Rising up
Majoribanks Street, Mt Victoria, Pลneke.
(Street is pronounced โMarsh-banksโ and was named after Stewart Marjoribanks (1774 โ 1863), a wealthy wine merchant and โWhigโ M.P in the British House of Commons; who never visited New Zealand).
Finished reading: Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance by Bronwen Everill ๐
Good overview of the misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions that have blighted Western economic interventions in Africa.
Finished reading: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong ๐
Heartbreaking yet strangely comforting. Connection and community across age, gender, race and surrounded by addiction and poverty.
Finished reading: Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles ๐
Well that was nasty. But excellently written.
Finished reading: Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire ๐
A fun but thought provoking romp with an assortment of odd folk, wizards, fungus goblins, talking donkeys and basil plants, and plenty of murder. And all kinds of transitions.
Finished reading: The World After Gaza by Pankaj Mishra ๐
A challenging but ultimately somewhat nihilistic take on the atrocity of Gaza. Some important points but fails to see a way forward.
Finished reading: Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart ๐
An inspiring and surprisingly hopefully assessment of what it is to be Jewish in the aftermath of Gaza (and indeed decades of the denial of Palestinian rights). Suggests that there is still - that there is always - opportunity for collective liberation of both Israelis and Palestinians. That, in fact, this is the only future where liberty is possible.
