#newstodonfriday — Public Fediverse posts

Apartment concerts — kvartyrnyks — in Ukraine are nothing new. They took place throughout the Soviet years, where Ukrainians could read poetry, sing songs, and freely discuss the government. Veronika Romanova and Mariana Lastovyria write for @timkmak’s Counteroffensive about what it’s like to attend the 2025 version. “The existence of kvartyrnyks demonstrates how Ukrainian culture persists despite constant adversity – whether under authoritarianism or in the face of open war against it,” they write. [Story may be paywalled.]

https://flip.it/g6k7US

#Ukraine #History #SovietHistory #Music #Culture #Poetry #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Russian bombs have destroyed many of Ukraine’s cities and in doing so, flattened Soviet-era buildings. @timkmak, Mariana Lastovyria and Artem Moskalenko write for The Counteroffensive about whether that might one day create opportunities for a new kind of city planning and building that’s more resilient and better for individuals and communities.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-ukraine-can-move-beyond-its-soviet

#Ukraine #History #SovietHistory @histodons #Architecture #Building #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

“The Stepford Wives” was a horror film, not a blueprint for modern living. But @damemagazine sees it today in the rise of the misogynist tech bros and the use of technology to move the world backwards, not forwards. “Whatever tools and electronics we have lying around, we can use them to make a future of equality and freedom for everyone, or we can use them to make a future of slavery and death,” writes Noah Berlatsky. “For better and worse, those choices are the same now as when Joanna first traveled to Stepford. And they’re the same now as when, against her will, she was bloodily removed from it.”

https://www.damemagazine.com/2025/02/19/prophetic-stepford-wives/

#StepfordWives #PopCulture #Movies #TradWives #Feminism #Politics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Wizkid is Nigeria’s most popular musician and a star around the world too. @thecontinent reviews his new album, “Morayo,” which combines Afrobeats, R&B, dancehall, reggae and fújì.

https://continent.substack.com/p/review-wizkids-on-cruise-control

#Africa #Nigeria #Music #Afrobeats #Wizkid #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Technology has transformed every facet of life — so why not religion?@restofworld created a Flipboard Storyboard of their brilliant Digital Divinity series, which includes Hindu temples made by 3D printers, priests that dance on TikTok and more.
https://flipboard.com/@restofworld/digital-divinity-ancient-traditions-meet-modern-technology-0gmpvc702t3iqbmp

#Religion #Culture #Lifestyle #Christianity #Islam #Buddhism #Hinduism #Jainism #Technology #Tech #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday