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Paul Cudenec
Keeping it in the deep-state family It is obviously important for maintenance of the “Rockefeller” façade to have at least one person...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
It is obviously important for maintenance of the “Rockefeller” façade to have at least one person bearing the family name on the Foundation’s board of trustees.
The Honest Broker
They Praised AI at SXSW—and the Audience Started Booing My survey confirms that consumers are getting angry about new tech (and not just AI)
a year ago
Passing Time
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Diana forgot to steer Few people witnessed the tumultuous events of mid-20th century Britain quite like Duff Cooper, a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Few people witnessed the tumultuous events of mid-20th century Britain quite like Duff Cooper, a charismatic politician whose life was as colourful as it was influential. Born in 1890, he was known as a steadfast politician who famously resigned from his government post over the...
Both Are True
What's the one thing we all hate but can't stop doing? achieving ourselves to death within the social media industrial complex
a year ago
Both Are True
omg we missed AI Appreciation Day????? + a new holiday that you won't want to miss (sincere)
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
a year ago
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a year ago
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
Both Are True
i want to be with someone i can goof with - help? wherever you goof, there you harr (i am so sorry)
a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Efforts and Goals and Joy There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
a year ago
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a year ago
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to concentrate on. There was joy in effort, and the world resisted effort to just the right degree, and yielded to it at last. People cut Mount Rushmore into faces; they chipped here and...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
2020 Year End Review
over a year ago
RhysTranter.com
Keeping Silence Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
a year ago
Passing Time
Overthrowing Overstimulation Making time to do nothing doesn’t have to be in pursuit of the profound
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Thirty-One Insights Into Art, Writing and the Creative Process Nuggets from my commonplace book
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 8 Telepathy Blockers When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these enhanced beings could predict my every move. It was uncanny. Telepathy was the only explanation.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Science is all in your head Science seems to support the idea that you are a pattern recognition machine
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
If I can paint three good pictures, then I shall go gladly Paula Modersohn-Becker was just thirty-one when she died, her life tragically cut short in 1907 due...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Paula Modersohn-Becker was just thirty-one when she died, her life tragically cut short in 1907 due to complications after childbirth. Born in Germany in 1876, she had already established herself as a pioneering figure in the early expressionist art movement, and the hundreds of...
Ryan Hoover's...
Silicon Valley isn’t “Mainstream”
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Workspace Setup As more of us are working remotely—particularly from home—I thought it might be quite timely to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
As more of us are working remotely—particularly from home—I thought it might be quite timely to break down my current home workspace setup. I’d also like to preface this by saying that I’m not offering any advice or tips for remote working (there’s enough guidance out there to...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Jackson Pollock Found in Dumpster The world was beautiful before, back in my dumpster diving days. I remember standing knee-deep in...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The world was beautiful before, back in my dumpster diving days. I remember standing knee-deep in garbage in an alley behind a grocery store. There, splattered on the side of a dumpster was a Jackson Pollock.
journal – Winnie Lim
7 years of love, bound in a handmade booklet photoessay: documenting 7 years of togetherness
over a year ago
Paul Cudenec
A grotesque spectacle of lies and abuse It may seem odd, at first sight, that someone who recently warned against taking political...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
It may seem odd, at first sight, that someone who recently warned against taking political “personalities” too seriously is now reviewing a book about the lives of the French presidential couple.
The Ruffian
How to process news of the Israel-Hamas conflict A guide for the ignorant and perplexed like me
a year ago
Stoic Simple
How Stoicism Can Calm Anxiety and Bring Peace of Mind Anxiety can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While there are...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Anxiety can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While there are countless treatments available, many individuals find relief in ancient philosophies like Stoicism. In this article, we explore Stoicism's teachings and practical techniques for...
The Honest Broker
Nine Predictions for the Future of the Music Business I offer a forecast for 10 years in the future—and it's filled with good news (surprise!)
10 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Learning a Second Language How I envy polyglots. They have remarkable minds, and a remarkable dedication to learning. How some...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
How I envy polyglots. They have remarkable minds, and a remarkable dedication to learning. How some people are capable and proficient in reading, writing, and speaking several languages, baffles me. Just being able to retain that magnitude of information on top of everything else...
The Works in...
Links in Progress: Should we give babies the vote? And births rise in South Korea
7 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Doom Loop Triggers Today I want to talk about the difference between unproductive mopes and highly successful people....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Today I want to talk about the difference between unproductive mopes and highly successful people. Imagine a spectrum with prolific artists at the top and ineffective slugs at the bottom.
