Linklist 3 september 2023

The Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream Album Review

Today we revisit the alternative titans’ 1993 album, where Billy Corgan discovered the larger-than-life sound that would reshape rock for decades to come.

Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud

Tens of thousands of ‘burners’ urged to conserve food and water as rain and flash floods sweep Nevada

De toekomst van mensenrechten: hebben we recht op een leefbare planeet?

Klimaatverandering wordt binnen nu en vijf jaar de belangrijkste oorzaak van mensenrechtenschendingen wereldwijd.

A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.

The results show the power of cash transfers to reduce homelessness.

To Pee, or not to Pee? A linguistic landscape analysis of toilet signs in the public sphere

In this article, we will examine six different pictures of toilet signs in public spaces, intended to be an original alternative to classic toilet signs, and how their understanding is conditional.

‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate?

Extreme weather is ‘smacking us in the face’ with worse to come, but a ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists

Denis Villeneuve Teases Possible Dune: Part Three Based On Dune Messiah

Bluesky, AT Protocol, and the exciting possibilities of URLs as usernames

Smartphones de klas uit. Mag Magister ook weg?