This conversation moved me deeply. The question of “Are you engaging in your own campaign of misery?” stopped me in my tracks. – “A walk-and-talk is a moveable salon. A small group of inv...
Feist and Hundreds of Choir Members Sing ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in Tribute to Sinéad O’Connor – Stumbled upon this old PRINT post in which I share my dad’s Fondue recipe. A blast from ...
– Design legend Michael Bierut is speaking at CreativeMornings/NYC on October 6th. Join us in person or via livestream. – “Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beau...
Spaghetti Mayhem. Thanks for the chuckle, Kottke. – My wonderful friend Maria Popova has entered the poetry stages with her beautiful Spell Against Indifference. There’s nothing I respect mor...
Ok Go has a new song out. The video is ‘moving’. – Excellent read: On Relational Infrastructure – I love him! – Just recently discovered the Goodness Exchange. Bookmarked! (They also ha...
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I keep coming back to this concert. Wish I could travel back in time and experience it live. _ Whoa! This nutrient density chart. It’s so impressive. – GiveWell shares the top charities. – ...
This is so powerful. Makes me cry every time I watch it. – A simple, minimal stripe-y rug. I like. – The only stroller I want to own. – Tempted to buy one of these tea infusers. Worth it? �...
(via Chris) – I love moss. I’d wear this. – The color of the NYC sky. Scroll a bit back and you’ll see the orange tint from a few days ago caused by the Canadian wildfires. Here’s what ...
R.I.P Tina Turner. What a force! Proud to be her namesake. Fun fact, she became Swiss. I became American. A Tina-trade of nations. – Yahia Lababidi, an Egyptian author I follow and who’s work...
– THIS! “Judge me for how good my good ideas are, not how bad my bad ideas are.” – Matt Damon on brainstorming and collaboration – I keep coming back to Clay Herbert’s talk: The Best ...
RamDass · Ram Dass on his Spacesuit – An incredible resource of old German hi-fi/tv catalogues. Over 1700 of them! – I would like a pet portrait. Yes please. – Can you fall in love with bl...
Almost over you by Önnu Jónu Son aka Haraldur Thorleifsson, founder of Ueno. – How to help young people limit screen time — and feel better about how they look. (I see my 16 year old try to...
I have recently discovered Sunday Service Choir and am deeply moved by their music. I am not religious but appreciate their music from an energetic point of view. I listen to it on my walk to wor...
Love this Apple commercial. My dad went blind in old age and the Apple devices gave him so much freedom and connection to the outside world. Forever grateful. – Stoicism: How to turn your sadne...
The Prayer‘ is a super weird art-installation by artist Diemut Strebe, exploring the supernatural through artificial intelligence with a long-term experimental set up where a robot operates a t...
Bowie is a fascinating human. Thank you Steve for the recommending I let this movie-documentary-or-whatever-one-should-call-it wash over me. – CreativeMornings/NYC is starting out the new year ...
The Lion King: Tiny Desk Concert – The Birds Aren’t Real Merch is putting a smile on my face. My kids are loving the plain black hoodie. – Very honest and personal interview over on Time Se...
– A truly entertaining read on the adventures of renovating a brownstone. (Thank you Bailey.) – The New Yorker’s list of best books of 2022 – The creative legacy of Gifs: Past, present an...
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Currently on repeat, post soul fusion goodness: Late Bloomers by The Cut. – Coffee vs. tea smackdown – Real power lies in the domains of deep, slow change, by Stewart Brand – I stumbled upo...
In ‘Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing’, 1997, Francis Alÿs pushed a block of ice through the streets of Mexico City until it completely melted. After nice hours the block was reduc...
Not new, but still wonderful. – The Unexpected Power of Random Acts of Kindness – What? Radiolab for kids? YES PLEASE! – Hey fellow US Citizens, are you registered to vote? Check here. – ...
I am crushed by the rulings of the Supreme Court this week. Especially the overturning of Roe vs Wade. No, we are not ok. What can you do? – Saving these questions, especially “Would they mis...
– Uhm, why are not more people talking about this? Giant sinkhole with a forest inside found in China – This Twitter thread of two nested stuck ceramic bowls is pure internet gold. – I want...
(via) – My friend Gareth launched a beautifully minimal app that tracks how you feel. Love it. – I gasped multiple times while listening to this interview with Sherri Mitchell in the latest H...
(via) It’s been a moment since my last Link Pack. I know. Life has been a bit turbulent. I have been feeling a bit wobbly and didn’t have the brain space to tend to this garden as much as I ...
This is a soothing video to watch. – The pavement surgeon. – I am tempted to buy this LED headlamp for when I walk my dog at night in the woods. – 7 books that will help you regain a sense ...
(via) – Roxane Gay’s refreshing honesty on creative challenges. (via) – A set of acrylic template rulers that allow you to easily cut a fold a paper bag into card holders, business card cas...
Alan Watts on Trust – 52 Things Kottke Learned in 2021. What an awesome list. – Wordle Is a Love Story – This is a lovely thread, full of truths. Especially: “Love always takes work, but ...
– The Photos of the Year for 2021 – “We lose sight of the fundamental tradeoff that the price of higher productivity is always lower creativity. All of it, Burkeman observes, is the product...
– This app helps you keep a shortlist of your favorite restaurants – Totally into these colorful Verloop slippers. – I love the feel and mission of The Organic Company. – I don’t like t...
– Grace Bonney is a force, she did it again: Her latest book Collective Wisdom celebrates the wisdom, inspiration, advice and lessons from a richly diverse group of trailblazing women over 50. ...
I keep coming back to this one. – Let’s Ignore Each Other in the Same Room. Why parallel play is good for grown-ups, too. – I adopted a dog this week and now I want all of the stylish dog p...
Bringing this gem back, one of my favorite Tiny Desk Concerts ever. – I am feeling all of the feelings today! The story of CreativeMornings is featured on Oprah today! Thank you Jon Levy! – S...
I am intrigued by the concept of Street Wisdom – an everyday creative practice you use as you walk. A smart fusion of mindfulness, neuroscience and wellness, it unlocks our minds and unblocks o...
– If you want a thorough but easily digestible breakdown of the IPCC report on climate change, Quartz read through the 400 pages and distilled the existential dread. – My kids and I love play...
The very first two hours of MTV, August 1, 1981. (via) – This puzzle made me chuckle. – Wow, there are some really brilliant design ideas in this round-up post. My favorite is the bench on wh...
How to Disappear: The Art of Listening to Silence in a Noisy World – This made me laugh out loud. – Oh, I like the look of these sleek climate-friendly cooling units – So many nuggets of wi...
– What we do alone and what we do together, by Anand Giridharadas – Asking the right questions to frame the problem – Discover The Furthest City On Earth From Wherever You Live – This wou...
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(via) – My remarkable Friend Patricia is putting together a thoughtful, nourishing retreat on a Greek Island this September. Wish I could go! (There are only two spots left) – Visualization o...
Impossible to watch this without being moved in the depth of your soul. (via) – NPR built a science-backed Joy Generator – This app shows pedestrians the shadiest walking route on hot days �...