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There is no magic bullet

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

The Pelosi attack, Kyrie, Kanye, and our foolish attempts to find "the one thing" that ignites bad actors. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Never too much, hardly enough

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Ten design lessons from Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture. Also: Amnesia, Neneh vs. Kamala, Elon/Twitter, sex work, anchovies, the umwelt, and reification. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Soup tossers, Kanye, and why it's good to be hated now

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

In an attention economy, “they're talking about what a jerk I am” still registers as a victory. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

"Vxion is not a sex cult. It’s a results cult."

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Lonnie Dama explains why he's "proud of running a cult" and explains how it delivers wellness to real estate agents who used to be performers. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Bowie, Bros, and the desire for mainstream success

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

"Bros" bombed badly at the box office and Billy Eichner is belatedly blaming backwards breeders for the debacle. But maybe Bowie's bohemian backbone provides a blueprint for hitting it

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