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12 principles for building a feminine economy. “Be grateful. Remember, wealth has...
12 principles for building a feminine economy. “Be grateful. Remember, wealth has nothing to do with money. Practice radical self-love. Nourish, nurture, savor. Feel how rich you are already.”
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...
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.
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.
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...
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…”
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.
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...
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?”
A hand-drawn map by Vladimir Nabokov of the travels of Leopold Bloom...
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...
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...
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.
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…”
Satisfactory Processing Machine
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.)
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?”
Is my date’s flat-earth beliefs a dealbreaker? “Our beliefs aren’t just a...
Is my date’s flat-earth beliefs a dealbreaker? “Our beliefs aren’t just a barometer of what we think is true. They’re also bound up with what we value; our attitude to how thinking itself should work. When will you count something as true?”
404 Media on The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine (to get around...
404 Media on The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine (to get around prohibitively high drug costs). For instance, Sovaldi cures hepatitis C and costs $84,000…but you can make it at home for about $70.
Playground by Richard Powers
Richard Powers (author of the wonderful The Overstory) is coming out with a new book later this month called Playground. I found out via this New Yorker profile of Powers by Hua Hsu, which describes the new book like so:
This month, Powers will publish his fourteenth nov...
This extensive list of pangrams (e.g. “the quick brown fox…”) also contains...
This extensive list of pangrams (e.g. “the quick brown fox…”) also contains a list of phonetic pangrams, which use all the phonemes of English, like: “Are those shy Eurasian footwear, cowboy chaps, or jolly earthmoving headgear?”
TIL that bananas emit antimatter (because they are slightly radioactive)....
TIL that bananas emit antimatter (because they are slightly radioactive).
The Prince Documentary You Might Never See
Ezra Edelman’s OJ: Made in America is probably the best documentary I’ve ever watched — it’s a powerful and illuminating work. For the past five years, Edelman has been working on a documentary about Prince for Netflix that aimed to understand an artist who resisted being kn...
John McFall is the first physically disabled astronaut. “Paralympian and surgeon John...
John McFall is the first physically disabled astronaut. “Paralympian and surgeon John McFall is redefining the astronaut image and proving that space travel is achievable for people with physical disabilities.”
Tom Gauld (and Richard Scarry) on cars of the future....
Tom Gauld (and Richard Scarry) on cars of the future.
Hokusai’s The Great Wave Now on Display at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago has three copies of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic work The Great Wave Off Kanagawa in its collection and one of them has been removed from storage and is back on display in the museum until Jan 6, 2025.
The Great Wave has not been on view in the Art Institute galleries for five years because, like all prints, it is susceptible to light damage and must rest a minimum of five years between showings to preserve its colors and vibrance.
Here’s a video of the print being removed from storage as well as a brief comparison of their three prints:
For other places you can see The Great Wave on display, check out Great Wave Today.
Tags: art · Art Institute of Chicago · Katsushika Hokusai · museums · video
The Open Book in Wigtown, Scotland is a rental place (available on...
The Open Book in Wigtown, Scotland is a rental place (available on Airbnb) where you can stay and help run the bookstore downstairs. “There’s no better feeling than somebody buying a book that you put on display.”
“Harris and Walz, intentionally or not, are projecting something different: a sitcom...
“Harris and Walz, intentionally or not, are projecting something different: a sitcom vibe. And not just any sitcom — the multi-camera family shows of the 1980s.” Blended families, cool woman/dorky guy, and woman in charge were all 80s sitcom staples.
I know some of you are K-12 educators — the excellent The...
I know some of you are K-12 educators — the excellent The Kid Should See This is holding a free virtual workshop on how to integrate their library of 7000+ engaging and educational videos into your lesson plans.