Una delle mie parole preferite in spagnolo è pareja: viene dal volgare *paricŭlus, che ha a sua volta origine nel latino par, paris, cioè 'uguale', oltre che 'insieme di due persone o cose'. In italiano la traduciamo come "compagna-o" o "partner". open.substack.com/pub/ojala/p/...

"Si chiama deportazione e, dall'altra prospettiva - quella israeliana - è la realizzazione della pulizia etnica di cui ha scritto Ilan Pappè già tanti anni fa, riferendosi a quella del 1948. Come fossero dei pacchi."

La prima email che ho inviato stamattina aveva come oggetto "Il Messico non è un paese sudamericano". Destinatari: la redazione di un quotidiano italiano di cui ricevo la newsletter mattutina. Un'imprecisione che mi ha sorpreso molto. Le parole contano, quanto dobbiamo ribadirlo?

Un numero di Ojalá che arriva per posta aerea. ✈ Ho tradotto un’elegia e ripensato alle parole per descrivere la frattura dell’emigrazione. La scrittrice Elif Shafak, per esempio, riesce a raccontarlo con meraviglia di dettagli. open.substack.com/pub/ojala/p/...

Scorrevo il gruppo Slack “Content for good” e una conversazione sulla scelta di eliminare o meno i propri account Meta mi ha punta sul vivo. Questo numero di Ojalá parla di: 1. Quando ho iniziato ad affidare i miei messaggi alla volatilità del digitale. ... open.substack.com/pub/ojala/p/...

"Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely." This article describes many of the men in my life. Yours, too? www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

Frida Kahlo Letter to her mother 14th January 1932 When you are sick you can’t trust strangers, so I prefer to set up things myself and to do everything by myself, as there is no recourse. And it’s not that Diego doesn’t care, but, in the first place, in these cases men are really useless... 1/2

Most new ways of living are uncomfortable. Do it anyway – says my CoStar today.

I occasionally still open Twitter for work reasons and sometimes it pays off.

The feeling of being perpetually pissed off at the world has its valid reasons, i.e.:

I was noticing how quickly a new social network feed populates with voices from the U.S. It is not a choice I consciously make, but there is certainly a bias behind it, as well as the great privilege of being able to read English to broaden my views and seek out "other voices."

Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!

Anyone else getting this message when they search for their Spotify Wrapped? 🤔

Olivia Ávila Ruiz: "Cuando visibilizamos que las amigas pueden ser tan o más importantes que la pareja, mucha gente se identificará más con ese planteamiento que con la pareja-centrista". #PikaraEnPapel

I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement

Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think. Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!

WhatsApp’s announced that it’s rolling out voice message transcripts to all users. Finally! #A11Y www.socialmediatoday.com/news/whatsap...

A bit more about me: I was born and raised on a Mediterranean island, Sardinia. From childhood, I dreamed of discovering what lay beyond the sea. I believed that studying languages would allow me to live anywhere—and I was partly right. 1/6

First and foremost, alt text must always be informative and descriptive of the content in the image. It can have character and humor, but it still needs to be informative and descriptive. Alt text is not meant for easter eggs or jokes for sighted users.

I'm here mostly for the joy of having a clear button to add alternative text to my pictures. 🥳