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If we must have design competitions, let’s have more jurors like @danmall who are willing to look beyond the surface. danmall.me/articles/comma…
This may not elevate your opinion of Trump’s progeny, but maybe you’ll be comforted to know they’re as deeply unhappy as their father is. twitter.com/TheAtlantic/st…
Lynn is an evil genius and we do not deserve her. twitter.com/lynnandtonic/s…
I wonder if they’ll round out the set with unlistenable nonsense just to piss off the audience, classic Bungle style. Regardless, I’m there! twitter.com/brooklynvegan/…
I don’t know how CSS quantity queries escaped my notice for this long, but I am pleased to make their acquaintance. alistapart.com/article/quanti…
“Bad taste is real taste, of course, and good taste is the residue of someone else’s privilege.” theatlantic.com/entertainment/…
“Every contest involves the invention of a desired status where none existed before and none needs to exist.” alfiekohn.org/article/excell…
A great post from @simplebits on what he learned in his 10 years as @dribbble’s cofounder. medium.com/dribbble/what-…
“Women have been making the case [for reproductive rights] for years, but more men need to speak up.” nytimes.com/2019/06/23/opi…
If this game had existed when I was still in school, I wouldn’t have even come close to doing anything with my life. youtu.be/lU3YdqFo1QU
An insightful and predictably rage-inducing read on Mitch McConnell, the worst person in America. newrepublic.com/article/153275…
Y’all. Look at this llama. flickr.com/photos/cogdog/…
This story is bananas. Stellar reporting by @Renee_Dudley and @jeffykao, and killer illustrations by @adammmmaida. twitter.com/propublica/sta…
Links: April 2019
rumz.org v3
If Rumsey Taylor is not on your radar, this is an excellent opportunity to rectify that error.
Hindsight 2070: We asked 15 experts, "What do we do now that will be considered unthinkable in 50 years?" Here’s what they told us.
Most of these are more aspirations than likely outcomes, and one is included in a rather transparent attempt at ideological diversity (see if you can guess which one!), but an interesting collection… See more →
This CSS trick for fading siblings on hover is rad: trysmudford.com/blog/fade-out-…
I wish the example used the photo from Back to the Future. 🙃
“[CSS] has introduced the same kind of hyphenation controls provided in layout software (eg. InDesign)” 😍 clagnut.com/blog/2395
“If you have any idea at all, start a draft.” Good blogging advice from @davatron5000. daverupert.com/2019/04/some-u…
If @iamrumz is not on your radar, this is an excellent opportunity to rectify that error. twitter.com/iamrumz/status…
Links: March 2019
You Are Not a Tool
To me, that combination of many things — of not being tied to one particular tool — is where the power often lies.
The Tragedy of Baltimore
In 2017, it recorded 342 murders — its highest per-capita rate ever, more than double Chicago’s, far higher than any other city of 500,000 or more residents and, astonishingly, a larger absolute number of killings than in New York, a city 14 times… See more →
I was correct to assume that Steve Albini giving a tour of Electrical Audio is a great way to spend a half hour. youtu.be/NwkF3-JmSeA
When do we change our national anthem to “Send in the Clowns”? twitter.com/nytimes/status…
It’s cool that we’re paying athletes $430 million while teachers get to choose between eating and self-financing classroom supplies. twitter.com/nytimes/status…
Look at this gorgeous 3D paper lettering from Alia Bright! (via @Colossal) aliabright.com
The new @otobokebeaver single makes me happy and I’d like it very much if they played some non-festival US dates. otobokebeaver.bandcamp.com/track/dont-lig…
Well this is a massive bummer. No official word yet, but apparently @thetrocadero is closing. phillymag.com/news/2019/03/1…
“To me, that combination of many things — of not being tied to one particular tool — is where the power often lies.” brendandawes.com/blog/youarenot…
Links: February 2019
Hello, dear reader!
February is gone, but its links remain.
I owe you a belated “Happy new year!” since I failed to get this newsletter out the door the past two months. If you’re desperate to see the links that never made it to your inbox during those months, you can find December and January (along with every other edition) on my site.
In February, I finally launched Tinnitus Tracker, a live music diary I’ve… See more →
I want to be @theledu when I grow up. abookapart.com/blogs/press/me…
The great @vpieters walks us through the design process behind her beautiful new site. veerle.duoh.com/design/how-the…
This game puts you in the unenviable shoes of an Amazon warehouse worker. abc.net.au/news/2019-02-2…
Best internet of the year so far. twitter.com/electrolemon/s…
Hello, here is a Stevie Wonder drum solo for your Thursday: youtube.com/watch?v=iBA4vW…
“The trap of exceptionalism is to place distance between us and them.” A thoughtful, generous essay from @otraletra. propublica.org/article/the-lu…
Behind the scenes of recreating the first ever web browser (CERN’s WorldWideWeb from 1990). So cool! adactio.com/journal/14821
Everyone please continue making colorful geometric confections and I will continue admiring them. thisiscolossal.com/2019/02/new-pi…
“Something changed in me that year. It made me just not want to make music.” Imagine how many women can say this. 😞 nytimes.com/2019/02/13/art…
“In a tight, compressed space, music can get asphyxiated.” nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opi…
Links: January 2019
The Leaked Louis C.K. Set Is Tragedy Masked as Comedy
Over the years, C.K.’s comedy evolved, as any comic’s will, but at their best and most well known, his jokes were about interrogating himself as a means of interrogating American culture. As C.K. shuffled uncomfortably on stages and sets, clad in rumpled T-shirts and slouchy dad jeans, he served as his own act’s useful idiot: C.K., author and character at once, played the privileged guy… See more →
Whatever bullshit awaits, Brian Downey’s drum fills will get me through it. youtube.com/watch?v=NCA1yC…
Also worth keeping an eye on @SaraSoueidan’s series on SVG filters: tympanus.net/codrops/2019/0…
Clever techniques for manipulating color with CSS filters and SVG filters: css-tricks.com/the-many-ways-…
A great post from @owltastic outlining the decision-making process behind her new site design: medium.com/@owltastic/new…
This doesn’t seem to address privacy concerns, which are a big use case for ad blockers, but I think it’s the beginning of a great idea. twitter.com/meyerweb/statu…
“About 79,000 people, most trapped by out-of-reach rents and low wages, are homeless” in New York City. nytimes.com/2019/01/24/nyr…
“Companies that use AWS are feeding critical market data directly to the company that […] will one day be their largest competitor.” twitter.com/kashhill/statu…
Today’s radio station: open.spotify.com/user/spotify/p…
This collection of portraits of the women of the 116th Congress is a beautiful piece of work. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Be generous with praise. Kind words from people we look up to mean a lot. Love this post (and new site!) from @jina: sushiandrobots.com/journal/aw-shu…
capitalism is working just fine why do you ask twitter.com/nytimes/status…
This profile of Apprentice creator Mark Burnett makes me want to set things on fire. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…