#suburbia — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #suburbia, aggregated by home.social.
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'Living Next Door to . . .'
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Ah, Mr. Ford was a proponent of the American suburb. (which I suppose would sell more cars, which was correct). #suburbia
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Echoes of Beckettian Ennui: Paul-Razvan Macovei’s Noaptea Ursului, Richard Linklater’s Cinematic Theater, and the Representations of Youth Alienation
#MovieReview #FilmCriticism #Romanian #Comedy #Drama #Suburbia #Linklater
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/echoes-of-beckettian-ennui-paul-razvan-macoveis-noaptea-ursului-richard-linklaters-cinematic-theater-and-the-representations-of-youth-alienation/ -
Ungelogen, hier fuhrwerkt einer seit 2 Stunden mit der elektrischen Heckenschere an nicht mal 10m bescheuerter Thujahecke rum. Lehnt sich drüber, um zu schauen, ob es glatt ist*, und braucht dann eine halbe Minute um den abstehenden Zweig zu erwischen statt einmal mechanisch Schnapp zu machen. Wie unfähig kann man sein?
*warum spannt er nicht gleich ein Seil mit Wasserwaage?!
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@jerry you need to have me build you a split level atomic ranch #ramps #accessibility #ease of use #suburbia
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Just found out William Levitt is partially responsible for many aspects of suburban hell, found in his "Levittowns":
- He build identical homes using assembly line-like techniques. To break up the dystopian monotony, he made sure you couldn't see long lines of them by making the streets curved
- Curved streets complicate things like sewers, but that's okay, he didn't want to wait for municipal sewer connections. So he gave each home a larger lot and enough space for a septic system, despite the high density.
- Septic systems with a leech field need a cover crop. Enter: the lawn
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The Mad Wife: A Bestselling Novel of Motherhood & Madness "They called it hysteria. She called it survival" Sale: $9.99 to $3 by Meagan Church Rating: 4.1/5 (11,296 Reviews) #books #booksky #historicalfiction #motherhood #madness #domesticdrama #psychologicalsuspense #women #suburbia #familylife
The Mad Wife: A Bestselling No... -
Grass of empire - Mowing the lawn: the colonial ghosts haunting our suburban ritual
"The lawn – the “telltale patchwork quilt of European settlement” – arrived in this country with the British. The ones established over here were intended to mimic and to elicit an emotional connection with the ones left behind."
"Like the introduction of other exotic flora and fauna, pastoral farming and parliamentary government, the laying down of the lawn was one of the ways in which colonisation marked this land."
"Perhaps not at the very beginning, when most new arrivals would have been busy felling trees, draining wetlands and burning bush. But once the footholds had been established and life had become a little less precarious, it was time to take up the challenge of civilising the new colonial spaces by reproducing the landscapes of Home. Time to impose order upon chaos and inscribe empire on the land. Time to cultivate the lawn."
"This is also the lexicon used by those who colonise to characterise what must be done to those who have been colonised. Indigenous people need to be kept in their place just as much as indigenous flora does, and for much the same reason: give them half a chance and they’ll get away on you."
"Of the knowledge that colonisation is not just about the movement of people and power across time and space. Ideas, too, are instruments of empire. As is grass and the land it grows on." >>
https://theconversation.com/mowing-the-lawn-the-colonial-ghosts-haunting-our-suburban-ritual-283270
#lawn #mowing #suburbia #SettlerSociety #ExoticGrass #FossilFuel #pollution #NoisePollution #colonisation #TheColonialProject #British #empire #ColonistGrass #flora #extinctionImage: The “telltale patchwork quilt of European settlement” at the Mid North Coast of NSW. The palms were in the way of the machinery and had to go. The leaves will soon be blown onto the road/drain by a leaf blower.
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Crashes at Lavenders Bridge, North Bellingen
* Just a short time ago two women were killed and another seriously injured after a motorist 'lost control' near the notorious Lavender Bridge and smashed into two cars parked at the riverside swimming spot. >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/a-woman-has-tragically-died-in-a-crash-at-bellingen-on-thursday-afternoon* Today there was another serious incident involving two e-bikes. An ambulance was seen at the crash zone. An injured person was seen lying on the ground. (The ambulance is visible on the Kombu Flood Camera at 2026-05-24 11.26 ) >>
https://kombuwholefoods.com.au/floodcam/* The long road to a bike-friendly Australia >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116626357349183983* In the design of the new 'Lavenders Bridge Replacement' bikes and foot traffic do not seem to be a feature. A lot of bitumen was smeared over the river banks to facilitate the convenience for cars (parking).
Image: North Bellingen, Lavender Bridge Black Spot by design
#MobilityDesign #LavendersBridge #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #BellingenShire #accidents #crash #pedestrians
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The long road to a bike-friendly Australia
and the dehumanisation of cyclists* "At the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably decades away. What’s taking so long?
