Actor Chadwick Boseman died on Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman played both Jackie Robinson
Some Oddball Stress Reset Exercises for 2020
It’s 2020 and you’re probably stressed out about something. Or many somethings. Multiplicative intersectional stress. C
Using Conservative Logic to Defend History’s Greatest Monsters
Greg Larsen on Twitter this morning:
Name someone who is universally agreed to be evil (genocidal dictator, serial kil
Two Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
Mark Mothersbaugh nearly died from Covid-19. He was on a ventilator for 10 days and was delusional. "...these kids sold
Banksy Finances a Mediterranean Refugee Rescue Boat
Meet the M.V. Louise Michel, a rescue boat operating in the Mediterranean Sea that answers emergency calls from “non-Eu
Two Quick Links for Friday Afternoon
A company that offers legal documents online saw a "34% increase in sales of their divorce agreement compared to the sa
Producer 9th Wonder on Producing Beats for Kendrick Lamar
I’ve said this before, but I could sit and listen to musicians talk about how they make their music all day long, part
Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Some advice from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the media, truth, and how to stay informed. "There is a BIG difference bet
Manifest Density and American Politics
I ran across this Facebook post by Shannon Welch the other day and while I don’t agree with some of it (more about that
NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concerts
For a few months now, NPR has been broadcasting their Tiny Desk concert series from the homes and studios of the featur
The World Memorial to the Pandemic
Uruguayan architecture firm Gómez Platero is building the world’s first large-scale memorial dedicated to victims of
Three Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Timely action and a coordinated public health response were much more important in determining the Covid-19 infection r
An Interview with ‘Kottke Ride Home’ Host Jackson Bird
Last week, I told you about the launch of kottke.org’s new podcast, Kottke Ride Home. The podcast is a 15-minute show w
An Interview with ‘Kottke Ride Home’ Host Jackson Bird
Last week, I told you about the launch of kottke.org’s new podcast, Kottke Ride Home. The podcast is a 15-minute show w
Ammonite
Ammonite is an upcoming romantic drama from director Francis Lee. It takes place in the 1840s and stars Kate Winslet a
Players Lead Sports Boycott to Put Focus on Racial Injustice
Four years to the day after Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem of an NFL preseason game to protest the
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Night
In the US, we're entering the 6th consecutive week of 1000+ Covid-19 deaths every weekday. That's a 9/11 every three da
Smoke on the Wind: the Aerosol Spread of Covid-19
Chemist Jose-Luis Jimenez writing for Time magazine: COVID-19 Is Transmitted Through Aerosols. We Have Enough Evidence,
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
Public health officials have certified that polio has been eradicated from the continent of Africa. The top 5 reasons t
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
A screenwriter's manual written in 1919 lists the 37 different types of stories, incl. "possessed of an ambition", "lov
Polluted Water Popsicles
Three art students, Hung I-chen, Guo Yi-hui, and Cheng Yu-ti, collected polluted water from all over Taiwan and turned
The 2020 International Garden Photographer of the Year Macro Photography Awards
The International Garden Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of their macro competition, featuring s
Two Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Dorothy Parker Explains Remote Kindergarten. "Money cannot buy health, but it sure as hell could have hired an excellen
Dollar Bill Portraits of Powerful Women
Artist Claire Salvo is painting portraits of women — mainly women of color — over the depictions of slave-holding Pre
Amy Sherald’s Portrait of Breonna Taylor for Vanity Fair
For the cover of Vanity Fair’s September 2020 issue, guest-edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Amy Sherald painted a stunning
Two Quick Links for Monday Morning
Embroidery of a realistic-looking pizza slice, complete with cheese pull (at ~25 seconds) that will blow your mind. [yo
Three Quick Links for Saturday Noonish
Introducing The Mail, a Newsletter and Zine About the USPS. [vice.com]
"People who felt sick weeks or months ago and no
Season Four of The Crown Introduces Margaret Thatcher & Lady Diana
This is a teaser trailer for season four of The Crown that really lives up to its name. We know that Gillian Anderson
“I Hate to Write, but I Love Having Written”
I was surprised and a little bit gutted to learn that the quote “I hate to write, but I love having written” cannot be
Two Quick Links for Friday Morning
Using GDP calculations from Goldman Sachs, The Economist has estimated that the economic value of an American wearing a
Five Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
From Ask A Swole Woman: How to Fit in a Real Workout When You Have Only 20 Minutes. [vice.com]
The Anti-Capitalist Soft
It’s Very Hard to Tear Down a Bridge Once It’s Up
Many people inside and outside the USPS have raised concerns over the past few weeks about changes implemented by new P
The Trinity Cube
When the world’s first atomic weapon exploded in New Mexico in July 1945, the energy from the blast formed a new mine
Ukulele Covers of AC/DC, Nirvana, and Guns N’ Roses Hits
I have a bit of a thing for kooky covers of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck — see Thunderstruck on the bagpipes and on a washing
Meet the Long-Haulers, Whose Covid-19 Symptoms Last For Months
In the Atlantic, Ed Yong checks back in with the long-haulers, people who are still experiencing Covid-19 symptoms mont
Three Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
The Case of the Top Secret iPod. "I have a special assignment for you. Your boss doesn't know about it. You'll help two
Introducing the “Kottke Ride Home” Podcast
Hi folks, I’ve got some exciting news today. The newest addition to kottke.org’s tiny media empire debuted yesterday: t
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