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By Sylvia Bishop • 9 Nov 2023

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The Golden Age Of Gadget Catalogues

Cabel Sasser | 6th November 2023

Blog post ten years in the making, as the author slowly collected archive copies of the DAK Catalog. This esoteric digest of curious pieces of technology published by a mail order electronics firm was all written by one man — Drew Alan Kaplan. He began in the 1970s by just reviewing and selling reel-to-reel tapes. His copywriting is masterful, but the man himself remains utterly reclusive (3,000 words)

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How To Light The Dark Months

Katherine May | The Clearing | 6th October 2023

Prioritise going outside when it is still light. Don't resist the change of lifestyle or live as if it is summer. Notice the transition points from day into night. Co-exist with darkness rather than trying to eradicate it. Revel in "apricity", the juicy warmth of the winter sun, even if you feel it through a car windscreen. Make the use of candles ordinary, to contrast with harsh winter daylight (1,380 words)

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Death Province

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

A Child On Death Row // China's Best Province Death Province By Sylvia Bishop • 8 Nov 2023 View in browser View in browser A Child On Death Row Alex Mar | Guardian | 7th November 2023 Extract from

Maze Moquette

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

From maze to moquette, we've got you covered Maze Moquette By Sylvia Bishop • 7 Nov 2023 View in browser View in browser Life Of A Corn Maze Designer J. Bryan Lowder | Slate | 28th October 2023 The

Gravity Herzog

Monday, November 6, 2023

When Gravity Sucked // What Would Herzog Do? Gravity Herzog By Sylvia Bishop • 6 Nov 2023 View in browser View in browser When Gravity Sucked Matthew Wills | JSTOR | 3rd November 2023 Einstein's

Extracting Chaos

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Extracting Knowledge // Siblings of chaos Extracting Chaos By Sylvia Bishop • 5 Nov 2023 View in browser View in browser Extracting Knowledge Markus Strasser | Seeds Of Science | 31st October 2023

Generate Real

Saturday, November 4, 2023

When Ads Generate Themselves // Real Play Generate Real By Sylvia Bishop • 4 Nov 2023 View in browser View in browser When Ads Generate Themselves John Herrman | Intelligencer | 27th October 2023

Henry Kissinger, the Devil at the Dinner Party

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Columns and commentary on news, politics, business, and technology from the Intelligencer team. Intelligencer obituaries Henry Kissinger, the Devil at the Dinner Party His long final act — after

Our favorite touchscreen gloves

Thursday, November 30, 2023

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Friday Briefing: A new climate fund approved

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Plus the best albums of 2023. View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story Ad Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition December 1, 2023 SUPPORTED BY SAP Author Headshot By Justin Porter

The Bodies Politik

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Kissinger Litmus Test, Mac without Cheese ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

The victims of Henry Kissinger

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Plus: Can the US eliminate all of its lead pipes? Thursday, November 30, 2023 Here's the agenda today: UP FIRST: Henry Kissinger is dead CATCH UP: Biden's ambitious plan to eliminate lead pipes

Inside Amazon’s new Bellevue skyscraper | Microsoft gets board seat at OpenAI

Thursday, November 30, 2023

5 reasons to attend the GeekWire Gala | Brinc CEO Blake Resnick is an Uncommon Thinker ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: Seattle's coolest holiday party returns Wednesday, Dec. 6th: Get your

Updated NBA Power Rankings🏀

Thursday, November 30, 2023

View in your browser Twitter Facebook Instagram Share | Subscribe The Ringer November 30, 2023 Happy Thursday! Almost every famous person, dead or alive, is celebrating a birthday today. No, really.

☕ Look, ma

Thursday, November 30, 2023

The ins and outs of attention metrics. November 30, 2023 Marketing Brew PRESENTED BY mntn Happy Thursday. Elon Musk, the owner of X, said yesterday that the recent decision by advertisers to back away

☕ The 5th element

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Saks Off 5th's holiday strategy. November 30, 2023 Retail Brew PRESENTED BY GS1 Good afternoon, everyone. You're undoubtedly still digesting your Spotify Wrapped, but a friendly reminder, since

Nikki Haley gets Koch brothers endorsement.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Plus, a question about that NYT-Siena College poll. Nikki Haley gets Koch brothers endorsement. By Isaac Saul • 30 Nov 2023 • Comment View in browser View in browser Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki