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“Virginia Oliver, a feisty, salty-tongued lobster...

“Virginia Oliver, a feisty, salty-tongued lobster boat skipper who fished off the New England coast wearing earrings, hot-pink lipstick and an occasional scowl for more than 80 years, until she was 103, died on Jan. 21 in Rockport, Maine. She was 105. ” 💬 Join the discussion on

How Do They…?

I was poking around on YouTube for “how to” videos (one of my favorite video genres) the other day when I hit a small jackpot: a bunch of How Do They…? videos from the National Film Board of Canada. A favorite shows how chain link fences are made: You can view all the videos at

Carl Jung on Creativity

The question of what it takes to create — to make something of beauty and substance that touches other lives across space and time — is one of the deepest, oldest questions, perhaps because the answer to it is so unbearably simple: everything. We bring everything we are and

A Lovely 3500-Year-Old Drawing of a Sparrow

From the collection of the Met, an Egyptian artist’s sketch of a sparrow circa 1479–1458 BCE. Much of the art that filters down to us from ancient civilizations was used for official purposes (state, religion, commerce); it’s nice to see something simpler like this drawing.

The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle ....

The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle . “Laughter and humor are fundamental to how babies learn about and participate in the world.” *Highly recommend* watching the laughing baby videos to brighten up your day. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Roxane Gay : “Humanity is, always, enough. We have...

Roxane Gay : “Humanity is, always, enough. We have a right to protest, legally carry a firearm, drive while Black, walk in a neighborhood at night, play in a park, sleep in a bed or do anything else whether we are wonderful people, and beloved or not.” 💬 Join the discussion on

Being in the world: rules and risk

To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

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Sorting

A surprising amount of our time is spent sorting things to create value. They sort the rotten cranberries from the good ones to ensure that the bag at the market is worth buying. And we sort the movies worth watching, the bargains worth pursuing and the news worth reading.

Minimalistic City Map Posters

This Github project from Ankur Gupta allows you to “generate beautiful, minimalist map posters for any city in the world”. There are a variety of different themes you can choose from and the resulting images are big enough to print out actual posters (20-inch height maximum).

Been thinking a lot about this Ted Chiang quote...

Been thinking a lot about this Ted Chiang quote recently: “I tend to think that most fears about A.I. are best understood as fears about capitalism. And I think that this is actually true of most fears of technology, too.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →