[nonostantement #111] - coronavirus posters / tarkovsky & being alone / fake videos debunking
Now with more chainsaw dog videos!
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Hi, Joele here, your favourite Italian internet guy based in Barcelona - a now quite empty city, where seagulls are starting to be bossy with those few people in the streets.
The soundtrack of this mail has been provided by Calypso Rose (try this song, this one, or this one, you choose). This is definitively the right moment to start dancing in your home :)
#PEOPLE
[Video] - Skateboarding In A Global Pandemic | COVID-19 Los Angeles
”With quarantines and "shelter-in-place" becoming the new normal, leave it to skateboarders to find the silver lining in this situation.”Això és Barcelona?
”La plaça de la Catedral, la plaça de Catalunya, la plaça de Sant Jaume, el passeig de Gràcia, la platja del Bogatell...”[Video] - The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do
”What actually happens when it infects a human and what should we all do?”Historical Photos Of The 1918 Spanish Flu That Show What A Global Pandemic Looked Like In The 1910s
”The flu was first observed in Europe, the US and parts of Asia before it quickly spread throughout the world. It was wrongly named the Spanish flu because it was first reported in the Madrid daily newspaper ABC. However, modern scientists now believe the virus could have started in Kansas, US.”[Video] - A Message to Young People from Andrei Tarkovsky
”[…] Every person needs to learn from childhood how to spend time with oneself. That doesn’t mean he should be lonely, but that he shouldn’t grow bored with himself because people who grow bored in their own company seem to me in danger, from a self-esteem point of view.”[In Italian] - Partite iva e precari, il lavoro al tempo del coronavirus
”Si prevederanno delle misure speciali per i freelance? Quando dovrà versare i contributi si terrà conto di questa situazione? Me lo chiedo di continuo, in queste ore che trascorro chiusa in casa.”Massimo Bottura and Family Launch "Kitchen Quarantine" Cooking Show
”The three Michelin starred chef behind ‘Food for Soul’ closed his Francescana Osteria in Modena on 10th March in a ‘stay safe and be positive’ message to his staff and customers and continues his community spirit by nourishing his fans with feel-good home cooking.”[Video] - Costumed Person Destroys The Drums At Children’s Music Concert - Nyango Star
CatVideoFest
”CatVideoFest is a compilation reel of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses.” - by Oscilloscope (an independent film company founded by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys)[Video] - Chainsaw Dog
”And now... Chainsaw Dog. Hey, why not?”[In Italian] [Video] - I giovani e la moda
Bologna, 1986
#ART
GUERRA AL CORONAVIRUS / Gráfica de la II República / Guerra Civil, adaptada al momento actual.
”Todos estos carteles están disponibles para su descarga y uso solo de forma PERSONAL, no lucrativo. Son del pueblo y para el pueblo.”
#SOCIALMEDIA
Coronavirus Is Causing Chaos for Travel Influencers
”When your income depends on promoting travel, staying home comes at a cost.”
#THEDARKSIDE
[Video] - Debunking Fake Videos & WHO'S behind 5-min crafts? | How To Cook That Ann Reardon
”Debunking disinformation on YouTube and Facebook viral videos on 5-minute crafts and Brightside.” Who is behind those videos?The Lockout: Why Uber Drivers in NYC Are Sleeping in Their Cars
”Uber and Lyft's response to pay floor regulations was an algorithmic quota system that has become a dystopic rat race.”What Are My Photos Revealing About Me?
”Facial recognition technology has become so ubiquitous, it’s not hard to imagine that somebody in your photo may be easily identifiable. So how easy is it for someone to identify the people in the photos that you post online?”
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