Things I Saw This Week - Friday, November 19

TISTW is a collection of reads, visuals, and music, curated by Elle Perry, a Memphis-based journalist, featuring art and culture, food, cities, and more. (Issue No. 127)

Deborah E. McDowell @dem8z

Question of the afternoon, which comes from Toni Morrison: “What would you be doing or thinking if there was no gaze or hand to stop you?”

November 18th 2021

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Art

A Q-and-A with Jason Jules, whose new coffee table book detailing Black Ivy style comes out next month.

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Cities

Tulsa Remote, which offered people $10,000 to relocate to the city, is now three-years-old.

Sarah Holder @sarahsholder

checked in on tulsa remote - 1,200 people have moved since the program began, and retention of over a year is around 88% Bloomberg - Are you a robot?trib.al

November 16th 2021

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Places to visit: Chicago’s Bungalow Belt.

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Food

More beans are needed. (And I’m happy to eat them.)

On the flipside, Tony Roelofs, vice president of the pulse division at Oregon-based Columbia Grain International, is confident that the steady rise in legume consumption over the last 20 to 25 years will push production in the right direction. If he’s right, it could move the food system toward a more climate-friendly future. “As we continue to grow our population on a worldwide level and water supply and arable land demand continue to be problematic . . . pulse crops have a great spot,” he said. “It’s cheaper protein and it’s more environmentally friendly protein.”

No comment on this food/beverage idea:

Motherboard @motherboard

A new, vaguely tech-adjacent tea startup wants to free the beverage of its close association with femininity and hippies. "Entrepreneurs and creators and rainmakers," said one co-founder, "are going to be the ones to see through some of the stereotypes." Tea Startup Brands Beverage as the Choice of Founders, WinnersA new, vaguely tech-adjacent tea startup wants to free the beverage of its close association with femininity and hippies. “Entrepreneurs and creators and rainmakers,” said one co-founder, “are going to be the ones to see through some of the stereotypes.”trib.al

November 19th 2021

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And here’s a smattering of good/interesting food stories from the week, featuring places I’d like to travel to (courtesy, Eater):

• Seriously, Why Is Everyone Drinking Collagen?

• Purple Piña Coladas Are Popping Up Across Some of SF’s Top Cocktail Menus

• HBO’s Season 4 ‘Insecure’ Restaurant and Bar Locations in LA, Mapped

• An Actual Bavarian Prince Is Opening a German Restaurant in East Austin

• Futuristic Shuffleboard Bar Opens In Deep Ellum This Weekend

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Sports

The women’s (Division I) NCAA tournament will see changes.

The NCAA Division I women's basketball championship has been expanded from 64 teams to 68 teams. The Division I Council approved the changes Wednesday, the NCAA announced.

The council also approved moving the unveiling of the tournament bracket, previously called "Selection Monday," to Sunday, March 13. That day is also when the men's tournament bracket, which also features 68 teams, will be revealed.

The changes come in the wake of a two-part external review of the NCAA's approach to men's and women's sports, specifically basketball, after players and coaches roundly criticized the organization last March for inadequate facilities and amenities at the women's tournament in San Antonio.

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Songs I Listened to This Week

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