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Sarnevesht (Daughter)

In rural Iran, Sahar faces a stark choice: stay at home to look after her father, or go to the city to pursue her education - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Your work diary

Five short entries a day. It’s easy to imagine that if you do this 200 workdays in a row, your career will advance. And it makes it easier to prepare for your annual review or that next job interview. Like most habits, the hardest part is committing to begin.

1,000 Years of Medieval European History in 20 Minutes

More than a few medievalists object to the term “Dark Ages” as applied to the period in which they specialize. That can seem wishful in light of most comparisons between medieval times and the Renaissance that came afterward, or indeed, the era of the Roman Empire that came

AI together

Today, using AI is almost always a solo endeavor. From the very start, forty years ago, the internet (inter + network) has amplified the exchange of information. But the first cycles of AI have been just one person at a time. No one joins in your chats, no one sees them. It’s

Movie Posters by Eric Rohman

Some nice work here from Swedish designer Eric Rohman, who designed thousands of movie posters in the early-to-mid 20th century. (via meanwhile ) Tags: design · Eric Rohman · movie posters · movies

Must-See May Shows in NYC

Venice is great, but we’ve got amazing art at home. Plus, a celebration of NY’s first Arabic-speaking community, Duchamp, Édouard Glissant, and more.

Pocket forests . “The Miyawaki method of...

Pocket forests . “The Miyawaki method of reforestation inserts small, densely packed wild acreage into urban environs. It’s proving wildly successful.” The key is densely planting diverse & native species…this isn’t just planting some trees.

All My Dad’s Sons

"At a very young age, I learned a lot about how life can go wrong. It put things into perspective, even if that perspective was a little warped."

A24’s Young Anthony Bourdain Movie

Huh. A24 is coming out with an Anthony Bourdain biopic that focuses on the time period around the chef/writer’s college years, when he first started working in kitchens. Directed by Matt Johnson, who co-created Nirvana the Band the Show and directed BlackBerry. Could be good.

Microshifting . “From a creativity standpoint,...

Microshifting . “From a creativity standpoint, it’s good to take breaks. When you stop thinking about a task is when your best ideas come to you.” This is how I’ve worked for the past decade+…bursts of work throughout the day & week.