Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis? Multinational corporations are destroying Earth for profit. If we want real change, we have to be willing to threaten those profits.
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A thread of some letters people wrote to each other on clay...
A thread of some letters people wrote to each other on clay tablets in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. “I am the servant of my lord. May my lord not withhold a chariot from me.”
What’s The One Thing Only You Noticed?
As you know, I am passionate about sweet things. All different kinds. So imagine my dismay back in 2017 when I discovered the recipe for Heath Bar Klondike had been changed to remove any trace of Heath Bar bits from the Klondike. It wasn’t just one box of Heathless wonders n...
An analysis of the UX of Lego interface panels. “Armed with 52...
An analysis of the UX of Lego interface panels. “Armed with 52 different bricks, let’s see what they can teach us about the design, layout and organisation of complex interfaces.”
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website. “It will only...
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website. “It will only become more painfully clear how important sovereign websites are to protecting information and free expression.”
The Arresting Typography of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Several years ago, Brandon Silverman become obsessed with the lettering and typography on the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sanborn maps were designed to help insurance companies assess the fire risk of...
The oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, a 74 year old Laysan albatross,...
The oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, a 74 year old Laysan albatross, has a new egg. Laysan albatrosses mate for life, but Wisdom’s mate hadn’t been seen in a few years. Last week, she landed in Hawaii and started cavorting with a new male.
No One Has to Settle for Bad Pizza Anymore. “Violinists have the...
No One Has to Settle for Bad Pizza Anymore. “Violinists have the Stradivarius. Sneakerheads have the Air Jordan 1. Pizza degenerates like me have the Ooni.”
Grand Theft Hamlet
Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen, actors out of work during the pandemic, were playing Grand Theft Auto when they found the Pinewood Bowl amphitheater and decided to try staging a production of Hamlet within the game with other players voicing all the parts. Grand Theft Hamlet ...
Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years. “Every...
Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years. “Every ten seconds, one child is saved by a vaccine against a fatal disease.” Almost 94 million from measles alone.
No surprise: conservatives are embracing media villains like Tony Soprano & Judge...
No surprise: conservatives are embracing media villains like Tony Soprano & Judge Dredd. “One’s model for justice should not be a fascist invented in part to illustrate the distinction between elite impunity and the brutality that ordinary people face.”
Your 2024 Therapy Wrapped. “2024 was a BUMPY ride…and your therapist was...
Your 2024 Therapy Wrapped. “2024 was a BUMPY ride…and your therapist was right there with you for every maternal microaggression and election-induced tummy ache. Let’s see how your neuroses stacked up…”
This Beautiful Day: Daily Wisdom from Mister Rogers
This Beautiful Day: Daily Wisdom from Mister Rogers (Bookshop) is exactly what it says on the tin: a book of daily reflections from the writings, stories, and shows of Fred Rogers. I would be chuffed to find this under the tree on Xmas morning.
Tags: books · Fred Rogers · This Beautiful Day
“Food deserts are not an inevitable consequence of poverty or low population...
“Food deserts are not an inevitable consequence of poverty or low population density, and they didn’t [form] for no reason.” Guess who? Ronald Fucking Reagan! The government stopped enforcing price discrimination laws in the 80s & big chains thrived.
Just updated the 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide with suggestions from Kottke...
Just updated the 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide with suggestions from Kottke readers, a surprisingly popular Japanese nail clipper, a bonkers Criterion Collection box set, and a very unique timepiece.
It appears that the brutal reign of the Assad regime is over...
It appears that the brutal reign of the Assad regime is over after more than 50 years. “Syrian rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee…”
Catherine Russell has starred in the same off-Broadway play for 37 years,...
Catherine Russell has starred in the same off-Broadway play for 37 years, runs the theater it plays in, teaches six days a week, manages a restaurant, and even works the box office one day a week. I’m tired just writing all that!
Jia Tolentino on the sometimes celebratory reaction to the death of UnitedHealthcare...
Jia Tolentino on the sometimes celebratory reaction to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and what it says about business & violence in America. “A denied health-insurance claim can instantly bend the trajectory of a life toward bankruptcy and misery and death.”
A fantastic interactive feature about the newly restored Notre-Dame cathedral. “Each day...
A fantastic interactive feature about the newly restored Notre-Dame cathedral. “Each day we have 20 difficulties. But it’s different when you work on a building that has a soul. Beauty makes everything easier.”
A Bluesky starter pack of major news outlets that have joined the...
A Bluesky starter pack of major news outlets that have joined the platform, including CNN, The Guardian, Reuters, NPR, Financial Times, WSJ, Wired, and USA Today.
This Is What The Internet’s For
I wonder if, when Bobby Internet invented the internet, he imagined it would be used for videos like this. There’s something so fun about watching people crack up at work. See also SNL actors breaking. They also have fun accents, which I maybe shouldn’t say because kottke....
404 Media, reporting on 404’d media: big health insurance companies are removing...
404 Media, reporting on 404’d media: big health insurance companies are removing information about their executive leadership teams from their websites.
98-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Stars in Lovely New Coldplay Video
Coldplay tapped Spike Jonze & Mary Wigmore to direct the music video for a song called All My Love from their latest album and the pair decided to turn it into an early 99th birthday celebration of Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke danced a bit, sung a bit, was swarmed by his fa...
“The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been...
“The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees.” The bees will come back if you give them flowers.
The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age. “We’ve been cored like...
The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age. “We’ve been cored like apples, a dependency created, hooked on the public internet to tell us the worth. Every notification ping holds the possibility we have merit.”
After almost 25 years, Paul Krugman is retiring as a NYT opinion...
After almost 25 years, Paul Krugman is retiring as a NYT opinion columnist. Krugman: “I decided to leave in search of more freedom in terms of both style and content.”
NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace
Oh, this is so good: NASA has an 8-hour cozy fireplace video in 4K that’s actually a rocket engine (in a fireplace).
This glowing mood-setter is brought to you by the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that launched Artemis I on its mission around the Moon and back on Nov. 16, 2022. 8.8 million pounds of total thrust – and a couple glasses of eggnog – might just be enough to make your holidays merry.
“subtle foreshadowing” — I laughed unbelievably hard at this, just absolutely gasping...
“subtle foreshadowing” — I laughed unbelievably hard at this, just absolutely gasping to breathe. Academy Award winner for best editing right here.
Looney Tunes Backgrounds
This Instagram account posts the backgrounds of Looney Tunes cartoons with the Looney Tunes characters removed. As @presentcorrect.bsky.social remarks, these images are also a great resource for color palettes.
Tags: art · cartoons
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Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. “This guide outlines...
Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. “This guide outlines concrete strategies and tactics that collectively will help us limit harm, win in 2026, and throw MAGA out in 2028.”