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  • Orion Magazine – A Failed Hunt for Meaning in Wartime Ukraine

    Orion Magazine – A Failed Hunt for Meaning in Wartime Ukraine IN CHIȘINĂU, MOLDOVA, ON THE CRACKED asphalt of the wide but empty central street, a wrinkled old man sold a hammer, a rusty screwdriver, two Soviet via Orion Magazine: https://orionmagazine.org/article/ukraine-invasion-meaning-in-war/ N CHIȘINĂU, MOLDOVA, ON THE CRACKED asphalt of the wide but empty central street, […]

  • How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It | The New Yorker

    How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It His portrait of Obama sparked a nationwide pilgrimage. Now he’s establishing an arts empire of his own. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/02/how-the-artist-kehinde-wiley-went-from-picturing-power-to-building-it The paintings begin life in Photoshop. Wiley sends initial shots of models to a graphic designer, along with decorative motifs and detailed […]

  • She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk. – The New York Times

    She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk. Sasha Solomon, a software engineer, joined others in the media business who lost their jobs this year after publicly taking on their employers. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/23/style/twitter-elon-musk-sasha-solomon.html On Nov. 10, during a week of frequent meetings on changes at the company, Ms. Solomon tweeted: “we will be […]

  • Volodymyr Zelensky’s Critical Visit to Washington, D.C. | The New Yorker

    Volodymyr Zelensky’s Critical Visit to Washington, D.C. The Ukrainian President’s trajectory is often cast as surprising, but what makes him compelling as a political leader is the former comic’s talent for exposing the crux of the matter. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/volodymyr-zelenskys-critical-visit-to-washington-dc What had made everyone laugh was that the Presidents’ initial responses—and, indeed, the […]

  • My Year of Reddit and Relaxation | The New Yorker

    My Year of Reddit and Relaxation I misjudged the Web site, which can be a pleasing oasis of text-based communication. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2022-in-review/my-year-of-reddit-and-relaxation On a bleak day, the signs are everywhere. Books are chiefly useful insofar as they generate source material for podcasts or streaming shows. Those streaming shows are most successful when […]

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy of Argentina’s World Cup Victory | The New Yorker

    The Agony and the Ecstasy of Argentina’s World Cup Victory Suffering is an essential part of the story that we Argentines tell about ourselves. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-argentinas-world-cup-victory My family is Argentinean. We screamed so hard in our Harlem apartment that later we found our tortoise upside down in her cage

  • How Dissent Grows in China | The New Yorker

    How Dissent Grows in China The protests of recent weeks carry an echo, and a warning, from the Maoist era. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-dissent-grows-in-china The woman in the picture is small and wears an oversized hood, and “she is shielding her face with the sign, kind of hiding behind the sign,” WhitePaper noted. Her […]

  • Dwarf Fortress’ graphical upgrade provides a new way into a wildly wonky game | Ars Technica

    Dwarf Fortress’ graphical upgrade provides a new way into a wildly wonky game The cryptic game’s new interface welcomes newcomers but preserves the chaos. via Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/12/dwarf-fortresss-graphical-upgrade-provides-a-new-way-into-a-wildly-wonky-game/ My first run ended in starvation and rock-bottom morale (“hissy fits” in common wiki language) because farming, butchering, and other procurements aren’t covered in the tutorial. I […]

  • Cory Doctorow Wants You to Know What Computers Can and Can’t Do | The New Yorker

    Cory Doctorow Wants You to Know What Computers Can and Can’t Do A conversation about the “mediocre monopolists” of Big Tech, the weirdness of crypto, and the real lessons of science fiction. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/cory-doctorow-wants-you-to-know-what-computers-can-and-cant-do You just give, like, the H.R. department a document called resume.doc. And when they print it the printer’s […]

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  • Braydon Bringhurst Versus the Beast: Climbing The Whole Enchilada

    Is This Mountain Biking’s Greatest Uphill Achievement? Braydon Bringhurst is the rare athlete who can blend explosive power with precision and control. But he’d need a lot more than that to ride his bike up this insanely technical downhill trail. via Bicycling: https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a41821655/braydon-bringhurst-climbs-whole-enchilada-trail/ He had also crafted a signature style of riding he called “upduro.” […]