Reading Neely’s “Against Sustainability,” which takes a long overdue critical look at the mainstream paradigm of environmentalism: since it “often takes the form of the recovery of an idyll...this emphasis on continuity...functions as an apologia for continued unfettered growth”.
@HesterBlum I give my students small creative exercises at the beginning of class to break the ice: draw what you had for breakfast; write a six-word story of what you’re looking forward to post-lockdown, etc. Works pretty well!
My article "Spilling Ink and Cleaning Oil: The Intersection of Disaster and Design at La Marine" has just been published in @Gastronomica. It was a fun one to write!
My main point is how surprising encounters can become important drivers of creativity in the kitchen and beyond.