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• Jason Kottke

James Earl Jones Reads Poe’s The Raven

James Earl Jones did many things during his long career, including acting as Verizon’s pitchman. As part of a 2005 promotion, Jones recited Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven in that amazing rumbly voice of his, reprising his earlier performance on The Simpsons. Here’s the full v...

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Tycho’s Burning Man Sunrise Set for 2024

If you’re in the market for a chill work mix, Tycho has uploaded his annual Burning Man Sunrise Set for 2024 to Soundcloud.

See also Tycho’s BM sets from 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014. Oh, and he’s got a new album out as well: Infinite Health.

Tags: music · Tycho

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• Jason Kottke

What If Trump Wins? More of: “Fucking kill them all.” “An eye...

What If Trump Wins? More of: “Fucking kill them all.” “An eye for an eye.” “You just got to kill these people.” “Other countries do it all the time.” Less of: democracy, freedom.

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My Brilliant Friend Season Four Is Here!

Well, I don’t know how I missed this, but the fantastic HBO series My Brilliant Friend is back for its fourth and final season. The series is based on Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels and this season covers the events of the fourth book, The Story of the Lost Child. I l...

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• Jason Kottke

A long essay from 2007 that compares the cultural and political perceptions...

A long essay from 2007 that compares the cultural and political perceptions & impacts of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. “During the watershed summer of 1968, the Beatles/Stones debate suddenly became a contest of political ideologies…”

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Apple Told to Pay Ireland €13 Billion in Tax by EU

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BBC News: Apple has been ordered to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes by Europe’s top court, putting an end to an eight-year row. The European Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple illegal tax advantages in 2016, but Ireland has consistently argued a...

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Good Riddance to Apple’s FineWoven Cases

macrumors.com/2024/09/09/apple-discontinues-finewoven-cases/

Juli Clover, reporting for MacRumors: Apple today discontinued its ill-received FineWoven material, introducing no new cases that use the leather replacement. The company has also removed existing FineWoven iPhone cases for older devices from its website, though FineWove...

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• John Gruber

New Building at Apple Park: The Observatory

dezeen.com/2024/09/09/the-observatory-apple-park-california/

My iPhones 16 briefing yesterday was at this new building. It is very nice. A little cozy — it’s not that big. Great light, and from the main room, a splendid view of the main building. Restroom doors are like bank vault doors.

Link: dezeen.com/2024/09/09/the-observatory-apple-park-california…

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• Jason Kottke

The set of all four Neapolitan novels from Elena Ferrante are somehow...

The set of all four Neapolitan novels from Elena Ferrante are somehow on sale for only $4.99 for the Kindle. If you’ve never read these amazing books, now’s your chance.

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• Jason Kottke

The Mainstream Press Has Failed to Meet This Political Moment

Rebecca Solnit writes about how the mainstream political press is failing the American public they claim to serve. These critics are responding to how the behemoths of the industry seem intent on bending the facts to fit their frameworks and agendas. In pursuit of clickbai...

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• Jason Kottke

More Than Friends. “How do you define a relationship? What is required...

More Than Friends. “How do you define a relationship? What is required for it to be ‘serious?’ Sex? Love? The threat of heartbreak? Is a relationship something you do or something you have? It is something that changes you? Teaches you who you are?”

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• Jason Kottke

A hand-drawn map by Vladimir Nabokov of the travels of Leopold Bloom...

A hand-drawn map by Vladimir Nabokov of the travels of Leopold Bloom & Stephen Dedalus around Dublin in James Joyce’s Ulysses. He drew the map for his college course on Masters of European Fiction.

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• Jason Kottke

Colonial Williamsburg, a Safe Space for Learning History

When you woke up this morning, you probably didn’t think the most interesting & thought-provoking thing you’d read today was about Colonial Williamsburg. Laura Jedeed’s piece for Politico, Where MAGA Granddads and Resistance Moms Go to Learn America’s Most Painful Hist...

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‘The Sixth Sense’ With Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Jason Concepcion

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The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Jason Concepcion WERE DEAD THE ENTIRE TIME as they rewatch ‘The Sixth Sense’, starring Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, and Haley Joel Osment. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Watch our episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube Channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On the Regular

Former NY Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni writes about the joys of being a regular at your neighborhood restaurant. What you have with a restaurant that you visit once or twice is a transaction. What you have with a restaurant that you visit over and over is a relations...

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James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93. I loved...

James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93. I loved him in Dr. Strangelove, The Hunt for Red October, and of course all the Star Warses.

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A Math Exam, but Obviously Some Stuff Has Happened over the Summer...

A Math Exam, but Obviously Some Stuff Has Happened over the Summer in the Teacher’s Personal Life. “Do you think if Evelyn saw on Instagram that the math teacher was now taller than Mark and hand-in-hand with a beautiful woman like Jane…”

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Satisfactory Processing Machine

For some reason, this is a full-length version of Radiohead’s OK Computer by @shonkywonkydonkey that uses his voice for everything (vocals, drums, guitar, etc.) I don’t exactly know if I like this, but it is interesting. (via sippey)

Tags: music · Radiohead · remix · video

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• Jason Kottke

Apple just announced a number of hearing health features for AirPods Pro...

Apple just announced a number of hearing health features for AirPods Pro 2, including the ability to use them as over-the-counter hearing aids. (Oh and sleep apnea detection for the new Apple Watch.)

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• Jason Kottke

The neolithic dad guide to what time to leave for the airport....

The neolithic dad guide to what time to leave for the airport. “The airport. We need to get there by 8 so we should probably leave about 6. / What’s an airport? What’s 8? What’s 6?”

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