I really like this: “If you think about it, the very best bo...
Dec 13, 2024 · This seems exactly right to me, especially given the historical association between text (of all kinds) and magic. Cf. the etymology of grammar, its relationship to glamour, a kind of spell.. The other frame that has always seemed useful to me is book-as-dream, which works as both analogy and assessment: a book is successful to the degree it operates like a dream.
Always Interesting: “52 Things I Learned in 2024”
Dec 2, 2024 · Tom Whitwell just sent along his annual list of the 52 things he’s learned in the past year. As usual, there’s lots of fascinating things in there…here are some of my favorites: 3. There are just 16 trademarked scents in the US, inclu
Aerial Foodscapes
Dec 12, 2024 · Aerial Foodscapes. For his book Feed the Planet: A Photographic Journey to the World’s Food (), George Steinmetz travelled the world with his drone, spending “a decade documenting food production in more than 36 countries on 6 continents, 24 US states, and 5 oceans”.. In striking aerial images, he captures the massive scale of 21st-century agriculture that has sculpted 40 percent of the ...
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The 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide
Dec 4, 2024 · Since 2013, I’ve done a holiday gift guide that’s basically a curated roundup of stuff from the best gift guides I can find. I always do it a little bit differently from year to year, and this year I’m going with a simple list. It’
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Jon Stewart: Understanding the Humiliation of …
Oct 3, 2024 · I guess I'll be alone here in positing an opposing view. I find Coates' proudly uninformed ('I spent 10 days in Palestine being taken around by activists and from that I learned everything one needs to know'), "everything is black and white, simple", comically one-sided historical storytelling on the conflict in the Middle East fairly offensive and very much anti-Semitic.
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The Design of Classic Doctor Who Title Cards. While designing a one-off t-shirt for a holiday gift, I stumbled across this amazing page on the Doctor Who Wiki about the design of the show’s title cards.It’s a pretty thorough resource and includes the typefaces used for the titles — like Grotesque, Eurostile, Futura, Della Robbia, and OPTI Formula One.
Trump’s Historically Small Victory
Nov 18, 2024 · Trump’s Historically Small Victory. I honestly did not read most of this article, but I wanted to draw your attention to some facts about the recent presidential election that you might find surprising:. While Mr. Trump won the popular vote for the first time in three tries, he garnered just 50.1 percent nationally, according to the latest …
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I just updated the 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide, including...
Dec 11, 2024 · I just updated the 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide, including some gifts for people you hate (ugly decanters, Baby Yoda s&p shakers). Years ago, a work colleague received a *turtle* as a wedding gift. What’s the worst gift you’ve ever given or