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What Was Jim Crow?

A blog about sci-fi interfaces in movies and TV shows with lots...

How Christoph Niemann Uses AI in His Work

In case you need, like I do, some reminders on How to...

The Joy and Pain of Learning New Things as an Older Human

A recent trend in book cover design: “It tends to lay blaringly...

Noah Kalina on the observer’s paradox: “I’ve come to the unfortunate realization...

Chris Ware Creates Stamps For USPS

From Scientific American, a set of charts of vaccination recommendations for children...

Star Wars Lofi, chill music from a galaxy far, far away to...

Koyaanisqatsi Trailer Recreated Using Stock Footage

Stop Making New Oreos. Not sure what the best part of this...

Copaganda and Me. “The police are the good guys, or so I...

An Interview With Andor’s Creator, Tony Gilroy

The Public Domain Cinematic Universe. Beloved characters like Mickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh, and...

On not being an asshole. “There’s real societal value to self censorship....

Super Mario Clouds for 10 Minutes. Marc Weidenbaum got Cory Arcangel’s just-the-clouds...

Diego Luna Guest-Hosts Kimmel, Talks Immigration

A provocative piece about using AI coding agents: My AI Skeptic Friends...

From Heather Cox Richardson, a video series called Ten Steps to Revolution,...

Death of a Fantastic Machine

“The web platform makes no demands because it offers nothing beyond the...

Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny (American Masters, PBS)

“Between 2015 and 2020, ICE deported at least 70 people who were...

The New Vera C. Rubin Observatory Is a Firehose of Astronomical Imagery & Data

Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver on AI slop. “Do you hear us,...

The Classic Web account on Bluesky is currently going through kottke.org’s blogroll...

Jaws turns 50 years old this summer. Here’s an interview with marine...

An excellent profile of design legend Michael Bierut, who recently “retired” as...

From The Onion: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your...

To The People I Know Who Voted for Him. “you had a...

Happening all day today: a Reading Rainbow marathon on PBS Retro. PBS...

For fans of Edith Zimmerman, a new Etsy offering: “A 4x6” made-to-order...

Play Along With This Gestural Verbing Interactive Video

Formula One Cars Are Fast. Like Super Fast.

As an aid to his travel planning, Kevin Kelly has compiled a...

A group of researchers tracked down the original photo used in the...

Yawns

Today’s weather report styled like The Weather Channel in the 90s: WeatherStar...

You Sure You’re In The Mood For Another Wes Anderson Film With...

Decisions and opportunity in America are no longer cheap. “Life is an...

A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again

Your beginning-of-summer PSA: Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning. “There is very little...

Want to use your phone less? Try Forest. “Whenever you want to...

The Fear of Never Landing is a new album from ambient music...

New Music Video for Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer (feat. Saoirse Ronan)

They are doing a Spaceballs 2. (“They” includes Mel Brooks and Rick...

A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small...

The [NYC] Subway Is Not Scary. “It’s fine and safe. It’s full...

What Is Juneteenth and Why Does It Matter?