I've seen a couple posts observing the anniversary of the day women in Iceland held a strike.
While taking icelandAir earlier this year, I was able to watch the documentary "The Day Iceland Stood Still", which interviews many of the women who organized it. It's apparently streaming in some places, so you should check it out.
The surprising story of a vinyl record empire in Kansas
Chad Kassem, founder of Kansas vinyl record giant Acoustic Sounds, turned his hobby into a career–but his journey to success was anything but straightforward.
Cleveland State University's student-run alternative radio station WCSB was abruptly shut down Friday and replaced with a jazz station operated by Ideastream Public Media.
They broke the news over Zoom then called the cops to "escort" the students out.
TODAY is #BandcampFriday until 11:59pm PST. When I had to get rid of most of my stuff to move continents, I did not get much $ for it. I lost my accessible cycle without enough money to replace it. Some folks have donated to me directly, but others don't like PayPal. You can donate to me by buying my music with a "tip" today, Bandcamp will waive its 15% fee to me, and you can use a credit card or other ways to pay. Getting a new recumbent would help my health & mobility.
Complete testimony of journalist and Sovietologist William Mandel before the House Un-American Activities Committee, San Francisco City Hall, May 13, 1960. Audio only. A transcript of the proceedings is available here:
Folks going east to west and vice versa, cutting through Skanderbeg Square, which at least won't have as many (there are always some, sadly) motor vehicles on it.
Agreeing with some of the other things mentioned in replies: Chips and pretzels were in waxed paper bags. Some things were packaged in aluminum or other foils, sometimes combined with paper.
Frozen vegetables & fruits were in bleached paperboard boxes covered by colorful printed and waxed paper wrappings. Shorter shelf life, but not in landfill forever like plastic.
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