links - education and entertainment

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I forgot to include links in my last post! First off: since I started the previous post by mentioning pandemic-related stuff, I’ll start this post the same way. Making Sense of the Research on COVID-19 and Masks. It’s an overview of multiple studies, explained in clear English, with links back to the studies.

Moving on to some video essays: 

• I was a humanitarian... and I regret it. A video about white savior-ism in charitable endeavors. 
• Remembering With A Twist - A Jojo Rabbit & The Book Thief Video Essay. LadyKnightTheBrave has done several YouTube videos that I watched from start to finish without knowing anything about the source material. At least this time I knew half? (I’ve never read The Book Thief. Although it sounds like I should.)

Author Courtney Milan recently recommended FocusMate for writing productivity. You sign up for a session (three free sessions per week--if you want more than that, you pay), meet your randomly selected accountability partner, tell each other your goal for the next sixty minutes... and then you keep writing until the end of your time. Then, report to your accountability partner. Potential for abuse? Not non-existent. But overall it sounds like an interesting possibility to kick-start yourself if stuck.

Back to Star Wars. (I KNOW!) A Defense Of Finn’s Character Arc (in TLJ) is just what it sounds like, but this particular essay does acknowledge some of the flaws and missed opportunities in addition to praising the positive elements.