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  From Pessimism to Promise -...

  Payal Arora, Charles Hayes

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  When it comes to tech, the mainstream headlines are bleak: Algorithms control and oppress. AI will destroy democracy and our social fabric, and possibly even drive us to extinction. While legitimate concerns drive these fears, we need to equally account for the fact that tech affords young people something incredibly valuable—a rare space for self-actualization. In From Pessimism to Promise, award-winning author Payal Arora explains that, outside the West, where most of the world's youth reside, there is a significant different outlook on tech: in fact, there is a contagion of optimism toward all things digital. These users, especially those in marginalized contexts, are full of hope for new tech. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on field insights in diverse global contexts such as Brazil, India, and Bangladesh, Arora describes what drives Gen Z to embrace new technologies. From Pessimism to Promise discusses the shift to relationally-driven approaches to design; how to create "algorithms of aspiration"; how to reimagine the digital space for sex, pleasure, and care; and, what we can learn from feminist digital activists and women's collectives in the Global South on shared digital provenance and value, as well as indigenous approaches to sustainability, that challenges sacred ideas on degrowth, circular economy, and the doughnut economy.

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  Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope

  Ayanna Dozier

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  The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson’s career can be summed up in her desire for control. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but was, rather, an existential question about the desire to control and be in control over her bodily integrity as a Black woman. This book examines Janet’s continuation of her quest for control as heard in her sixth album, The Velvet Rope. Engaging with the album, the promotion, the tour, and its accompanying music videos, this study unpacks how Janet uses Black cultural production as an emancipatory act of self-creation that allows her to reconcile with and, potentially, heal from trauma, pain, and feelings of alienation. The Velvet Rope’s arc moves audiences to imagine the possibility of what emancipation from oppression--from sexual, to internal, to societal--could look like for the singer and for others. The sexually charged content and themes of abuse, including self-harm and domestic violence, were dismissed as “selling points” for Janet at the time of its release. The album stands out as a revelatory expression of emotional vulnerability by the singer, one that many other artists have followed in the 20-plus years since its release.

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  Prehistoric Warfare: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  Most scientists believe the evolution of humans has a history nearly as long as life itself. Anatomically modern humans and all other life that has existed on the planet first came about from the single-celled microorganisms that emerged approximately 4 billion years ago. Through the processes of mutation and natural selection, all forms of life developed, and this continuous lineage of life makes it difficult to say precisely when one species completely separates from another. In other words, scientists still debate when a human became a human rather than the ancestor species that came before.  
  	Among paleontologists, the question of human propensity for warfare in prehistoric eons has persisted. Primitive conflict that in time grew into a modern military phenomenon has become an increasing avenue of study. Scientists seek to ascertain whether the distant ancestral line of humans is genetically disposed toward the act of war, or whether social and geographical development have created a circumstantial environment for large-scale societal collisions.  
  	Depictions of humans pierced with arrows began to appear in the Aurignacian-Périgordian eras (30,000 years ago), and in the early Magdalenian era (17,000 years ago). A work of Mesolithic art (20,000 to 10,000 years ago) shows an explicit battle between groups of archers, and in Valencia, a group of three archers are seen surrounded by four of the similarly armed enemy in the Cova del Roure la Vella in Castellón. In the Ares del Maestrat in Alcañiz of Aragon, another work depicts warriors fleeing a group of eight archers, while a similar work at Val del Charco del Agua in Aragon shows seven archers with plumed headgear. Other examples show warriors in lines and columns with a “distinctly garbed leader at the front.” In a sense, it’s entirely reasonable to believe that the earliest people were violent and engaged in warfare the same way people did throughout more recent eras. 

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  CRAZE - Step Inside Sydney's...

  Stephan Gyory

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  Before flyers went glossy and festivals got fenced, there were the warehouses. In early ’90s Sydney they were dusty, illegal, and alive until sunrise. Craze is the story of that moment—when rave culture hit Australia and changed everything. 
  Written by long-time Sydney Recordstore owner, underground vinyl DJ, and community activist Stephan Győry (Dury), Craze draws deeply on his personal experiences, as well as more than 50 interviews with punters, DJs, and promoters who helped build the scene from the ground up. 
  This is the Second Summer of Love as lived by a city that i-D Magazine once crowned the “Dance Party Capital of the World”—before locking itself out of its own nightlife so thoroughly that Madonna couldn’t get into her own after-party. 
  From 3am eternal to the festival boom, the comedown, and the fight to keep Sydney open, Craze is part memory and part manifesto: a love letter to sound systems, dance floors, and the people who believed music could change the world.

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  The Witch's Door - Oddities and...

  Ryan Matthew Cohn, Regina M. Rossi

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  A taxidermied monkey named Mr. Peepers. A rare collection of anatomical wax figures for sale in Munich. A Tibetan Kapala skull decorated with bits of coral. Two Charlie McCarthy dolls that may (or may not) be haunted. The incredible memento mori collection of Richard Harris. An actual witch's door. That's all just for starters. 
   
   
   
  Welcome to a world of oddities curated by Regina and Ryan Cohn, trendsetters and tastemakers who have reinvented what the artifact collectors market looks like. Together, they are the founders of Oddities Flea Market, artfully curating a selection of the best artists and collectors at several events across the US throughout the year, with an eye towards expanding globally. In The Witch's Door, Ryan, who starred in the reality television show Oddities, and Regina, who comes from the world of fashion, give us a rare peek behind the curtain into the business of collecting the strange and unusual and the cast of eccentric characters they meet along the way. 
   
   
   
  Ryan and Regina take listeners all over the world, from Brooklyn to Bavaria, giving them the inside scoop on how they purchase artifacts to sell and those they want to keep. Perfect for fans of Oddities, Atlas Obscura, and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, this collectible book is a must-listen for those happily inclined toward the dark side.

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  Meditation - Sounds of...

  Anthony Morse

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  Meditation - Sounds of Thunderstorms –
  George Frideric Handel (432 Hz Healing Music)
   
  
   
  Experience deep relaxation and emotional balance with this unique
  digital audio featuring the timeless Baroque compositions of George
  Frideric Handel, blended with the soothing ambiance of thunderstorms
  and tuned to 432 Hz—a frequency associated with stress relief,
  healing, and mindfulness.
   
  
   
  Key Features:
   
  🔹 432 Hz Healing Frequency –
  Believed to promote relaxation, emotional balance, and focus 🔹 Classic Baroque Masterpieces –
  Includes Handel’s finest works, such as:
   
  
  •	Concerto a Due Cori No. 1 in B-flat Major (HWV 332)
   
  •	Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major (HWV 333)
   
  •	Concerto a Due Cori No. 3 in F Major (HWV 334)
   
  •	Suite in G Minor (HWV 432)
   
  •	Concerto Grosso in G Major (HWV 314) 
   
  🔹 Thunderstorm Soundscapes – Enhances meditation, sleep, and stress reduction 
   
  🔹 Biography of Handel – Insight into his life, influences, and musical legacy
   
  
   
  Why Listen?
   
  ✔ Meditation & Sleep Aid – Ideal for yoga, stress relief,
  deep focus, and relaxation 
   
  ✔ Healing Music – Tuned to 432 Hz for calming frequencies
   
  
  ✔ Immersive Sound Experience – A fusion of Baroque beauty
  and nature’s rhythm
   
  Find inner peace through soothing thunderstorms and Handel’s exquisite
  melodies. Perfect for relaxation, mindfulness, and emotional healing
  anytime, anywhere.
   
   

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