Diaries of Note
The goose for Xmas disappeared In the waning days of 1948, George Orwell was secluded on the Scottish island of Jura in a remote...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the waning days of 1948, George Orwell was secluded on the Scottish island of Jura in a remote farmhouse named Barnhill—a stark, white-washed building set against the backdrop of Jura’s untamed wilderness. It was there, amidst the stark beauty of nature and in declining...
journal – Winnie Lim
thoughts on the suicidal mind [tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
[tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of thoughts as someone who has struggled with my own existence my entire life. Though I am writing...
Thu Le
Why I rebuilt this site The journey of building this site.
10 months ago
The Ruffian
Britain's Peculiar Brand of Patriotism, In Three Ads Heroes To Zeroes
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why I Don't Read Reddit And why I did read Reddit's IPO filing—here are seven things I learned
a year ago
The Honest Broker
I Get Into Dogfights on Social Media Did I win or lose? You can judge the results.
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
Humility Dag Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate peace in Congo when, in 1961, the plane in which he was...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Dag Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate peace in Congo when, in 1961, the plane in which he was travelling crashed, ending the lives of all its passengers. Born in 1905, Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United...
journal – Winnie Lim
endure: book notes and thoughts In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological...
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10 months ago
In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological or physical. This is a response to a combination of recent world events, the imminent...
journal – Winnie Lim
practicing creativity while in recovery Prior to getting covid I revolved my life around getting healthier: exercising, recovering from...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Prior to getting covid I revolved my life around getting healthier: exercising, recovering from exercise, cooking. Now I am just focused on getting back to my baseline, which till now I am...
Diaries of Note
She was our life, she was the house Henry James was thirty-eight when his mother died. A new year had just begun, and his remarkable new...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Henry James was thirty-eight when his mother died. A new year had just begun, and his remarkable new novel, The Portrait of a Lady, had recently been published to wide acclaim, with many critics believing it to be his greatest work. Thankfully, after many years of living in...
Luxagraf:...
Sometimes Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long shadows cut the cold honey sunlight of afternoons that begin to fade at three, turning to a blue-pink twilight over the lake before darkness descends at five. Then four-thirty. Then...
The Honest Broker
“The Only Sensible Person in the World” 10 Perspectives on Joan Didion
over a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
do what we can I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel...
a month ago
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a month ago
I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel sketchbook, it inhibits me from doing more travel sketching because the thought of completing...
The Intimate Mirror
The Sanity Crisis The Ahrimanic Dysfunction at the Heart of Rationalist Culture
5 months ago
The Honest Broker
Were the First Laws Sung? I make some radical claims in this extract from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
30 Signs You Are Living in an Information Crap-pocalypse The Age of Information has come to a brutal end—here's how it happened
over a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Why Buy a House (or Land)? A lesson in ignoring economics
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 500 Rule Learn a secret method for generating incredibly original ideas. (Use with caution, because it is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Learn a secret method for generating incredibly original ideas. (Use with caution, because it is also the easiest way to flush all the creative life out of a room.)
Charlie Becker
If you let it, AI will prompt you. Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
11 months ago
Jason Fried
Don't delegate your word As you build your business, you'll end up delegating plenty. Much of what you did before is now...
a year ago
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a year ago
As you build your business, you'll end up delegating plenty. Much of what you did before is now better done by someone else. To make more progress, you release your grip and allow. But there’s one thing you should hold tight and never let go. It’s the thing that should never be...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Fire Hydrant Fury If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it. Lincoln, Nebraska is covered with ugly bike-shaped sculptures covered with even uglier paintings. Loveland, Colorado lets people paint their electric boxes. Your city probably has...
Diaries of Note
The same ballets, season after season Toni Bentley was three years old when she was taken to her first ballet class by her mother. Seven...
over a year ago
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Toni Bentley was three years old when she was taken to her first ballet class by her mother. Seven years and countless lessons later, she was enrolled at the New York City Ballet’s prestigious School of American Ballet, and at 17 she was chosen by its legendary founder, George...
Atoms vs Bits
Risk-of-Ruin Goods In 2018, the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting (or rather, legalized states to legalize...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
In 2018, the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting (or rather, legalized states to legalize sports betting), which led to a flurry of new sports bets and online casinos. Anyone who listens to US podcasts has probably heard the consequences: a flood of companies desperately...