In 2016, Grant established what he called the White Collar Support Group, an online meeting inspired by twelve-step programs for drug and alcohol addiction. He described the program as a step toward “ethics rehab” and, on his Web site, explained that i…
This Is a Serene Place, But Not a Boring One
Dreamy, detailed, and sometimes deranged sentences run on like the riffs they describe. These posts are tender, nostalgic, and frequently celestial. Hipness, a linchpin of music writing, is nowhere in sight. Authority and expertise disappear when each …
Permutation.City
An experiment in AI assisted video composition, starring the Storror parkour team. [via The Awesomer]
The Challenge With Most Books is Getting Anyone to Read Them
For years, a mysterious figure has been stealing books before their release. Is it espionage? Revenge? Or a complete waste of time? … “If you try to find financial and economic gain, it’s of course hard to see,” said Daniel Sandstrom, the literary di…
Billy’s Caricatures Literally Kidded Them to Death
Mocking the Klan by Eliya Smith See also: Walt Kelly’s Kluck Klams
“Rewrite It Just Enough to Avoid Copyright Infringement”
The Co-Founder Of Snopes Wrote Dozens Of Plagiarized Articles For The Fact-Checking Site [BuzzFeed] Snopes Retracts 60 Articles Plagiarized by Co-Founder: ‘Our Staff Are Gutted’ [NYT]
The Best Defense Has Been Solidarity, Not Bullets
For nearly nine months, Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, a safe haven for trans and queer Coloradans, faced violent threats from right-wing extremists. Until, that is, they turned to their local anarchists for help. from Alt-Right Coloradans Went to War with a…
Patti, Joni, Björk, Jim, Billie, Hank, Don, Bonnie, Harry, Johnny
Which Singers Have the Biggest Vocabularies? [Word Tips] Previously
But Wait! There’s No More…
Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86 [AP] Ron Popeil was the sizzle of American ingenuity, personified [AP]
Ron Popeil, TV pitchman who hawked Veg-O-Matic, Mr. Microphone and more, dies [LAT]
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Every Westerner’s Favorite Fantasy
How America’s Obsession With Hula Girls Almost Wrecked Hawai’i by Lisa Hix in Collector’s Weekly [2017]