“[This website] is a repurposed smartphone running on solar power. It’s a web server pieced together from scraps, humming in the attic of an apartment building.”
Interesting thing about contextual fame: to the surprise of bookstores, Craig Mod has sold out every appearance on his book tour for Things Become Other Things. But he couldn’t get a single store in Portland or Boston to host a reading.
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Song Exploder
• Hrishikesh Hirway
Lorde is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer. Her second album, Melodrama, debuted at number one on the charts in June 2017 – five months before her 21st birthday. In this episode, Ella breaks down her song “Sober.” You’ll hear how it started, with the original demos she made with her co-producer Jack Antonoff, and how the song changed over the course of working on it for months and months.
Thanks to Sonos for their support of the podcast. Check out sonos.com.
For more, visit songexploder.net/lorde.
George Wendt, who played lovable barfly Norm Peterson on Cheers for 11 seasons, died yesterday at the age of 76. Here’s an 18-minute supercut of every time Norm entered the bar. I loved Cheers when I was a kid; I’ve seen every episode multiple times (though not for many years) and of course Norm was a favorite. 🍺💞
Tags: Cheers · George Wendt · obituaries · TV · video
Florian made a public “Photography Channels” list on FeedCity. Already (re-)discovered some great YouTube channels and bookmarked a bunch of videos.
From Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, here’s how every single news report on the economy plays out:
Dennis and Pamela People are affected by numbers, and since they have a child, you’ll empathize with what they say while I nod in their direction.
“Well, it’s been hard because of the numbers.”
“Yeah, it has been hard, mainly because of the numbers.”
Brooker, you may remember, is the creator of Black Mirror.
[This is a vintage post originally from Mar 2015.]
Tags: Charlie Brooker · economics · journalism · timeless posts · video
Citation Needed
• Molly White
Coinbase’s substantial data breach coincides with a convenient terms of service update, while the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill regains momentum in the Senate
