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kottke 22h ago 18°

There’s been so much crazy to pay attention to over the...

There’s been so much crazy to pay attention to over the past few weeks that I missed this: Midjourney, the AI image-maker that you access through Discord, is making a medical imaging machine.
kottke 3h ago 16°

Rebecca Solnit: What Is the United States of America...

Rebecca Solnit: What Is the United States of America Now? “The United States of America is a truck that has driven into a ditch.
kottke 1h ago 15°

Parker Molloy on why the panic about trans women in...

Parker Molloy on why the panic about trans women in sports is not actually about fairness or protecting women & girls (in the similar way Gamergate was not about “ethics in games journalism”).
kottke 2h ago 15°

The US Constitution Is for Simple Folk Still Burdened by...

The US Constitution Is for Simple Folk Still Burdened by the Belief That Words Have Meaning. “The true Constitution is not a document. It’s more of a gut feeling.
kottke 24h ago 14°

I love the aesthetic of Fresco , a video game where you...

I love the aesthetic of Fresco, a video game where you play as a character embedded into Egyptian wall paintings. In many ways, these wall paintings are ancient precursors to side-scrolling games.
kottke 21h ago 14°

My Family Has Been Here Since 1621. That Is Not What...

My Family Has Been Here Since 1621. That Is Not What Makes Me American.
kottke 25h ago 11°

How Do You Prove Arson When the Evidence Burns Away?

For the latest episode of Howtown, Adam Cole and Joss Fong look at wildfires and how investigators go about determining and proving how they start. The backdrop of video is the investigation into the Palisades Fire and the related arson trial that just concluded.
kottke 2h ago

Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights to Everyone...

Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights to Everyone Else?
kottke 27h ago

The Last Astronomers . “Many fear that if...

The Last Astronomers.
kottke 26h ago

You know sometimes you learn some ancient lore and...

You know sometimes you learn some ancient lore and suddenly some contemporary pop culture thing snaps into place? Anyway, I found out how Isadora Duncan died and now I better understand the “no capes” thing in The Incredibles.
kottke 21h ago

Erling Haaland “brings the intensity of a raiding...

Erling Haaland “brings the intensity of a raiding party to the sport”.
kottke 44h ago

What is queer typography? “I think that covers a...

What is queer typography?
kottke 3h ago

Report from a cruise full of celebrity impersonators ....

Report from a cruise full of celebrity impersonators. “A woman sat a toddler down beside us, while another, larger toddler tugged at her capris.
kottke 36m ago

Hank Green interviews Ze Frank , who kind of invented...

Hank Green interviews Ze Frank, who kind of invented the modern YouTube format (aka vlogging).
kottke 43h ago

Playwright Georgica Pettus has written a play called...

Playwright Georgica Pettus has written a play called Truck, which is based on the excellent documentary Hands on a Hardbody.
kottke 26h ago

Saya Irie’s Intricate Sculptures Recomposed from Eraser...

Saya Irie’s Intricate Sculptures Recomposed from Eraser Shavings.
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