Werner Herzog doesn’t know anything about skateboarding. But suspecting the director was a kindred spirit, Ian Michna
Two Quick Links for Sunday Noonish
The CDC has issued an order requiring people to wear masks on airplanes, buses, subways, etc. and at transit hubs (airp
Hey, Let’s Watch Jacques Pépin Fry Eggs
Fried eggs are something almost everyone, regardless of culinary prowess, can cook. Even so, in the hands of a master
Orbit the Moon in Realtime
Using images from the Kaguya orbiter, Seán Doran has constructed a 4-hour realtime orbit of the Moon. Feel free to pai
Satellike Imagery
From photographer and filmmaker Roman De Giuli, Satellike is a fluid abstract video that simulates satellite imagery o
Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish
"David Chang's new memoir grapples with the white-hot fury that defined most of his career. But as an employee on the r
Inuit Coastline Maps Carved from Driftwood
I love these coastline contour maps made by the Iunit people of Greenland. So simple and functional.
In Kalaallit Nun
Four Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
"The pandemic has evaporated entire categories of friendship, and by doing so, depleted the joys that make up a human l
Danny MacAskill - The Slabs
Inspired by rock climbers, Danny MacAskill visits the Isle of Skye with his mountain bike to find an impossibly steep
Jamie xx’s Score from Tree of Codes
Several years ago, I saw an NYC performance of Tree of Codes, a collaboration between choreographer Wayne McGregor, art
Four Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
In a ranking of the effectiveness of national responses to Covid-19, the US ranks *94th out of 98* in the world. #1 New
Can You Know Brokenness Without Being Broken?
In this short film by Simon Perkins, Jon Wilson shares his story of how cancer left him with one leg and the perspecti
What It Was Like for a Black Cop Protecting Congress on Jan 6th
This interview on This American Life with a Black Capitol Police officer who defended Congress against the domestic ter
Three Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
"The stability of the [Black] middle class has always been a mirage. And you can't hollow out what's never actually exi
USPS Announces Star Wars Droid Stamps
The spring, the USPS will be releasing a set of 10 stamps featuring droids from Star Wars movies and series. (These
Stream Hundreds of Hours of “Never-Before-Seen” Interviews in New ‘American Masters’ Archive
PBS TV series American Masters has been on the air since 1986, profiling prominent American cultural creators. Only a s
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
"I Left My Career in Prestige Media Because of the Shitty Men in Charge and They Are Still In Charge and Still Fucking
USA Downgraded from Democracy to Anocracy (“Part Democracy and Part Dictatorship”)
Using the POLITY data series, The Center for Systemic Peace has downgraded the system of government of the United State
Tony Hawk’s Last 720
Last night, Tony Hawk posted a video of himself doing a 720 at the age of 52 (a full 2 years beyond the Brimley/Cocoon
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
Against all odds, Paris has become a city of bikes. "Rue de Rivoli, the wide street that runs past the Louvre, has been
The 25 Best Films of 2020
Because the pandemic (mostly) shuttered US movie theaters for the duration of 2020 and studios reduced or redirected t
Three Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
Because of the racism of the American healthcare system (both historically and presently), it's understandble why Black
Floorplan Alphabet
As someone who lives in an A-frame house, I love this architectural alphabet designed by Johann Steingruber in 1773.
The Covid-19 Vaccines Are Amazing. Let’s Quickly Get Them into People’s Arms.
You probably read something yesterday, maybe just a headline, about Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine being “six times less e
Four Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
You'll have to click through to see the winner of The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year for 20
A Playful Ghibli-esque Ad for Travel Oregon
I cannot improve upon the succinct description of this video from Natalie Smillie: “A new Ghibli film?! No — this is a
The Snowflake Generator
I sent Vivian Wu’s snowflake generator to a friend this morning and they replied, “Well there goes my workday”. So,
Five Quick Links for Monday Noonish
New research: Twitter users tweeting about "pneumonia" in January 2020 were an early signal that Covid-19 was spreading
How to Take a Walk During a Pandemic
With tongue in cheek, Jon Methven writes about what it’s like to take a walk during the pandemic.
My knapsack is full.
Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish
The NY Times gives out commemorative Page One press plates to reporters and photographers whose work has been featured
Earthrise: A Poem About Climate Change by Amanda Gorman
At the Biden/Harris inauguration on Wednesday, poet Amanda Gorman, dressed in the yellow of the Sun, realigned the pla
Max Richter’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Like many of you, I really enjoyed when NPR hosted Max Richter for a Tiny Desk Concert early in 2020, before the unple
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
From the Biden administation, a 200-page report outlining the National Strategy for the Covid-19 Response and Pandemic
Apple Beige
Look at this amazing artifact of 20th century computing: official Apple Beige touch-up paint for the Apple II.
Ben Zot
An Incredible 10-Gigapixel Scan of ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’
Well hell, would you look at this: an interactive 10-gigapixel scan of Johannes Vermeer’s iconic painting Girl With
Come With Me If You Want to Live!
In response to comments about a video of him getting the Covid-19 vaccine — “Come with me if you want to live!” — Arno
Four Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
"Here’s the nightly news program I’d love to see. An hour every night of Steve Kornacki doing in-depth analysis of vacc
Spaghetti Western Trailer for The Mandalorian
Just as the original Star Wars movie was inspired by Flash Gordon and Kurosawa,1 The Mandalorian is modelled on the we
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
From the new White House website, this seems like a pretty good list of priorities for the new administration to tackle
Goodbye to Our White Supremacist President
For the occasion of Donald Trump’s last day as President, Ta-Nehisi Coates revisits his essay published in the October
Amanda Gorman: The Hill We Climb
The rhetorical highlight of the Biden/Harris inauguration was Amanda Gorman reciting her poem, The Hill We Climb — I t
Madam Vice President
At 11:42 AM EST today, Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President of the United States of America. She is the first
“He Ended Up As Nothing”
Roxane Gay, The Last Day of Disco(rd):
I am tired of reciting all his crimes, misdeeds, and failures. Trump was a crue
Biden/Harris Inauguration Livestream for Kids
Today beginning at 10am ET as part of the official inauguration festivities, Keke Palmer will host a special livestrea
Four Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
Flickr and the Library of Congress are collaborating on a project called COVID-19 American Experiences that "invites pe
Hyperrealist Paintings by Jeff Bartels
Canadian artist Jeff Bartels makes these stunningly hyperrealistic oil paintings of things like cameras, typewriters,
What Can You Do About QAnon?
Over the past several months, documentary filmmaker Kirby Ferguson has been making a series of videos about conspiracy
Three Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
From a large study of household transmission of Covid-19: "age ≥ 60 and infants most likely to get infected, age < 2
This Is a Wake-Up Call
This video from Matthew Cooke is an excellent and succinct plea for Republicans and Trump supporters to come back to re
The Long History of Right-Wing Terrorism in America
One of the critical things that Luke Mogelson’s must-read piece about the Jan 6th assault on Congress does is define th
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Morning
From Ibram X. Kendi, a list of The 10 Best Political Books of 2020 by Black Women. [theatlantic.com]
How do we get rid
Two Quick Links for Saturday Noonish
The Trump administration has conducted 13 federal executions since July. "No president in more than 120 years had overs
Bubble Wrap Portraits
Cuban-born Darian Mederos does oil portraits that look like they are covered in bubble wrap. You can check out more
Scenes from the Second Civil War
In the hours after the January 6th terror attack on Congress, it seemed as though the early understanding was that a bu
The Storm Is Here
From Luke Mogelson in The New Yorker, Among the Insurrectionists is an amazing and surreal account of how the January 6
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