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Often these days I remember the advice of Emil Cioran: “In major complexities, try to live as if history were done with and to react like a monster riddled by serenity.”

i wrote about cardinal directions for the London Review of Books , featuring: my failed attempt to navigate london by compass lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…

do i find the katy perry in space story depressing because it's yet another sign that space as a realm of dream and mystery is dying, enclosed by market forces, or because i just really dislikes katy perry's vibe and therefore everything she's involved with? bit of both i imagine

sorting my notes

Every morning the swallows come in and do three laps round the table - then out. It’s a heartwarming sight.

"and thus, writers of the world long imagined that they were enthusiastic about aesthetics, moral truths, and the subtle architecture of plot and narrative, until AI wrung from them the confession that they were enthusiastic only about word count."

Each day is a new opportunity to learn of a new crab. What a world we live in, such joy.