jul 15 2021 ∞
jul 15 2021 +
- p23 To do nothing is to hold yourself still so that you can perceive what is actually there.
- p23 The platforms that we use to communicate with each other do not encourage listening. Instead, they reward shooting and oversimple reaction: of having a "take" after having read a single headline.
- p24 I have really fond memories of the languid, meandering conversations we had up there about science and religion. And what strikes me is that neither of us ever convinced the other - that wasn't the point - but we listened to each other, and we did each come away different, with a more nuanced understanding of the other person's position.
- p25 Their presence is a reminder that the Rose Garden is beautiful in part because it is cared for, that effort must be put in, whether that's saving it from becoming condos or just making sure the roses come ...
jul 27 2020 ∞
jul 27 2020 +
- p37. Djokovic uses his two-handed backhand to take control of the early points. He has an undeterred ability to hit dangerous balls to all parts of the court with sufficient margin that they're safely inside the lines. He doesn't paint the lines, he shadows them.
- p44. You knew the Australian Open wasn't going to either change or save the world, but you decided to take a peek anyway at any odd hour you could, because tennis can offer what Robert Frost said poetry provides: a momentary stay against confusion.
- p46 The Australian Open has long been like an idea of order: arranging, deepening, enchanting from the other side of the world. It's the purifying fire by which we start the new season. Maybe you let the Brisbanes and Dohas pass, maybe you missed the opening band, but the Australian Open was never a thing to miss. After all, it w...
aug 22 2019 ∞
nov 26 2019 +
|
- replace this text with your list
- begin each item with an asterisk
jul 15 2021 ∞
jul 15 2021 +
- Decolonising Science Reading List - It’s The End of Science As You Know It by Chanda Prescod-Weinstei x
jun 23 2020 ∞
jun 23 2020 +
- Zach Lowe Podcast + The Good Place x
nov 26 2019 ∞
may 26 2020 +
- How The Good Place taught moral philosophy to its characters — and its creators- By Dylan Matthews x
- Stories about my Brother by Prachi Gupta x
- The Ridiculous Saga Of Lance Armstrong, The Cheater Who Became An Enemy Of The State by Patrick Redford x
- Naomi Osaka Ends Bianca Andreescu's Hot Streak, Opens Up What Should Be A Gnarly Rivalry by Giri Nathan x
sep 26 2019 ∞
nov 26 2019 +
- So You Want to Be a Physicist: A 22 Part Guide! by Greg Bernhardt x
- How to become a GOOD Theoretical Physicist by Gerard Hooft x
- Physics and Math book recommendations x
- Chicago Undergraduate Physics Bibliography x
- How to Learn Math and Physics by John Baez x
- Free Physics Lectures Online x
- So You Want To Learn Physics by Susan Bowler x
may 26 2020 ∞
may 26 2020 +
- Nick Kyrgios, the Reluctant Rising Star of Tennis by LOUISA THOMAS x
- Mixed Troubles: Falling in Love With Nick Kyrgios and Genie Bouchard at the U.S. Open BY BRIAN PHILLIPS x
- Why Women Don’t Play Best-Of-Five Matches At Grand Slams by LINDSAY GIBBS x
- Borg/McEnroe's Sverrir Gudnason Became a Tennis Legend By Eating 7 Meals a Day BY NICOLE SPERLING x
- Dominic Thiem Is the Future of Tennis—So Why Doesn’t Anybody Care About Him? BY CHLOÉ COOPER JONES x
- U.S. Open 2017: These Are the Young Americans Who Will Save American Men’s Tennis BY CHLOÉ COOPER JONES x
- Rafael Nadal is Brutal and Brilliant BY CHLOÉ COOPER JONES x
- Watching Roger Federer Means Witnessing Beauty and Cruelty BY CHLOÉ COOPER JONES x
aug 22 2019 ∞
may 26 2020 +
|
- Sugary Camouflage on Coronavirus Offers Vaccine Clues by Jordana Cepelewicz x
jun 23 2020 ∞
jun 23 2020 +
- Quantum internet: A vision for the road ahead by Stephanie Wehner, David Elkouss, and Ronald Hanson link
- Graduate Student -Lisa Piccirillo - Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem by Erica Klarreich link
- To Invent a Quantum Internet by Natalie Wolchover link
- The Computer Scientist Who Can’t Stop Telling Stories by Susan D'Agostino x
may 25 2020 ∞
may 26 2020 +
- THERE’S NOTHING LEFT TO ARGUE ABOUT by Casey Taylor x
may 25 2020 ∞
may 26 2020 +
- I, Tonya (Craig Gillespie) - ★★★
- Battle of the Sexes (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris) - ★★
- Gifted (Marc Webb) - ★★★★
- the only time i'll say chris evans is hot
- Pitch Perfect 3 (Trish Sie) - ★★
- Molly's Game (Aaron Sorkin) - ★★★★
- The Greatest Showman (Michael Gracey) - ★★★★
- Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi) - ★★★★
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (Jon Watts) - ★★★
- The Family Stone (Thomas Bezucha, 2005) - ★★★★
- rachel mcadams as a lesbian.
- Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018) - ★★★★★...
aug 22 2019 ∞
nov 26 2019 +
- spider man into the spiderverse (2018) | Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Robert Persichetti Jr - 10/10
- bohemian rhapsody (2018) | Dexter Fletcher - 5/10
- isn't it romantic? | Todd Strauss-Schulson - 5.5/10
- captain marvel | Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck - 8/10
- the lego movie 2: the second part | Mike Mitchell - 6/10
- little | Tina Gordon - 4/10
- avengers: endgame | Anthony Russo, Joe Russo - 5.5/10
- long shot | Jonathan Levine - 8/10
- booksmart | Olivia Wilde - 8/10
- late night | Nisha Ganatra - 6/10
- men in black: international | F. Gary Gray - 6/10
- spiderman: far from home | Jon Watts - 8/10
- yesterday (beatles movie) | Danny Boyle - 4/10
- hobbs and shaw | David Leitch - 7/10
- surprisingly good, even if there were too many boring fight scenes. also they're all gay.
- the kitchen | Andrea Berloff - 3/10
- otherhood | Cindy Chupack - 6/10
aug 22 2019 ∞
nov 26 2019 +
- Kerber in full-on sarcastic sulk mode despite having won the first set is fairly peak pre-2016 Angie.x
- There's been plenty of sarcastic Angelique Kerber out on court already, including a tremendous slo-mo of a "whatever" wave of the hand while looking the other way. #RG18 x
- Someone should really tell Angelique Kerber's face that she's up a set and very much in this second. x
- We have reached the stage of the match where Kerber is now hitting sarcastic winners, if you're wondering. x
- Kerber absolutely *glaring* over to the umpire cause Cibulkova keeps making her wait when serving.
- Fissette: "it's clear what you have to do on your serve"
- Kerber: "It's clear but I can't get it done, then it's like always and it always h...
aug 22 2019 ∞
nov 26 2019 +
|