so I often see v cool small publications and zine type things on issuu. and it's so great and they're free to view but you have to view it in browser so i found a place to convert and download them as pdfs

i'm having a blast. so far I've been pulling things from The Drawing Center bc they have some really great artist publications.

The Mount Ararat, Armenia

August 1, 2026 - Every morning in Gaza, the search for water begins.

Video journalist Bisan Owda follows children carrying heavy water containers, families waiting for water trucks, and the people working to keep one of the few desalination plants still running.

Along the way, Bisan reveals what has been destroyed, why clean water has become so hard to find, and what it now takes to provide water for millions of people in Gaza. [video]

Ousmane Sembène, Senegalese director and father of African cinema

"It is good to be at Cannes, but I wish Africa would create something of its own. We should not be eternal guests. It is up to us to create our own values. To recognize them and to carry them throughout the world." —Sembene! (2015)

When I got home I opened up my PDF of the book to grab screenshots from a section that had me seething with fucking anger. It is a part in chapter 2 related to the US decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.

For the sake of hammering in the point I’ll post the relevant 6 pages even if it’s a bit long.

From pages 55-60 of the 2023 updated edition of the book:

I knew in my mind how atrocious the atomic bombings were in the first place, but I had never internalized how much of a needless inhumane act against humanity this was.