Devrim Yavuz
@devrimyavuz
Sociologist @CUNY @ Lehman College, author of Democracy and Capitalism in Turkey, currently spending savings from quitting smoking on records, films and olive oil
But you need one winger on every Spanish squad with hair that bounces around with frantic energy to sow chaos in every game. It has been enshrined in the Spanish constitution since the great Puyol
3 connected hills I'm willing to die on. 1/Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" is grossly underappreciated as a crime classic 2/ If Jennifer Lopez weren't generally famous and chose more roles like this, Hustlers or U-Turn she'd be considered a great actress 3/ It is a good homage to Godard's Breathless
Picked up a bunch of stuff, some of it randomly based on the endearing little post-it recommendations on the records others based on the owner's picks when I told him Japanese post-punk, classic punk, synth rock. Haven't gotten around to listening to all, but here's a small sample
The US doesn't even pretend to understand what soft power is anymore
Clearly my cat Destry does not know how to read or else he wouldn't find a book on The Rise of Organized Brutality by @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social this comforting (a great read evidently evidently also pillow)
The band Dry Cleaning were amazing to watch at the Basilica in Hudson yesterday. Distill the essence of a fun to listen to rock band and marry them to a charismatic deadpan lead. youtu.be/GVMJIZMOc1M?...
Tell me your lead singer has damaged the reputation of your band without telling me he has damaged the reputation of your band
#adidas ! Give this cat a sponsorship deal already. Ever since Destry has been discovered on the streets of Queens, he's loved to cuddle with the adidas around the house. Probably influenced by fellow Queens natives RUN DMC
Two headlines side by side on the same day: the projected loss from immigrants too scared to file their taxes in the US as reported by the NYT proves that what Spain is doing by giving its immigrants legal status is not only the human thing to do, but is effective government and smart economically
I wonder to what extent this choice is impacted by what people see as tangible alternatives around them? Maybe the rural Americans who are asked this question are thinking of their own immediate densely populated towns that are not as exciting and do not have the same amenities as big cities
Still some need for change on the gender front. The newspaper Liberation reports that 3/4 of the slates of candidates have men at the head of their lists. Left parties seem to be the ones that have presented the most slates across the country.
Hard to focus on anything besides the Middle East. France's municipal elections today are consequential b/c of the feared gains of the far right. So far turn out is higher than COVID levels but lower than 2014. This could partly be explained by the fact that small towns only have one slate
I used to be a one cat type of person just out of a sense of loyalty to one cat, until I ended up with Destry and Marlowe and realized how peaceful it is to watch what I like to call "synchronized sleeping"
I love Scandinavian directors' study of fragile masculinity like Joachim Trier, Ruben Ostlund and Thomas Vinterberg in such movies as Worst Person in the World, Force Majeure and the Celebration...but lately I've started to feel that they're just reporting what they see around them
If you're teaching classical sociology and assigning Weber's original writing consider including this passage from Marianne Weber's biography of her husband (quoted in Bendix) then ask your students 'why do you think he really wrote that?' It 100% is not about protestantism leading to capitalism
I keep returning to Alfonso Cuaron films/shows. Like for most, they're my favorite of the past two decades. One reason they're powerful is the role that women play. They are in the negative spaces not occupied by men, but unlike other movies who ignore them Cuaron sheds light on their importance.
Bonus... Dupieux has such great movies a action hero team spoof . Smoking Causes Coughing featuring a great cast... and incredible but true about a couple obsessed with a secret portal in their house and featuring Benoit Magimel in a hilarious medical tourism segment
Hum...I guess being an expert in biological longevity doesn't make one an expert in social longevity. Which is ironic because some studies have revealed that building meaningful community can make you live longer.
Even if you cannot donate now, check out the work, as I feel lucky to live in a household where this stuff is made
Senegalese players are weighing whether they should leave the African cup final because of poor refereeing. Great game between Morocco and Senegal until the last few minutes
The reason more giant food corporations will embrace Dubai-style chocolate and its variants, beyond it's popularity, is its profit maximizing marketing genius: selling a product that has more of a cheaper ingredient like flour as something fancier than chocolate with high, costly cocoa content.
I'm confused...global history encompasses the so-called West. So according to this retired historian who claims to defend the virtue of liberal education, students are disoriented because they're learning more? I suppose... too much knowledge can be dizzying.
It's hard to want to do any work when my cats Destry and Marlowe are so good at synchronized sleeping