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finding really good friends is more important than almost anything else you can be doing

THE TASTE ECONOMY ft. Reggie James Tina He Andrea Tony Lashley Naj Ok, Jose Emma Bates Drew Austin 👉 lu.ma/14vqfa5k

weekly reminder 🫶🏾

embarrassing but does anyone have any good tricks for when you’re so worried about something you can’t stop worrying about it even though it hasn’t happened yet and you feel like the worry is taking over your brain and body like a disease

Community should not be a privilege. In an age of loneliness and isolation, how are we imagining and repurposing spaces for friendship and joy to flourish? World-building is not just a buzzword, but a real life-changing practice. 🎥 somewheregood #CultureIsPower

NYC. TOMORROW. THE TASTE ECONOMY. Very groovy event 𝚎 𝚕 𝚜 𝚎 𝚠 𝚑 𝚎 𝚛 𝚎 on worldbuilding & the future of social media. RSVP before they fill up: lu.ma/14vqfa5k Come for the insights. Stay for the tastiness. 🌶️ hosts Spice Capital Dirt Maya Bakhai (is hiring robinhood & snapchat devs) Daisy Alioto

WYD this weekend brooklyn? 🌱🎨✂️

every day without fail i think of that tweet that said something like “if i owe you an email imagine what i owe myself?”

You only have about 5 ideas in life Then you're just remixing and putting them into different contexts

wyd this weekend?

so much of my work is rooted in helping folks remember how to find joy and commune with one another — i felt very seen in this piece from Daric L. Cottingham, M.A. “community is about asking for and providing help; community is reciprocity and love at its core.” harpersbazaar.com/culture/featur…

Does_it_move_the_company_forward? ^^ ask yourself this 100 times a day to avoid getting distracted.

free hangouts this weekend in BK: 🎥 screenplay pen pals writing group 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 afro-futurism collage circle 💕uncharted journeys healing chat 💎 say it with your jewels maker group ✏️ black writers link up 🌿 decolonizing brujeria 📚 well-read book club somewheregood.com/gatherings/

"The Vessel shows us how bad the vampiric ultra-wealthy are at making public space" dezeen.com/2023/08/03/ves… via Dezeen

hanif abdurraqib via his instagram stories

"Produced & directed almost entirely by African Americans, the series features Black chefs, pitmasters, historians, farmers, entrepreneurs, & cookbook writers discussing their heritages & creating delectable meals." newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

In The Aunties, Farmers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene Continue Harriet Tubman’s Legacy The forthcoming short film profiles the beloved couple, and shows how deep love can be a powerful tool to fight the climate crisis. them.us/story/the-aunt…

Trying to travel between any two neighborhoods in Brooklyn

As Audre Lorde said, America is on the wrong side of every liberation struggle on this earth.