WIRED
• Ej Dickson
A San Francisco “Hot List” is trying to buck stereotypes about dating in tech circles amid wider debates about the value of being perceived as attractive.
Lowering the Curtain, 1880 #degas #impressionism
Joe and Alex dig into three numbers that matter most for the midterms - more than any head-to-head poll. Joe explains why it's going to be hard for Republicans to find a way back - which leaves them with very few options. Watch out for the next few months, folks. And a new game! Which polls are Joe buying - or selling? And why? This one wasn't a disaster!
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Tunas (Still Life with Prickly Pear Fruit), 1938 #frida #naïveart
Open Culture
• Colin Marshall
Many who read this will remember watching television on a black-and-white set at some point in their lives. Fewer will remember doing so because only black-and-white sets existed. Of course, your own experience will depend upon your country of origin. The United States began the transition to color television in 1953, and more than half […]
Vasily Kandinsky, Improvisation I (plate, folio 41) from Klänge (Sounds), (1913) #museumarchive #vasilykandinsky
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Donny Meacham
Alan Jackson went out with a massive Nashville farewell, and the final box-office number has now put his last concert in the record books. Continue reading…
Women on a Cafe Terrace, 1877 #degas #impressionism
Portrait of Madame Pissarro Sewing near a Window, 1879 #impressionism #pissarro
Electrek
• Jameson Dow
Tesla said today that its Robotaxis have driven a total of 1 million miles without a human driver supervising them. The number is more than double what we heard at the last check-in just six weeks ago, as Tesla finally shifts away from human “safety drivers.”
more…Illustration to Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls", 1923 #naïveart #chagall
Pablo Picasso, In-text plate (page 99) from Le Chant des morts, 1945–48, published 1948 #museumarchive #pablopicasso
Self Portrait, 1918 #pietmondrian #mondrian
Scripting News for email
• Dave Winer
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
Election analyst Charlie Cook told Republicans today to “brace themselves” for the midterms.
The Overlook
• Isabella Schoonover
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, whose 103rd Assembly District includes Hurley, Olive, Saugerties, and Woodstock, is trying to build support for a decades-old proposal to create a state-run, single-payer health system in New York. Shrestha is a co-sponsor of the New York Health Act, which would provide universal coverage without premiums, deductibles, copays, or restricted provider networks. […]
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The Overlook
• Isabella Schoonover
The Town of Saugerties is considering a new zoning amendment that would allow indoor agricultural operations, including cannabis cultivators, to seek special use permits in five districts. The town board held its first public hearing on the draft law Wednesday, Sept. 2. The proposal follows a dispute over whether a cannabis cultivation facility should be […]
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Song of Songs I, 1960 #chagall #surrealism
The Overlook
• Isabella Schoonover
Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, whose 103rd Assembly District includes Hurley, Olive, Saugerties, and Woodstock, is trying to build support for a decades-old proposal to create a state-run, single-payer health system in New York. Shrestha is a co-sponsor of the New York Health Act, which would provide universal coverage without premiums, deductibles, copays, or restricted provider networks. […]
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SCOTUSblog
• Amy Howe
