Briefly Noted: The Summer’s Best Tote/Staff Letter, Fine Photojournalism From Philly, Supertasters & Palm Oil, Pondered

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Open again 2day 11-6 for curbside pickup & neighborly queer “hi theres!” from our stoop. You know we got your #pride flags & pins, and queer-book-toters love our Gio’s totes & tees from @CamdenPrintworks 🌈 // photo: Back in January 2020 when we all wore scarves & hats staffer Mark tries on Gio’s tote bags, & a set of characters aimlessly browsing try on #MoreColorMorePride LOVE & Gio’s t-shirts. #PhillyAIDSThrift #PhillyPride2020 #LGBTQPride @PhillyLGBTGov Cash & card on the street or prepay for curbside pickup or delivery at queerbooks.com/product/gios-tote and queerbooks.com/product/gios-t-shirt and queerbooks.com/pride-gear

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The Giovanni’s Room Tote is our most desired tote of the moment, not just because we like the cut of its jib or the history that it indicates. It’s also because we deeply miss lingering around the place. We can’t wait to resume this pastime. [Giovanni’s Room]

Angel Hogan’s blistering staff note on behalf of Drexel’s lit mag is also one of the best calls for submissions we’ve ever seen. [Drexel Dragon]

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On 06/16/20 the Artist Coalition for a Just Philadelphia organized a protest to call for the city to #defundthepolice and to reallocate recourses to the arts and culture department. In a recent budget proposal the city was planning on completely defunding the Arts and Culture Department of Philadelphia. After many protests and a large outcry from the community the new budget will restore the $1.3 million that was taken from the Arts Department. . . . #phillyprotest #defundthepolice #defundtheppd #fundourcommunities #justiceforbreonna #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforahmaud #nojusticenopeace #📸 #tellyourownstory #philadelphia

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This New Yorker photo essay on the recent Philly protests has the truly fine photography of local art student Isaac Scott, who’s definitely worthy of your Instagram follow. [The New Yorker/Instagram]

Being a Supertaster sounds like a superpower, but in fact, to this writer, it seems like it could be hell on Earth. [The Cut]

Red Palm Oil is introduced, dissected, and also put up as a lens through which to view all that ails the human race, all at once, in this excellent piece by Yewande Komolafe. (You may remember Komolafe from that time she taught the world how to make jollof rice.) [Heated/YouTube]