"Bring back personal blogging." I mean, absolutely. But...this is also the 78th time I've read this exact article since
Three Quick Links for Friday Afternoon
TIL that Congress passed the Clean Water Act over Nixon's veto. "It has proved to be one of the most transformative env
Our First Closeup Image of Mars Was a Paint-By-Numbers Pastel Drawing
On July 15, 1965, NASA’s Mariner 4 probe flew within 6,118 miles of the surface of Mars, capturing images as it passed
Five Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Yet another soft scrambled egg recipe from Kenji López-Alt. "You slowly stream beaten eggs into simmering heavy cream,
Three Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
From NPR's pop culture correspondant Linda Holmes, 50 wonderful things from 2022. [npr.org]
Austin Kleon's year in read
2022, A Look Back
In just 7 minutes, Vox takes a visual look back at the biggest events of 2022, including Ukraine, inflation, Musk/Twit
36 Things I Learned in 2022
Inspired by Tom Whitwell’s annual list (here is 2022’s), I kept a list of interesting things I learned this year. There
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
The company that invented MSG is making big bucks selling an MSG-byproduct to semiconductor companies. "More than 90% o
The Best Headlines of 2022
Paul Fairie has compiled a list of contenders for the best headline of 2022. They include:
‘How to Murder Your Husband
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things. The history of the internet and social media, in a nutshell: "Stop
The Top 15 Goals of the 2022 World Cup
Since I’m probably not alone in wanting to hang onto the magic of the World Cup a little longer, here are the top 15 g
Winners of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are always a good time and 2022’s competition is no exception. You ca
Five Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
Japan had planned on phasing out nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster but has now decided to reverse course, ple
The Book of Leaves
As a companion to his short film LeafPresser, Brett Foxwell’s simpler and (in my opinion) more effective The Book of L
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
Annoyed With Clear, the Company That Fast-Tracks Its Customers Through Airports? "CLEAR is simply a way to pay extra to
The Topologist’s Map of the World
After seeing an abstract US map where the borders between the states were preserved but the shapes of the individual s
Three Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
The US Levels map gives you a score based on how many US states you've lived in, visited, passed through, etc. (I score
Elon Musk Can’t Fix Your Commute
In this very entertaining and informative video essay, Adam Kovacs details why Elon Musk’s futuristic transportation i
A Timeline of the Evolution of Western Art Movements
From Behind the Masterpiece, a whirlwind summary of evolution of Western art movements, from prehistoric art to the Re
Talking Trash with George Eliot
I read (and loved) Middlemarch this summer and was delighted to find this surprisingly modern usage of the concept of t
Daft Punk Live Set from 1997
This is video of a live show by Daft Punk recorded at LA’s Mayan Theater on December 17, 1997; they’re playing mostly
Five Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
This list of The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years includes books by Toni Morrison, Jame
The US Government's Trove of Beautiful Apple Paintings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library contains around 3800 watercolor paintings, lithogra
A Tour of Legendary Club CBGBs by Photographer David Godlis
A short animated film about photographer David Godlis, who documented the glory days of CBGB, ground zero for the punk
Four Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Washing machine techno. The washer sets the beat and the lads play along with it. [youtube.com]
"To a remarkable extent
How Were the First World Maps Created?
The first maps of the world were created without satellite imagery but with the compass, mathematics and geometry, rep
Two Quick Links for Monday Late Night
This song (Dogma by KMFDM) popped into my head just now and whoa, I haven't listened to this in more than 2 decades. [y
The Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus (Kindle), Christopher Nolan’s newest film follows theoret
Two Quick Links for Sunday Noonish
The Genius of Lionel Messi Just Walking Around. "Lionel Messi is soccer's great ambler. For him, walking is tantamount
The Best Book Covers of 2022
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The book cover is one of my all-time favorite design objects and a big part of the reason I love going to
The Dangers of Elite Projection
Public transit consultant Jarrett Walker:
Elite projection is the belief, among relatively fortunate and influential p
Two Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
Was just catching up with Jodi Ettenberg and thought I'd take the opportunity to recommend her excellent newsletter, Cu
Sometimes the Dog Won’t Hunt
I posted this earlier today to the newsletter and thought I’d publish it here too. -jason
Hey folks. I’ve been back at
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Evening
An experimental cancer vaccine using mRNA technology made by Moderna showed promising results, "cutting the risk of rec
Why Car-Centric Cities Are a GREAT Idea
I was skeptical but if you listen carefully, there are some really solid ideas in this video on why designing cities ar
Five Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
Parentification: "when parents rely on their child to tend to them indefinitely without sufficient reciprocity". One pa
The Secret Lives of MI6’s Top Female Spies
Helen Warrell’s piece in the Financial Times about women who work for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (aka MI6) i
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Night
Another magisterial performance today at the World Cup by Lionel Messi, "the normcore Mozart mooching about still makin
Hell Yeah, Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse
They just nailed the tone and aesthetic with these Spider-Verse movies. Really looking forward to seeing this one.
As
Three Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon
The USPS will introduce a stamp in 2023 celebrating the life and legacy of civil rights leader and Congressman John Lew
Some of the Best Moon & Earth Photos from NASA’s Artemis I Mission
Over the weekend, NASA’s Artemis I mission returned from a 25-day trip to the Moon. The mission was a test-run o
Genetic Portraits: Split Multi-Generational Portraits of Family Members
I’m not going to actually look, but I’ve probably featured Ulric Collette’s series Genetic Portraits here before. Co
Four Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
US Healthcare. "American healthcare is split into 2 piles: 1. Face holes. 2. Not face holes." [a.wholelottanothing.org]
The Coen Brothers: Shot, Reverse Shot
In this installment of Every Frame a Painting, Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos examine how the Coen brothers shoot characte
Two Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Classic television banger: Mr. Bean is late for the dentist. [youtube.com]
My Silkscreen typeface is now available on G
The New York City Sub-Culinary Map
In the early 2000s, Rick Meyerowitz and Maira Kalman made a version of the NYC subway map where names of all the stati
Meet the Perennials
Gina Pell on the Perennials, the growing group of people who aren’t bound by age in the way most people in society used
Flamingos From Above
The flamingo’s vibrant color makes it a particularly striking bird to take photographs of, especially from the air —
Four Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
The Seven Levels of Busy, from Not Busy ("My schedule is wide open. I can choose infinite paths.") to Unsustainable ("E
The Top Gun “Mach 10” Scene Is Like a Perfect Pop Song
As I said in my recent media diet post, I really enjoyed Top Gun: Maverick. It’s a movie that’s made to be seen on a b
Stephen Hawking's Party for Time Travellers
Steven Hawking came up with a simple and clever way of seeing if time travel is possible. On June 28, 2009, he threw a
The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
Activist Greta Thunberg is coming out with a new book about the climate crisis called The Climate Book: The Facts and
The NYPL’s Collection of Weird Objects
The New York Public Library maintains a collection of literary paraphernalia (which they call “realia”) that has gathe
“Fox Sports’ US World Cup Coverage Is An Unmissable Abomination”
There are plenty of problematic things about this year’s World Cup, starting with the human rights situation in the hos
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