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“The mind travels faster than the pen; consequently, writing becomes a question of learning to make occasional wing shots, bringing down the bird of thought as it flashes by.” · E. B. WHITE

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  • TypeParis Now26 🇫🇷 Elliot Jay Stocks

    See the full details on the event’s website…

    The Other Day · 10:00
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  • Criterion x Every Frame a Painting: The Edges of Wuxia Jason Kottke

    Every Frame a Painting’s Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou are back with a video essay about pushing the boundaries of genre in Tsui Hark’s 1995 film The Blade. One reason filmmakers like to…

    Today · 11:15
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    • Teaser Trailer for Silo Season Three
    • Trials for a pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine :...
    • “ NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected organic...
    • It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary...
    • ReciproCard : “Start by searching for your home...
    • “ The Extrapolated Futures Archive is a...
    • Nancy Friedman notes the decline in quality in movie...
    • The 16th season of the Dissect podcast is a deep dive...
    • Bodega Cats of New York
    • A few years back, the Mini Cooper’s taillights were...
    • Oh my gosh, look at these tiny snow leopard cubs from...
    • The Astronomy Picture of the Day , in which the...
    • Project Plowshare: Nukes for Peace!
    • “ Here are some things that have been found in...
    • Historian Eric Cline, author of 1177 BC, explains how...
    • Hollywood’s World Map of California
    • Researchers have found that some aspects of sperm...
    • What Was the Very First Plant in the World?...
  • Introducing Beeswacks Dan Cederholm

    Hello, Simple Friends. Today, we're announcing the official release of our latest typeface, Beeswacks!Beeswacks is a vintage-esque, display sans-serif based on a handful of letters found on an ol…

    Today · 10:05
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    • Studio Notes #80
  • Qobuz Theme v1.2 for Qobuz Beta Jon Hicks

    There's a Qobuz Beta for desktop available to download from the Qobuz Club forum (Beta Club channel) and I was curious to see what's changed, and how much my theme had to be updated. There’s a fair…

    Today · 08:00
  • The importance of people who care Rachel Andrew

    I had a few days off work last week. My daughter was visiting, and in the evening we sat and watched episodes of Being Gordon Ramsey, a documentary series following the chef as he opens a huge restaur…

    Today · 02:11
  • Real Wood Naz Hamid

    AI makes particle board. As a child, woodworking was part of my school’s curriculum. One of our projects was making a simple sailboat, with the kind of shape and blockines…

    Yesterday · 13:17
  • My UX Superpower: Nothing Works! Jeffrey Zeldman

    Maybe I’m special. Or unlucky. But things that supposedly work intuitively for most users tend to fail spectacularly for me.  After mastering academia and enjoying some early success in journal…

    Yesterday · 09:48
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    • Pete’s Presence
  • Stories from Alaska Folk Fest 2026 Chris Coyier

    [Folk Fest] is not an intellectual experience, it’s an emotional experience. Bob Banghart Visiting Alaska gives me the feeling that people are chasing after when they travel: a little taste of what…

    Yesterday · 08:15
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  • Dilation Jeremy Keith

    Nothing can travel faster than light. And if you manage to travel close to the speed of light, things get weird. Technically, we all experience time differently depending on how fast or slow we’r…

    Yesterday · 03:18
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    • Finn Mac Cool by Morgan Llywelyn
  • Emergent Strategy Dan Mall

    You spent months defining your positioning, your niche, your offer, and your messaging. So how did some of your best clients come from something you never planned? Legendary management thinker Henry…

    Four Days Ago · 05:00

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