My first prescription for Dems moving forward: Sherrod Brown as DNC Chair. He’ll sadly be free in the next few weeks.
Were anyone on the Biden campaign to ask me – and they haven’t – how they should answer the “are you doing better now than four years ago” question, I’d proselytize building a site or daily newsletter that lays out exactly what was happening on this day four years ago every day until the election. Would be a far more beneficial use of my monthly campaign contribution than emails and texts from Joe and Jill and Kamala and Bill and Barack asking me for more money. Hell, I’ll buy them the site to do it. Hit me up.
the answer may be obvious but the whole video is, nonetheless, required viewing
Reich does what he does best here: explains the dangers we’re heading headlong into (again) via a succinct encapsulation of the evidence, both historical and contemporary.
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Thinking I'll pre-address my cremated remains to the "Mail Recovery Center" and save everyone the trouble: USPS Has 452 Packages Of Unidentified Cremated Remains | HuffPost
Damn: Anchor Brewing, ‘America’s first craft brewery,’ to close after 127 years | Washington Post
Man Linked To Viral Dress Photo Faces Attempted Murder Charge | HuffPost
Amazing conversation with director Matt Reeves about his work; his enthusiasm for and love of cinema is infectious. Also, I need to rewatch CLOVERFIELD: Team Deakins: MATT REEVES - Director | Team Deakins pod
Ahem, fuck the studios and the AI hobbyhorse they rode in on: Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall | Deadline
Over 100 people trapped for several hours in mystery writer Agatha Christie's former home | CNN
NFTs? FFS, WB: The Flash Movie Trainwreck Reaches A New Low | Kotaku
Still love the design and world of DX:HR; glad to see it continuing to inspire others, too: Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Eliza Cassan was a perfect nerdlesque muse | Polygon
Beautiful: Artist Miya Ando Transforms New York’s Brookfield Place into a Botanical Wonderland Inspired by Japan’s 72 Micro-Seasons | artnet
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A teacher-turned-governor willing to use their line item veto pen as a middle finger directed at their opposition-stacked legislature is a grand thing: Tony Evers extends increases for public schools in perpetuity | The Guardian
Sharing this only because I'm deeply disturbed that WaPo deems NXIVM "cultlike" in the opening when it's clearly, beyond any shadow of a doubt, a cult: Allison Mack released from prison early in NXIVM case | WaPo
Yet another reason why I remain and will remain a lifelong proponent of amassing a personal, physical library: Disney Deletes Streaming Movie That Only Released In May 2023 | Kotaku
Mycelium & orange peels were used to create these visually appealing + sustainable partitions | Yanko Design
Fantastic document: THE AMAZING WORLD OF SUPERMAN: HOW A COMIC MAGAZINE IS CREATED | Tom Brevoort
This is one beautiful home: Wabi-sabi philosophy guides design of accessible coastal home in Australia | Dezeen