"We must, then, avoid the 'Babel syndrome,' namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak, a uniformity that neutralizes differences, and the pretense that a single language — even a digital one — can translate everything, including the mystery of the person, into data and performance."
the best hyperpop is melancholic. it's sentimental. overflowing with love. it's about being 22 and missing being 18 with those you love. it's about being 26 and missing being 22 and with those you love. it's about being 30 and missing being 26 and with those you love. it's emo
The Sudanese woman in the pink hijab said:
“I say this to the Muslim leaders: Stay in your castles, wear our hijabs, and hand over your weapons. We deserve them more than you. You are cowards, sitting on the thrones built from the bones of the children of Gaza”
white people be like: you won one singular award for a completely different category seven years ago, why are you acting like this is a groundbreaking accolade?
Mahmoud Darwish asking his Lebanese friend if he’s leaving during the war in the 80s:
“I'm staying. I'm Lebanese, and this is my country. Where am I to go?”
I am embarrassed by my question, and by the extent to which Beirut has become my song and the song of everyone without a homeland.