"NSW wants to double active transport trips in 20 years...But at the rate Australian cities are building cycling networks, a cohesive system is probably another 50 years away, experts speaking to The Fifth Estate warned. Progress is slow. (One bike bridge was recently installed in Melbourne after 37 years of lobbying and discussion.)"
"A 2024 report by The Australia Institute points out that less than 1 per cent of federal road funding goes to active transport infrastructure."
"Richter was one of 49 bike riders who died on Australian roads last year, up on the average of around 38 deaths per year between 2012-23. (Thousands more were hospitalised with serious injuries during that period.)." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-24/active-transport-cycling-bikes-cities-safety/106710436* Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study >>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847818308593?dgcid=author#MobilityDesign #cars #motorists #infrastructure #climate #ActiveTransport #footpaths #SharedStreet #cyclists #ProtectedBikeLanes #dehumanisation #sprawl #suburbia #traffic #aggression #RoadRage #RoadTrauma #CarDependency #FossilFuels #Australia
IMAGE: Children on scooters on a 'normal' Bellingen bitumen streetscape lacking a footpath or a cycle path. Nothing is protecting the flesh and blood from metal and steel.
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"Little Boxes" is a song written and composed by #MalvinaReynolds in 1962. The song was first released by her friend, #PeteSeeger, in 1963, and became his only charting single in January 1964. The song is a #socialSatire about the development of #suburbia and associated #conformist #middleclass attitudes. It mocks suburban #tractHousing as "little boxes" of different colors "all made out of ticky-tacky" and which "all look just the same".
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The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”
“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens -
Kommt ein Vogel geflogen - ‚auf halber Höhe‘ - als ich eigentlich nur mal eben die besonderen Wolken knipsen will.
#FotoVorschlag #photography #himmel #sky #vogel #bird #krähe #crow #suburbia
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Hype for the Future 145L: Broomfield, Colorado
Overview The consolidated City and County of Broomfield is a community located within the Greater Denver area in the State of Colorado along with nearby Adams and Arapahoe Counties in the area. Today, the Broomfield community is firmly suburban with respect to Denver and home to the Broomfield Depot Museum and the Broomfield Veterans Museum.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/hype-for-the-future-145l-broomfield-colorado/
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Hype for the Future 125F: Extensions of Middletown, Ohio
Introduction According to the United States Postal Service, the City of Middletown is defined by ZIP codes 45042, 45044, and 45005 (Franklin). The northern side of the city is associated with ZIP code 45042, and the southern side is primarily with ZIP code 45044. Interestingly, the ZIP code boundaries for 45044 also contain much of Liberty Township further south within Butler County, at least within the areas generally east of Mauds Hughes Road, according to the official ZCTA […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/hype-for-the-future-125f-extensions-of-middletown-ohio/
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"Priscilla exists in a strange time capsule... drag queens were coming out of the ballrooms and into the living rooms of regular families around the world for lost little neuroqueer kids like me to stumble upon..." you can read more here⬇
https://autcasts.substack.com/p/you-can-make-a-fine-living-in-a-pair
#autism #actuallyautistic #ADHD #neurodivergent #movies #films #priscilla #suburbia #growingup #pride #pridemonth #queer #neuroqueer #neurokin #neuropride
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Road to nowhere: The cul-de-sac is a suburban trap. It’s virtually useless as a road, doesn’t support public transport, cycling or walking, and doesn’t work well as a play or gathering place. Like many modern #transport nightmares, it originated in the #car-oriented suburban planning of 1950s America, a defence against the perceived threat of the inner #city. They are the antithesis of #connectivity. Residents of #suburbs have much lower rates of civic engagement than those living in a more urban environment.
https://theconversation.com/road-to-nowhere-why-the-suburban-cul-de-sac-is-an-urban-planning-dead-end-194628
#Bellingen #Toormina #suburbia Tight-knitCommunity #ImaginedCommunity #cars #fossilfuel #mobility #cul-de-sac #subdivisions #So50s single-family #housing -
#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #FTW #film #movie #snowflake #tranquilizer #populux #MaidenformBonefire #Fred #alien #Disneyland #FX #KatharineRoss #PaulaPrentiss #TinaLouise #suburbia
Retro SciFi Film of the Week…
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Something is not right in Stepford.
This film draws on two major cultural happenings during the early 1970s, the women's liberation movement and another development which I’ll explain under a CW (content warning) later in this thread because it’s a spoiler. The protagonist, played by Katharine Ross (The Graduate, The Final Countdown) and her new friend played by Paula Prentiss (Catch 22) notice how seemingly idyllic the town of Stepford is, but how backward and subservient all the women are.
During the late 60s and early 70s the women's liberation movement was at its height, with women burning their bras to protest their subjugation and demonstrate their liberation. The Stepford Wives is full of contemporary references and really gives you a feel for what was going on regarding changing roles between men and women at the time.
The film also features Tina Louise, who played “Ginger” on Gilligan’s Island.
A very well-made film, highly recommended.
(fair use image from the film)
