What I saw on the web on 2023.4.7

[reblogarythm]

1. if you ever arrive in Manchester
   by Ian McKellen
   https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hPR2crg2cXQ
   a good suggestion!
   via FB
   
   
2. Scheiße: The University of Otago Wants to Axe the German Language
   by Daniel Stride
   https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2023/04/08/scheise-the-university-of-otago-wants-to-axe-the-german-language/
   and Mr.Stride disconcurs!
   via rss
   
   
3. Posts Exaggerate Lab Findings About COVID-19’s Impact on Immune System
   by Jessica McDonald
   https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/scicheck-posts-exaggerate-lab-findings-about-covid-19s-impact-on-immune-system/
   useful references here
   via discord
   
   
4. Listening in Color: Sonority, Style, and Meaning in Europe 1760-1830
   by John Y. Lawrence
   https://mtosmt.org/docs/diss-index.php?id=598
   might be a good read?
   via discord
   
   
5. It's Okay if You Don't Want to Hang Out
   by Jessica Wildfire
   https://jessicawildfire.substack.com/p/its-okay-if-you-dont-want-to-hang
   while not a perfect piece, much of this is Very Good™
   via rss
   
   
6. Open Steno Project
   by Open Steno Project
   http://www.openstenoproject.org/
   not necessarily something i personally want to get into, but innaresting
   via googlery after discord
   
   
7. Quebec Muslim associations denounce government ban on prayer rooms in schools
   by CBC News
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-muslim-association-challenge-prayer-room-ban-1.6805495
   i still don't understand what problem all these measures are supposed to be fixing
   via rss
   
   
8. Easter Traditions
   by Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_traditions
   this article is a gift that keeps on giving. you never know what's going to come up next! (also: i noticed several places where edits would be welcome.)
   via just going looking for it