I’ve never been a journal person, though not for lack of trying. A monogrammed duffel bag in my parents’ basement holds many old diaries — a furry leopard-print one from elementary school, Moleskines with unbroken spines from college — each with an optimistic entry or two.
Category: Random
The Titanic is disintegrating: Here’s how it will end
The wreck of the Titanic is showing clear signs that it is gradually disintegrating on the sea floor miles below the surface. What will its final fate be? The RMS Titanic has spent more than 112 years in the crushing, total darkness of the deep ocean.
WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe – Sitting on a plastic chair, Kingston Dhewa stares intently at his smartphone, his thumbs jabbing furiously at the screen.
Henry Miller’s “Commandments”
Point #10 is a tough one, and something I’ve struggled with since the day I was born. Point #7 and #11 seem to me to be in direct contradiction with one another.
No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media
The funniest writers at The Onion shuffled through dozens of news stories at a meeting last week, trying to discern which headline would make readers laugh harder. The headlines — all 52 of them — were completely fake, possible fodder for the satirical news site.
Creator Platforms Should Be a Special Category on the App Store
But we also don’t think that Apple should be wholly blamed. This unfortunate situation, in which creators ultimately bear the biggest costs, is a structural issue rooted in how the commercial internet has evolved (or not) over the past couple of decades. […]
Patreon Should Consider Calling Apple on Its Threats
Patreon is home to an incredible range of creators, all with unique circumstances and billing needs. Apple’s in-app purchase system, on the other hand, only supports Patreon’s subscription billing model.
Express Elevator
Don’t ask me how I know that there used to be a drug-culture term express elevator. That was what you rode when you took uppers and downers at the same time: simultaneously soaring through the roof and crashing through the floor.
All Music Is Good and Liking Is Overrated
Today I want to revisit a subject I first wrote about a year ago: “open-earedness” — an academic term for openness to new music. I shared some ideas about how to stay open-eared back then, but it’s something I still think about.
Why Does Ozempic Cure All Diseases?
Fine, the title is an exaggeration. But only a small one. GLP-1 receptor agonist medications like Ozempic are already FDA-approved to treat diabetes and obesity.