Light on links this week since I've been low energy, sorry. Three Cushions — Isao Suzuki Sickest album cover I've seen in a long time. Also, Suzuki is an awesome bassist. LATIN MAFIA, Fred Again.., bby — Quiereme The man with the Midas Touch at it again. Not much else to say, really. Article from Aeon on epistemic convergence in the study of world philosophies . I had this bookmarked…
Short read from WIP on growing up in medieval England . So much has changed, but one thing hasn't: life still fucking sucks. Hey, if you're European, are broadly of European descent, or grew up in one of those kinds of countries, did you know you are actually fluent in a secret language called Interlingua ? It reads like me being really drunk and trying to speak Spanish. Here's a…
Article from Noema on AI Rewriting Human Nature . I can't believe I got through this whole article without closing it, and that's mostly because I needed to yap about how self-centered and delusional this writer sounds. This whole notion people have about AI revolutionizing industry and changing the dynamics of work is a load of hot garbage. AI, and more specifically robotics, is not…
Here's a soundbite of a girl having explosive diarrhea . After hearing about that parasite going around or whatever, I thought to myself, "What does explosive diarrhea sound like?" And so now we're here. You're welcome. Essay from Aeon on the science behind getting ghosted by your mom . That's not really what the article's about; it's more about how estrangement…
Pierre — Hey Ya! This was an exciting cover, and the energy of this show looks intoxicating. Shows like this still happen, no doubt, but the energy of a specific show can never be denied. Sadly, I haven't been to a live show in quite some time. Too loud, overstimulating. At least I have my headphones and a hard drive with 250 GB of storage. Personal blog post on the importance of being…
Miniature dioramas by Derrick Lin . Colossal is such a great publication; they consistently feature such good artists. I always love seeing this amazing work, and it gives me a greater sense of optimism for humanity and what we can achieve. n10.as is another cool internet radio find. I had to dig a bit to find the direct streaming link, and in my journey, I found this Github repo for basically…
Article from Aeon on trauma creep . Yeah, people calling everything "trauma" these days sucks and is stupid. But those same kids who complain about their "trauma" and "anxiety" won't tell you that they've seen videos of people dying brutal deaths on Instagram Live. They won't tell you they've seen the footage, and when we get bombarded with it every single day, that's…
Great short article from The Creative Independent interviewing Sarah Wang , where she discusses her writing process and gave me another Literally Me moment. I love those moments, don't you? My favorite quote: I think I was able to sustain myself in part because I can't do anything else. I can't hold a traditional job down. I've gotten fired from almost every job I've had.…
The image is a Spanish translation a friend did of a Walt Whitman poem. Article from NYRB on a library that's been getting audited yearly for the last 800 years or something. It's funny how writing is the single oldest way to preserve time; it's older than photos by a long shot, and I'd say we were writing way ahead of drawing or painting. Yet in spite of that, it's still…
Your browser does not support the video tag. Cool article from WIP about Edo Japan . A pre-nineteenth-century panopticon seemed pretty interesting, but I think the subtext of the article is that great peace established by rent-seekers comes at a large psychological price? I guess? Caring more about status than civil unrest does seem like a distinctly human feature, though, and today's…
Your browser does not support the video tag. An article written last year on the death of the post-left . In my younger, more virulent days, I had the label of "post-left" attached onto me by some friends. It made sense; being a Joe Rogan acolyte was cool back in like 2015, but nowadays there's a clear funnel that people of my milieu took. We wanted to break into the class consciousness, have…
Your browser does not support the video tag. low income $quad is a great label I've been bumping these past several weeks. Good neo-trance and happy hardcore. Roger Radio is an internet radio station where their crypto, The Holy Roger, determines what gets air time. If you have a song you want them to play, get your hands on some Roger and spin some tracks. Fun crypto deep dive with memes,…
Your browser does not support the video tag. Light on links this week. Sorry! Some guy had a collection of bones bigger than most museums . He worked as an electrical engineer for the Manhattan Project, then decided to LARP as Indiana Jones and start robbing grave sites. You know the "anthropological" difference between humans and animals? Humans are the only species on the planet that bury their…
Your browser does not support the video tag. Oh yeah baby, Animal Collective is back and her new name is Chanel Beads . I caught their NTS set and thought it was bonkers awesome, but was a bit disappointed to find their main work is more electronic than the jazz/modern classical vibe from their NTS set. Still, Shane Lavers is cooking with some sauce, and I'm here for it. I tried figuring…
