This curation is exactly what's missing from most feeds—nuanced, well-rounded reading instead of the same headlines circulating endlessly.
The range here (Shakespeare reinvention, bibliomania, paper diaries as last unmined territory of private mind, audiobooks validated, Dante's enduring relevance) shows intentional breadth. Not algorithmic suggestions. Human curation.
Your note about fighting for media literacy ("normalize content that protects us from brain rot, depleting critical thinking skills, fading practice of deep reading") is the real mission. AI scraping our words and jumbling them for others to use? Paper notebooks becoming the last safe place for human thought? That's not just nostalgia. That's preservation.
The critical thinking prompts (before, during, after reading) turn passive consumption into active engagement. That's the antidote to scroll culture.
Looking forward to December's shift (older essays, iconic works, annotations on lines worth rereading). This is essential work 💙
Wow, you a put a lot into this. Read this 7 PM on a Thursday and mentally drifted into a coffee shop at 9:30 AM on a Saturday. Your tone is consistently intellectual while still carrying a warmth. Nice work!
You did such a good Job Tulipe! All these articles seem so interesting!! It’s so refreshing to not have ads or content thrown at me but a well curated list of articles that will stimulate my brain and make me reread and rethink Shakespeare and Dante 🙏🏼💕
I love the inclusions of the critical reflections with the material - thank you for sharing!
Thank you!!’
This curation is exactly what's missing from most feeds—nuanced, well-rounded reading instead of the same headlines circulating endlessly.
The range here (Shakespeare reinvention, bibliomania, paper diaries as last unmined territory of private mind, audiobooks validated, Dante's enduring relevance) shows intentional breadth. Not algorithmic suggestions. Human curation.
Your note about fighting for media literacy ("normalize content that protects us from brain rot, depleting critical thinking skills, fading practice of deep reading") is the real mission. AI scraping our words and jumbling them for others to use? Paper notebooks becoming the last safe place for human thought? That's not just nostalgia. That's preservation.
The critical thinking prompts (before, during, after reading) turn passive consumption into active engagement. That's the antidote to scroll culture.
Looking forward to December's shift (older essays, iconic works, annotations on lines worth rereading). This is essential work 💙
Having started audiobooks for the first time this year, I’m definitely going to have a quick read of Brian’s article!!
Wow, you a put a lot into this. Read this 7 PM on a Thursday and mentally drifted into a coffee shop at 9:30 AM on a Saturday. Your tone is consistently intellectual while still carrying a warmth. Nice work!
You did such a good Job Tulipe! All these articles seem so interesting!! It’s so refreshing to not have ads or content thrown at me but a well curated list of articles that will stimulate my brain and make me reread and rethink Shakespeare and Dante 🙏🏼💕