A pair of Polish designers have organized a challenge for designers around the world called 33 Letters for Ukraine
Francis Ford Coppola Breaks Down His Most Iconic Films
Francis Ford Coppola, a legendary filmmaker no matter how you slice it, sat down recently to talk through his most not
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Afternoon
Dick Van Dyke Still Dancing at 96! [openculture.com]
Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting because of a diagnosis o
The Unskippable Opening Credits for Severance
After hearing a buzz from my social circle about Severance on Apple+, I’ve been catching up on it for the past couple
The Giant Archive Hidden Under the British Countryside
This is very cool: Tom Scott (who you may remember from The Giant Chainmail Box That Stops a House From Dissolving) vi
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
This is the only thing I've read about the Smith/Rock Oscar fracas because Wesley Morris wrote it. Smith, Rock, Jada, D
Cherry Blossoms at a Tea Plantation
Stunning drone photo of cherry trees blossoming at a tea plantation in Fujian, China taken by afun阿方. This looks like
Impeccable Digital Recreations of TV Game Show Sets
If you, like me, grew up semi-obsessively watching game shows from the 70s and 80s, you will get a big kick out of t
Four Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
"Dagny Carlsson, believed to be the world's oldest blogger, who documented her life in Sweden and spread the message th
Discover Modern Art with Each New Browser Tab
I just switched my web browser to use the New Tab with MoMA extension. Each new browser tab I open contains another pie
Conspiracy Theorists Anonymous
Let’s listen in on a support group for recovering conspiracy theorists.
Hi, my name’s Terry and I believe that Matt D
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Morning
Because of the climate crisis (melting glaciers). Switzerland's cartographers are having to redraw the country's topolo
Two Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
The sad tale of the world's largest bee. Presumed extinct, it was recently rediscovered in Indonesia, but conservation
The Wizard of Oz as an Allegory for the Presidential Election of 1896
I’ve never heard this theory before: L. Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz as an allegory for the 1896 Presidential elec
Introducing Cool Stuff Ride Home
Hey folks, just wanted to let you know about a slight change in the lineup around here. The Kottke Ride Home podcast ha
Six Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Questlove's Summer of Soul won the Oscar for Best Original Documentary. Well-deserved! Great film. [slashfilm.com]
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Slime Molds!
I have been a fan of slime molds ever since I read about them in Steven Johnson’s Emergence; they are fascinating.
The Queen of Basketball Wins the Oscar
At the Oscars last night, The Queen of Basketball won the award for best documentary short. The film is about Lusia Ha
Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish
A podcast called The Weather in Brooklyn is automatically generated each day by a computer program. [hoffm.medium.com]
Four Quick Links for Thursday Afternoon
The five most common jobs in a medieval European city were "farming, carpentry, butchery, shoemaking and Church-related
Claude Monet’s War Paintings
This is another great episode of James Payne’s Great Art Explained on the work of Claude Monet, specifically the massi
The Collected Photography of Roger Deakins
It’s no surprise that the cinematographer responsible for some of the beautifully shot films ever made is also an a
Three Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
Huh, I was unaware of the progress being made on electric airplanes. The long-haul stuff is still going to be fuel-powe
Aldous Huxley Narrates a One-Hour Radio Dramatization of Brave New World
For the radio program CBS Radio Workshop that premiered in January 1956, Aldous Huxley read a one-hour dramatization of
Succession But It’s Arrested Development
You might have noticed that the two families in Succession and Arrested Development share some similarities — business
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
In recent months, MacKenzie Scott has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity, $275 million to Planned Parenthood,
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
In recent months, MacKenzie Scott has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity, $275 million to Planned Parenthood,
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
In recent months, MacKenzie Scott has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity, $275 million to Planned Parenthood,
Four Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
In recent months, MacKenzie Scott has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity, $275 million to Planned Parenthood,
A Collection of Unusual Geological Landforms
The Instagram account Geomorphological Landscapes features some of the more beautiful and unusual natural and geolog
A Collection of Unusual Geological Landforms
The Instagram account Geomorphological Landscapes features some of the more beautiful and unusual natural and geolog
A Collection of Unusual Geological Landforms
The Instagram account Geomorphological Landscapes features some of the more beautiful and unusual natural and geolog
Three Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
What It's Like to Get Worse at Something. "I had been skiing since childhood. Why did I suddenly suck at it?" [theatlan
How Saturn Got Its Rings
Within the past 100 million years, an icy moon got too close to Saturn and the planet’s gravity ripped it apart, formi
When Superheroes Graced Marvel’s Annual Financial Reports
Starting in 1991 and continuing through 1996, Marvel released their quarterly and annual financial reports to shareh
Five Quick Links for Monday Noonish
It's worth following Lynsey Addario on Instagram – she's one of the top photojournalists in the world and has been in U
The FBI Guide to Internet Slang
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request in 2014, the FBI released their internal 83-page guide to internet
Sweeper’s Clock
As part of his Real Time series of new clock designs, Maarten Baas created the Sweeper’s Clock, a timepiece where the
Two Quick Links for Saturday Noonish
Christopher Alexander, best known for his book A Pattern Language, has died at the age of 85. His work and humanist per
Pixel Birds (and Other Animals)
Pixel artist Syosa (Twitter) has been drawing all sorts of pixel animals, including mammals, birds, and dogs.
I also
Three Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Patrick Radden Keefe: How Putin's Oligarchs Bought London. "From banking to boarding schools, the British establishment
Three Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Patrick Radden Keefe: How Putin's Oligarchs Bought London. "From banking to boarding schools, the British establishment
Three Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Patrick Radden Keefe: How Putin's Oligarchs Bought London. "From banking to boarding schools, the British establishment
How Galaxy Quest’s Thermian Aliens Were Created
In this short clip, the cast of Galaxy Quest looks back on how the speech, mannerisms, and culture of the Thermian peo
Two Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
I feel like I've featured this before (or something like it), but it's worthwhile so: City Roads will give you a bare-b
Brilliant Slowed Down 80s Pop Hits by Alvin & the Chipmunks
This is an oldie but a goodie: Brian Borcherdt took an album of 80s covers sung by Alvin & the Chipmunks (Walk Lik
Surrealist Makeup
Mimi Choi is a makeup artist who specializes in creating visual illusions — you can check out her work on her websi
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
You Don't Really Ever Own an EV. "If carmakers can dictate how you use your car, do you really even own it?" (Most of t
Two Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish
You Don't Really Ever Own an EV. "If carmakers can dictate how you use your car, do you really even own it?" (Most of t
RCA SelectaVision, the Weird and Doomed Early 80s Video Record Player
I have to admit that about 3 minutes into this video, I was not entirely sure that the RCA SelectaVision, a vinyl reco
Four Quick Links for Tuesday Evening
The 2020 US census undercounted Hispanic, Black and Native American residents. The pandemic & Republican meddling h
SNL on Amazon Go’s Grab-and-Go Shopping Experience
This short sketch from Saturday Night Live highlights how Amazon Go’s “grab-and-go” shopping experience (where you wal
Why It’s Almost Impossible to Lose Anything in Japan
Japan’s lost and found system is legendarily good — millions of items are turned into local police stations by residen
Two Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Cormac McCarthy is coming out with two new novels this year, 22 years after his last book came out. [theguardian.com]
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24 Years
24 years ago today, I published the first post on kottke.org and, aside from a few weeks-long stretches (including a t
Experience the Lake District of Beatrix Potter
This is a really nice way to start the week: with relaxing bucolic scenes from the Lake District, a mountainous region
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