Quentin's Weeknotes 2/20/22-2/26/22
This week:
- My wife and I watched Hustlers, a fantastic movie that combines a cracking Robin Hood story, a scathing portrayal of patriarchy, a love letter to sisterhood and female friendship, and endless g-strings and high heels. Really excellent and one of the better movies about the 2008 financial crash that I’ve ever seen.
- I joined the Hartwick DEI - Indigenous Issues committee, with the goal of elaborating further engagement between Hartwick College and the Haudenosaunee peoples on whose lands the college resides.
- I wrote a recommendation letter for a student for the John Christopher Hartwick Fellowship.
- In MUST204: Collections Management, we talked about Museum environmental conditions, as well as collections management policies.
- I finished reading Tamsyn Muir’s “Gideon the Ninth” which was a funny, strange, and rich piece of speculative fiction about warring houses vying for the favor of an immortal emperor, but is really about the complicated emotions of close friendships. It’s as good as everyone says it is–read it!
- We also watched “Free Guy”, a fun popcorn movie about MMO NPCs gaining sentience and going on strike. I didn’t love it (it was a bit weightless for my liking), but it was definitely charming and entertaining, with some fun performances.
- Over the last month, I’ve been burning my way through the hilarious and informative podcast 5-4, which bills itself as “a podcast about why the Supreme Court Sucks”. Each episode, three very funny lawyers discuss a historical or recent case that was decided 5-4 and pick it apart with humor and a deep understanding of the law. A particularly funny episode is their dissection of Bennis V. Michigan, a 1996 case in which the Court upheld civil forfeiture. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, and very smart if you’re interested in the law and politics. Highly recommended.
