BlogFlockThis morning I was watching a youtube video on a famous comic artist’s sketchbook, and I caught myself thinking that I have such a weird relationship to drawing. Here I was: fascinated with someone’s analysis of someone else’s sketchbook – but why? I have an obsession with sketchbooks/sketches. I…
You’ve received messages from people around the world seeking to replicate Casual Poet Library in their own neighborhoods. What do you think is the universal appeal of this library, and what advice do you offer to those inspired by this model?
I think the library offers a fresh way to…
“Reading what you want, and having one book lead to the next, is the way I found my discipline. I’ve suggested this to many of my students: When you find a writer who really is saying something to you, read everything that writer has written and you will get more…
Watched: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain. Glad I was able to see this in the theater today. Beautiful. 🍿
A fun romp through the history of art theft at the metropolitan museum of art. 🎨
When the sculpture was taken from the museum, it had a small heart-shaped mark above its left eye. When it was returned, it had a new matching heart-shaped mark above its right eye.
Sometimes I forget about the way Micro.blog archives any web page you link to or bookmark, including images and styling. I just checked the database and there are hundreds of thousands of web pages and millions of resources. Slowly turning into a personal, miniature Internet Archive.
I was feeling sad and overwhelmed and unmoored yesterday so after work I didn’t go to the gym or get groceries or any of the other things I should do.
Instead I drove to the park and walked in circles around the pond.
I was…
I think Sandbar is on to something with their ring. I’ve wanted a faster way to record notes and post drafts for a while. But the Apple Watch should really be able to do this.
Thinking about how much code is written by AI is becoming less interesting to me. We didn’t used to care how much code was written by literal copy and pasting. Although maybe we should have? 🤪
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