There’s a lot to digest in the story about the (hopefully) upcoming Prince documentary, but this quote from Questlove really jumped out.
…the idea of cool, the mere ideal of cool was invented by Black people to protect themselves in this country…
Let that sink in.
Today is National Register to Vote Day. Please, register to vote. And then, you know, vote. It matters. A lot. 🇺🇸
Today, I was introduced to the Alan Watt’s philosophical concept of Prickles and Goo.
Prickly people are precise, rigorous, logical – they like everything chopped up and clear. Goo people like it vague, big picture, random, imprecise, incomplete and irrational…They always argue with each other but what they don’t realize is neither one of them can take their position without their opposition being there…Life is not prickles or goo, its gooey-prickles or prickly-goo.
More Than Friends is a touching, personal, short-ish piece by Aubrey Hirsch on the inverse of a one night stand. Someone with whom you have a connection beyond friendship, but without sex.
Kurzgesagt has a fun, interesting video on how your body metabolizes tattoos (under 10 minutes).
I’m fascinated with tattoos, but as someone who received a permanent immune system alternating stem-cell transplant, this didn’t reassure me on getting one myself.
Although, if I felt more of a need to express bodily autonomy, that calculus might change.
Wonderful, in depth piece on colonial Willamsburg’s approach to teaching history by Laura Jedeed for Politico. One of its insights is a reimagined safe space.
First you establish the safe space, then you teach the facts. Only when people feel secure will they feel ready to grapple with realities that might upset them.
The whole piece is well worth a read.
“History is not there for us to like or dislike. History is there for us to learn from.”
I got to see Lake Street Dive at Madison Square Garden. I didn’t know them well, but they were so good I’m a converted fan. Their new album Good Together is great. 🎵
One time, in the far distant past, I used to both have hair and make movies. I loved every minute of both. 🍿
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The Boogeyman is just your dad when he dances.
I spent last Sunday in Central Park with my friend Lindsay, playing with her medium format film camera. She taught me how to focus, the F-stop, the focal range, and even got to peak inside and see how the entirely mechanical apparatus worked. So satisfyingly tactile. Thanks Lindsay!
A jury of pidgins. Five are on a bathroom break. 🐦
Here’s Retsina, breaking in my new futon cover. 🐱🐈
I saw someone on the subway today with a tattoo of simply, “2009”. They were too old for that to be their birth year, so I can only assume it was the year they got that tattoo.
Whenever you hear the phrase, “process of elimination” do you just want to shit?
I don’t have the words to describe how beautifully deranged Tokyo Gore Police is. High blood pressure romp that doesn’t give you time to keep guessing. 🍿
Does anyone enjoy being around someone wearing really strong cologne? My nose keeps threatening mutiny, but I can’t imagine I’m the target demographic.
I tried to put a meeting on the team calendar for a “Slack Huddle”, but due to a typo, I actually sent a “Slap Huddle”. You play the cards you’re dealt.
I learned a new word an hour ago, but I already forgot it. Mind sharp as a 🎈.
I had a visitor this morning. 🐱
Taking gruvbox for a spin today for the first time in years. I’m digging it.
Discovered that I am more blue than 65% of the population with the help of Is My Blue Your Blue?.
For you, turquoise is green.
Sick burn.
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Showed a double feature of Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla: Final Wars on the roof the other day. We had 25 people up there! Roofzilla lives. 🍿
A heartwarming internet story that’s been making the rounds.
A few days into making One Million Checkboxes I thought I’d been hacked. What was that doing in my database?
A few hours later I was tearing up, proud of some brilliant teens.