J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
Tumblr still works much like an older internet, where people have more control over what they see and rely less on algorithms. "You curate your own stuff; it takes a little bit of work to put everything in place, but when it's working, you see the content you want to see,"
archive.ph
too many trends, not enought taste
Before TikTok, there was Tumblr. As other platforms becoming increasing polarized and ad-ridded (laden?), Tumblr re emerges as a space to culivate niche interests to your hearts content. It is the OG taste maker.
Found while researching the recent Vanderbilt, Columbia, and NYU expansions. Universities are among our city’s biggest landlords.
Matthieu Blazy for Chanel SS26
This is the very bland and very basic and college-freshman level thing I’ve been thinking about: what is luxury?
Laurel Pantin • Luxury and Pleasure vs The Spiral
questions worth thinking about and taste log
Per Laurel, it’s “doing whatever I want, when I want, in the precise way I want to do it”.
I think asking questions and framing work that way actually opens up a space for more engagement with the audience. It allows them to participate in the discovery.
Lasting love is vital because we know ourselves differently in relationships of constancy where we have witnessed change through time. We cannot really risk emotionally in relationships where we do not feel safe.
Commitment is the ground of our being that lets us make mistakes, be forgiven, and try again.
bell hooks • Communion
Through all people’s history, there have been those who rule over others. Can humanity progress without exploitation?
(John Stewart in conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates)