Month: December 2023
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The Global Ambitions of Invader’s Street Art | The New Yorker
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The Global Ambitions of Invader’s Street Art At any given moment, millions of people are attending his expositions, knowingly or not. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/18/invader-artist-profile For twenty-seven years, Invader has been decorating the walls, bridges, monuments, tunnels, sidewalks, staircases, railings, gates, curbs, benches, bollards, posts, poles, pipes, columns, fountains, pools, docks, seawalls, roofs, chimneys,…
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Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly. – The New York Times
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Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly. How do you reinvent yourself after being a global superstar? The former R.E.M. frontman is still figuring that out. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/magazine/michael-stipe-solo-album.html When he wasn’t racing in circles, he was daydreaming. All his life, thoughts, feelings and sensory information have coursed through him at gale force. His attention…
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Death of a (Really Good) Salesman
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Link: It was like a punch to the gut. Janet walked into the study of their Chicago-area home to use the computer. Steve’s usual mess was sitting on the desk, and she started to sort through it. Soon she was staring at a court document incontrovertibly showing the unthinkable https://www.trulyadventure.us/death-of-a-really-good-salesman/?src=longreads
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What Happens to a School Shooter’s Sister? | The New Yorker
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What Happens to a School Shooter’s Sister? Jennifer Gonnerman speaks to Kristin Kinkel, whose brother, Kip, killed their parents and opened fire at their high school. Today, Kristin is close with Kip—and still reckoning with his crimes. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/04/what-happens-to-a-school-shooters-sister I was surprised by her willingness to be so candid with a stranger.…