Watched: The Truman Show. So good. Haven’t seen it in years and it holds up perfectly. 🍿
People and blogs involved with and about the IndieWeb community, the fediverse, and/or the open web in general.
In London, a bit tipsy and accidentally on the wrong Underground line. It’s a vibe, and one that makes me wish I actually lived here.
This Week in the IndieWeb
June 12-19, 2026
Recent Events
From events.indieweb.org/archive:
Homebrew Website Club - Eastern
Wednesday, June 17 at 6:00pm
Online! Zoom!
Homebrew Website Club Europe/London
Wednesday, June 17 at 7:00pm
Homebrew Website Club Edinburgh
Tuesday, June 16 at 6:00pm...
Late night blogging
Blue light passes through the edges of the black-out blinds as I lie holding a pillow, on the edge of dreaming.
When I look back on my choice to study art history, I feel delighted. This year I have been pushed in new ways: to write essays short and long, to write stories, t...
Notes and Narratives on Vimeo
Here’s the talk I gave yesterday at Na Píobairí Uilleann in Dublin all about The Session. True to the title, I played some notes on my mandolin to accompany the narrative.
Finished reading: The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee. Fantastic. Great world-building, viewpoint switch, and just the right plot surprises. 📚
Love the detail of using these bricks instead of just white paint. The workers put a lot of extra time into cutting everything just right.
Junited 2026: Blog Sharing Month
Muting is okay
Manu Moreale blogs that he’s tired of all the crap:
The problem is that there’s also an infinite amount of depressing and/or enraging shit out there on the web, and even though I’m not on any social media platform of any kind, I’m still exposed to that crap. And I’m tired o...
Daveigh Chase has passed away. She was Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, Chihiro in Spirited Away, and also in Donnie Darko. Andreas Deja blogged about working with her:
Working on the character of Lilo was a profoundly moving experience for me as an animator. Daveigh’s voice performance was utterly unique and inspired, presenting a brand-new challenge and the perfect opportunity to bring an unorthodox Disney girl to life.
It’s hard to imagine how someone went from that experience — a movie that will be remembered for a hundred years — to such a low point of personal struggles, even homelessness.
The WordPress community likes to say that WordPress powers a certain percentage of the web. This always bothered me, couldn't figure out why, until just now. WordPress is part of the web, that's the nature of the web. There should be no difference between how you connect via...
Today's song: "You who choose to lead must follow. "
I rarely ask my Echo to play a song, because after it plays it wants to know if I want to hear a notice. And there goes the buzz from having listened to one of my favorite songs that perfectly catches the moment.
Whoopi Goldberg says the Knicks should visit the White House. "I want all those black men to stand in our house and remind all of those people — as we try to remind the vice president — that when you try to destroy one part of history, you're destroying all of our history." So true.
When did the Knicks turn the corner?
I've been trying to understand what the Knicks winning means to me. I'm reminded of the feeling when we sold my mother's house, the house I grew up in, the one my father had died in nine years earier. The site of every battle and come-from-behind victory (I graduated college...
Going to Cork, like. brb
Going to Cork, like. brb
Slán, Baile Átha Cliath!
Slán, Baile Átha Cliath!
Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed
• Manuel Moreale
Passing of the torch
If you are subscribed to People and Blogs, you might have noticed that today’s newsletter arrived from a different address. That’s because the always lovely Zach has officially become the new custodian of this series. The peopleandblogs.com domain name has been transferred, ...
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
Notable links: June 19, 2026
Preparing for the fastest period of technical change in decades.
Rainbow
“Cheers.” I like to say a toast to the day: to myself and others: peace, hope, happiness, health. After I raised my glass of orange juice, I looked up and saw a rainbow. I don’t think I have ever seen a rainbow from this view before: a rainbow that stands out among the grey c...