Pretty sure deadAir - Transmissions is my favorite NTS show now. Jane Remover really is the truth, man. Really, deadAir is absolutely where it's at right now. Quannnic has been a favorite of mine since he released Kenopsia too. The kids are alright. (Midweek update: all the sets have been on repeat this whole week. Shit bangs, skids.) Okay, so I might've talked about how much I love Ran…
Blake Whiting is perhaps the most prolific historian of our time. You're never gonna believe how he does it! Okay, so I thought the whole Artemis II thing was kind of stupid and didn't pay any attention to it, but this article changed my mind on it a bit. Yeah, once you go outside of Earth, you reach the upper limitations of everything we know, do, are, feel, think, and whatever other…
Fat guy does a water fast for 55 days . He only lost like 45 lbs, which is insane. I'd think one would lose a lot more, but the numbers don't lie. As of writing this entry, I am on day 3 of a fast myself. (Update: I made it through 5 days.) I'm only doing water, coffee, gum, and hard candy. I'm also taking all my usual supplements and medications still. This was inspiring.…
Happy Pascha, everyone! He is risen! Hypercuriosity as a way to explain ADHD : it is such a weird diagnosis these days. So many folks use ADHD—which many feel that they have due to Stage 4 Screen Addiction—as a poor excuse to put themselves on an amphetamine so that they can, uh, spend more time in front of their screens. I will say that ADHD is an interesting way to map a certain temperament, and…
Fred Again.. X 1/2 of Daft Punk have an amazing set , to the surprise of absolutely no one. Dylan Brady also had a great mini mix at the Piñata store. I hope he ends up doing more solo stuff and keeps working with Skrillex. Hearing sets like these make me want to get a turntable and try a crack at another DAW . One day, perhaps. I found out about this set from Kieran's interview .…
John Berger and Susan Sontag discuss how they tell stories . I just want you to know that my pinky was up while holding my cup of coffee the entire time while listening to this video. Sontag said that she inducts the stories she tells through language as the sole mediator, while Berger asserts that his stories come through what he sees in his head and that language is simply a byproduct of that.…
Psychedelic Entities : are the DMT aliens real or just fancy optical illusions? What it feels like to get struck by lightning : spoiler alert—you do not get superpowers! A piece in the NYT by Sam Kriss about shitty AI writing style. AI discourse is really starting to bore the shit out of me. I do NOT want to talk about it anymore!!! Please!!! Still, I'll take a free piece from Sam. Man,…
The death of the mass market paperback . Makes sense in today's world. I never really liked paperbacks in general and have always preferred reading books on my phone or computer. Also, digital publishing via websites is by far the best way to read these days, anyway. It's way easier to spin up a website to bring your work into the world as opposed to getting gatekept by publishers. Fuck…
Check out this cool art made of used teabags . Microsoft banned the word 'Microslop' from their Discord server and shut their Copilot server after the backlash. A sign of the times to come! An amusing story about a teacher with a face tattoo . The dangers of aurora borealis and how a small group of Alaska scientists are figuring it out by shooting rockets into the sky. your ai slop bores…
Ye Olde Blogroll is a list of personal blogs from around the web. Lots of good finds here. Nearly Free Speech is a web hosting service that only makes you pay for what you use. It offers dynamic website support as well, with dozens of different programming languages. From Big Brother to Big Sister : an interesting article about how modern society is like 1984, but not quite. The Shaq-Fu Liberation…
I've been listening to chant playlists from the Orthodox Squad lately. Wonderful. Clavicular x TAFS was an interesting interview. My favorite comment: "He was just one cool older brother away from being normal and happy." Another solid invidious instance for those needing another good one, especially considering how scant they are these days. The GOAT of privacy YouTube frontends: Ikatube…
Thank you to korrok for adding me to your webring. Check it out to find some more cool sites! Lifewasters is a short film by artist Vewn. The film centers around a lolcow and a documentarian filming his life. Most beautiful piece of art I've seen this year. An essay naming Putin's fascism through the lens of Umberto Eco . Duion , as he's known online, has been around for a while. I…
The End of Political Hypocrisy : an essay on the effects of the US finally taking the velvet glove off of its iron fist and what it means moving forward—and what it meant the whole time. View an interactive version of Epstein's Gmail account because why not? Check out Litourgiya , a black metal album using Eastern Orthodox chants and Church Slavonic lyrics. Last week we saw Moltbook, but it…
Welcome to the first edition of my link log! MLG edits are still alive and well. That's awesome. Fred Again.. has the Midas touch. I'm not a big fan of too many hip hop artists, but all of his collaborations with them have been great. I think Fred's opened up a new lane for those guys. Moltbook is letting AI replace Reddit; praise God! A site to help you figure things out when you…