“Two cultures in the world have thoroughly explored the possibilities of boiled grain paste: Italy and China.” Excerpt from On Food and Cooking Harold McGee

“The first arrows are our eyes. They point in the direction of thought even when the thing we are thinking about is no longer in our field of view.” 👀 Barbara Tverksy • Mind in Motion

The more surprising part to me about the Figma acquisition is that a tool for product designers is worth $20B! Like, a decade ago it was a fairly niche discipline.

💙💚💛❤️ curbed.com/2022/08/goodby…

If Pluto’s not a planet I’m not sure Australia should be a continent.

If India’s a subcontinent, why isn’t Europe?

Like a fresh xacto blade through foam core.

Defne had a six-figure idea: Cat Coasters. Large felt pads you can place on surfaces your cats rest like chairs and beds to protect the surface.

I'm finding there's an inverse relationship between how much I think about 'career growth' and how happy I am with work. I haven't thought about it in a while.

💡 Leases for already leased used cars.

"Nearly every day I was there, I saw a new young child who had been shot in the head or the chest, virtually all of whom went on to die." nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Crinkle, crumple, crumble

Would be cool if pizzas were polygons · Hexagon for 6 slices · Octagon for 8 slices · Dodecagon for 12 slices

"Car Washington" –Rüya, 2