
Earthlings are Boring
Why haven’t aliens visited us? Because we’re boring and live in a crap neighborhood.

Why haven’t aliens visited us? Because we’re boring and live in a crap neighborhood.

Look past New York’s shiny bits and you’ll find endless stretches of decay. It’s a part of its generations-long life cycle.
Progress is great except when it traps you. Which is how an interesting theory about the origins of agriculture begins.
Ugly online mobs have a beautiful real-world analog, flocks of birds.
The life advice from which all other life advice flows.
On second thought, San Francisco decides killer robots aren’t a good idea. Crazy that it got so far.
Photography, illustrations and musings.
Things I’m still thinking about.

Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated book explores love, fear, acceptance and belonging. It’s a perfect anecdote for our anxious age.

Listening to covers affects how I hear and understand music. Here’s one that helped me rediscover John Coltrane’s Giant Steps. And here are a dozen others to make a point.

Nature shows are awesome. But what are they? Because they’re not quite documentaries.
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