Elizabeth Tai 