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Abyss

The testimonies of Ukraine’s war widows reveal the mortal risk of love and the possibility of dying while alive: a black pain - by Julie Reshe Read on Aeon

Operator error

“I blame myself.” Said no one, ever. At least not the consumers I know. When a careless woodworker loses a digit on a table saw, they almost certainly blame the design and instructions of the device, not their lack of care. On a less gruesome note, the user who fails to read

Required Reading

This week: James Turrell in Denmark, a new album by Raven Chacon, a Black radical history of the Declaration of Independence, World Cup songs across time, and more.

“ The average paid newsletter costs $10 per month...

“ The average paid newsletter costs $10 per month or $100 per year , according to analysis of thousands of publications hosted on Beehiiv.” KDO memberships start at $3/mo. and I haven’t raised prices since 2016. You folks are getting an incredible deal!

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. The United States of America is a program that has been hacked.” But also: “It is the country that gave the world jazz…”

One Last Run

"A dispatch from the final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where the drinks were good, and the nature documentaries were, for the most part, sad."