Today in The Nation: a really brilliant piece by Writers Against the War on Gaza's Harry Zehner about how the Gaza movement exposed the modern university's total dependence on the US war machine thenation.com/article/archiv…

A terrific socialist cartoon from the early 1900s depicting the typical American city

I'm curious about how artists can thrive in booming real estate markets, so I spoke with several arts organizations that are buying buildings, using different financing models and governance structures to ensure artists' futures. My first for Bloomberg CityLab bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thinking of founding a political party. I'm thinking of naming it 'Indian Restaurants near me cheap'

have been wanting someone to write about the legacy of new atheism for years now, very happy that ⁦Erik Baker⁩ was the one to do it defector.com/the-ghosts-of-…

Hackers who target hospitals and libraries suck ass. Why not target like a billion dollar company or weapons manufacturer or scam or something.

François Schuiten from 'Les cités obscures'.

Cover from 1920.

thinking a lot about lrt berger essay

I hate that we don’t have normal recessions any more. Instead things just get measurably worse for 85% of people but in a weird way so they just call it something different on a technicality. It’s like mouthing the word “walk” because you’re worried a dog will get excited.

haven't reshared this for a bit but i'm still adding regularly to this spreadsheet I've been putting together of vintage design ephemera flickr archives - if you're looking for inspiration give it a look! :)
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chicago

The Humboldt Union, Kansas, May 14, 1881

The bomb used by Israel in the tent city attack in Rafah was made by Boeing:

If you can’t get into or don’t like basketball this a great game to watch if you want to reconsider

Spending the day in waiting mode because you have an appointment at 2pm

(Expired) film re-scan: Memphis 2022

For my latest in The Nation I wrote about how LVMH, the fashion conglomerate, is throwing around private equity money to play urban planner in some of the world’s biggest cities thenation.com/?post_type=art…

i am irate!!!

John Donne, with an incredibly metal stanza break, and the sort of convoluted-yet-completely-clear syntax the English language only managed for about 80 years of the Early Modern period