🌸 Cherrypicks

Using a slowly vanishing term, call it a blogroll—one dying habit of the blogging community.

Places on the web

Simply put, these are my favorite blogs, websites, and channels on the www that always on my radar, which I check from time to time. I unapologetically recommend readers to stumble upon them. This list is in random order.

Rejected Princesses

Absolute queens. Rebel princesses. Badass women who made history but barely made the news (and history books). A huge shout-out to feminism. The authors don't give a frick about toning down his voice and support, and neither do I. The extensive database of women—real and fictional—who are the heroine of their own stories.

Anime Manga Studies

Anime manga is  ✨ legitimately studied in academic environment ✨

YuumeiArt

One of two artists whom I stalk diligently since I found them in deviantArt like, in 2007? 2008? Wenqing's art takes me to a whole another realm. I downloaded her arts for wallpapers.

Shilin Huang

Two of two artists whom I stalk diligently since I found them in deviantArt like, in 2007? 2008? Absolutely gorgeous artwork with soft touches. I downloaded her arts for wallpapers.

Derek Sivers

My favorite modern philosopher (if that's a thing). I share a lot of his views. He never ceased to inspire with bite-sized insights. I respect him as a fellow human being. My favorite piece of his wisdom: The opposite might also be true |  Useful not True

Omeleto

Engaging, high quality short movies that is too good to be free. I should've paid for watching.

Gates Notes

It was okay when he was active in Microsoft. But when he founded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and started this blog, I was transformed into a fan. He lived my dream life: read, write, meet nice people doing amazing things around the globe, and making impact for society. I mean, who doesn't want to personally invite their favorite author and discuss their newest book? I, too, want to personally beg Suzue Miuchi-sensei to continue Glass Mask.

Ditelan Keramaian, Mati Perlahan

Ini orang puitis bener, bisa bikin kejadian biasa di hari-hari biasa jadi pelajaran hidup. "Pasti isi kepalanya nggak bisa berhenti berpikir, lalu lelah sendiri," batin saya setiap membaca. Ini blog keduanya. Blog pertamanya yang saya baca, yang ini.

The Conundrum Journal

Personal, inspiring, and educational. One of my favorite essayist.

Longreads

Exactly what it said, longreads, to avoid losing competence of my reading comprehension.

Project Multatuli

Bersama-sama marah pada kekuasaan. Kadang menguras energi mental, sering menguras emosi.

Quote Investigator

Does exactly like it said, investigating how, why, when a quote appeared, and is it really said by the person it claimed to be.

Monday Kickoff

Insightful article recommendation every Monday.

Wait but Why

Thought-provoking essays with stickman figures written by high-functioning master procrastinator that we can relate so much.

Just for Fun | Neal.Fun

Amazing. Just amazing. I love that people like him exist. Fun and educational contents.

ThoughtCo

Covers everything I like: literature, history, philosophy, languages, study resources.

Tunawisma

Keliling seluruh Indonesia, literally.

Good News from Indonesia

Kalau capek dengan berita tentang Indonesia pada umumnya negatif menyerap energi kaya Dementor, mampir sini buat dapat secercah optimisme. Good things happen, they just don't make revenue.

Maggie Appleton

Honestly I don't have the brain to process 90% of what she talks about in her essays, I visit her website for pure aesthetic satisfaction and interesting writing concept. Such beautiful website. Amazing person.

Memorable reading

• Why I Own Guns and Why I’m Part of the Problem - The Atlantic 
• Regretful Parents | not everyone should 
• How does what you eat affect the planet? 
• Komik Indonesia - Dunia Dongeng dalam Komik Indonesia yang Sintas hingga Kiwari 
• Merekam Persidangan Kasus Dugaan Kekerasan Seksual di PN Baubau - Project Multatuli  
• Mansplaining, explained in one simple chart - BBC Worklife 
• Pontang-Panting Hidup Mahasiswa Bayar UKT: Jadi Admin Toko Online, Buruh Pabrik, Ojol & Kurir, hingga Pramusaji Hotel - Project Multatuli 
• Bias Kelas Gen Z: Dirayakan Media, Suram Realitasnya - Project Multatuli 
• Underprivileged Gen Z Yogyakarta: Hidup dengan UMR Istimewa, Cicilan, dan Wifi Hotel Gratisan - Project Multatuli 
• Ironi Indonesia 4.0 dan Pemerintah yang Hobi Bikin Aplikasi Nirfaedah - Project Multatuli 
• Resignation letter from the Director of New York Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights – Aurdip 
• Yuval Noah Harari on Why Technology Favors Tyranny - The Atlantic 
• A powerful conversation on schools, poverty, and race | Bill Gates 
• How to Care Less About Work - The Atlantic 
• The Piano Playing Cat Paradigm
• The mums who are ambivalent about motherhood - BBC Worklife  
• Beautiful, Broken, and Queer: The complicated interplay of sexuality and trauma in Banana Fish - Anime Feminist 
• The opposite may also be true | Derek Sivers 
• The Marriage Decision: Everything Forever or Nothing Ever Again 
• Why I'm Always Late — Wait But Why 
• 10 Types of Odd Friendships You're Probably Part Of — Wait But Why
• Why you feel uncertain about everything you make
• ‘We Do Not Want to Deal With Customers Like You!’ — The Atlantic
• Lessons from My PhD — Austin Henley
• How Many Companies Has Google Bought?
• Wkwkwk, Jajaja, 55555: Seperti apa cara 'tertawa' dalam bahasa lain
• Hunting down my son's killer
• The project with a single 11,000-line code file
• Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows
• Why Procrastinators Procrastinate
• The @Reuters Hot List: the world's most influential climate scientists
• Why inexperienced workers can't get entry-level jobs - BBC Worklife  
• Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace What Is Attention and How Can You Make Your Brain Pay Attention? 
• Keep Your Identity Small 
• What You Can't Say 
• The Real Reason to End the Death Penalty 
• What Are Animal Sounds in Different Languages? 
• As Bethany Mandel's 'grandma killer' tweet proves, vice-signaling is the right's newest and most toxic trend | The Independent 
• Kegan's Theory of Development - Framework For How To Be An Adult 
• Killers of Russian Women Go Free - The Atlantic 
• How to Stop Your Job From Becoming Your Identity 
• The Ivy Lee Method: The Daily Routine for Peak Productivity 
• A job is just a phase in someone’s life – Mike Crittenden 
• We need to kill greenwashing 
• Finding a Way Back from Suicide | The New Yorker 
• Of Millions and Billions – Both Brains Require
• The Killer Who Got Into Harvard | The New Yorker 
• The Right to Intimidate - The Atlantic 
• Test Yourself for Hidden Bias | Learning for Justice 
• Banyak Pose di Sana | Sidekick
• The two words that pushed international climate talks into overtime | MIT Technology Review 
• Japanese companies turn discarded food into new products, cutting waste - Washington Post   
• Why the Myers-Briggs personality test is totally meaningless - Vox 
• Arsip Digital sebagai Wahana Penciptaan Catatan tentang Cumbu Sigil • tengara.id  
• Seni Mengorganisir Penjara oleh Eva Bande - Project Multatuli 
• Untuk yang penasaran – Pandji Pragiwaksono 
• Mengenal sesat pikir offset dalam skema perdagangan karbon