November 2019

I’ve never shared the average cinephile’s effusive fascination with Scorsese’s brand of pathologically dishonest men, but I’ll give said men credit for consistency: their demands for much more than they’ve earned are always reflected in how much time the audience is made to spend with them.

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sometimes i worry that i’m not good at designing websites but then i try to use almost any website

Here’s my hot take on the new Tesla:

Support policy that invests in public transportation.

Catching up with old friends Mr Knowitall, John the Fisherman, Sathington Willoughby, Swamper, Greeny, Wendy O, Stanley, Harold of the Rocks

Watching this made my beard hurt. twitter.com/ThingsWork/sta…

I have reached the point in New Yorkerdom at which I refer to the rest of the country as the mainland.

One of my favorite days of the year, ahead of schedule! @lynnandtonic never disappoints, and this year is no exception. twitter.com/lynnandtonic/s…

What’s your favorite design publication/blog/etc with an RSS feed and/or newsletter?

If you need me this week, I’ll be waiting by my mailbox for @yeseniaa’s new design systems book from @abookapart. abookapart.com/products/expre…

This excellent piece from @YAppelbaum brings a welcome clarity to our partisan rift and the stakes for democracy. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Someone build a tool to calculate the time I spend trying to get a good rag on multiline code comments.

Every time I get an email from the Type Directors Club, I wonder what a type director is.

Tonight I am hopelessly distracted from my music theory studies by the sad discovery that my coupon for a free milkshake expired. ☹️

Previous legs of Slayer’s sprawling farewell tour included support from Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth, Testament, Napalm Death, Obituary, Amon Amarth, and Cannibal Corpse, none of whom could entice me to drag my ass into a cavernous arena or amphitheater. And the last time I saw Slayer turned out to be the last ever appearance of the original lineup, shortly before the untimely death of Jeff Hanneman and the departure of Dave Lombardo, which seemed… See more →

It’s @ChamberMonster’s birthday this weekend and I have a surprise for her. Her guess: “Are you taking me to a cadaver lab?”