When George Widener was a teenager, he came across a passenger list of the Titanic and discovered that one of the victims coincidentally shared his name. This large drawing translates his fascination for this history. #GeorgeWidener #AFAMfromHome #Savant #SelfTaughtArt

Being born in the US over the last 100 years was the equivalent of winning a genetic lottery. Perhaps no period in human history has seen such a rapid improvement to the average standard of living. For example, 100 years ago almost no household had...

A couple of years ago I turned 40. That same year I learned about the U-shaped happiness curve. Happiness starts to decline at 18 and bottoms out around 45-50. This chart shows the consistent U across 7 different large global surveys. A short thread on what I've learned...

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In case anyone is following this thread looking for two handers too here are more that have come my way: Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh Wolfie by Ross Willis Chapel Street by Some Legend I wanna be yours by Xia Ahmed Jess and Joe Forever by Zoe Cooper The Mountaintop by Katori Hall

Laughing Wild, Christopher Durang Tender Napalm - Philip Ridley Two Character Play - Tennessee Williams

Even Silence Breathes Softly by Brad Birch Rust by Kenny Emson Stitching by Anthony Neilson After The End - Dennis Kelly My Friend Duplicity by Enda Walsh Anything is Possible if you think about it hard enough - Cordelia O’Neil One hour only by Sabrina Mahfouz

pack a pub give ‘em beer pints of virus shots of fear watch ‘em fall gutter sick cull the poor kill ‘em quick parliament let nurses down clapclapclap for the clown open pub covid beer pour libations costs us dear lies and shame drink or bust ashes to ashes dust to dust

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it's crazy how the only good archival websites are semi-functional relics from 20+ years ago dubuffetfondation.com/oeuvre.php?que…

i'm not at all a fan of kimball's "conservative sneering at every single thing that's happened in the last 120 years" attitude but can someone please explain to me the utility of krauss deconstructing the visual out of visual art newcriterion.com/issues/1993/5/…

I’ve been watching The Report of the Week for years at this point. He’s my absolute favourite random rabbit hole to keep up with. He got the wrong order, (it happens), and his lips are pursed like he’s going to lose it. You can’t find this kind of entertainment anywhere else.

I’d like to toss my name in the hat for US Secretary of Education. I promise *genuine* educational reform: Ending the accreditation cartel Ending the monopoly on teacher certification Eliminating DEI Phonics Cleaning up peer-review Reinstalling merit Attention: Howard Lutnick

Video of me working on my writing for 63 minutes. open.substack.com/pub/taolin/p/v…

I am now watching New York Minute (2004)

Happy to announce I have been appointed art critic of the New Yorker.

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Don't flatter yourself, you're not a sociopath. Just a garden-variety millennial narcissist.