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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Remembering Roberto Clemente’s 3000th Hit ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T22:30:00Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190824065356/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat">This story</a> by Kevin Guilfoile about his aging father (who worked for the Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame) and the mystery of what happened to the bat that Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit with is one of my favorite things that I’ve read over the past few months.</p>
<blockquote><p>[My father’s] personality is present, if his memories are a jumble. He is still funny, and surprisingly quick with one-liners to crack up the staff at the facility where he lives. He is exceedingly polite, same as he ever was. He is good at faking a casual conversation, especially on the phone. But if you sit and talk with him for a long time, he gets very anxious. He starts tapping his forehead with his fingers. “Shouldn’t we be going?” he’ll say. You tell him there’s no place we need to be, but 30 seconds later he’ll ask again, “Shouldn’t we be going?”</p><p>What happens to memories when they’re collapsed inside time like this? They don’t exactly disappear, they just become impossible to unpack. And so my father, who loved stories so much — who loved to tell them, who loved to hear them — can no longer comprehend them. The structure of any story, after all, is that this happened and then that happened, and he can’t make sense of any sequence.</p><p>That is the real hell of this disease. His own identity has become a puzzle he can’t solve.</p><p>Objects have stories, too. Puzzles that need to be solved. Like a pair of baseball bats, for instance, that each passed through Roberto Clemente’s hands before they passed through my father’s. One hung on my bedroom wall throughout my childhood. The other is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.</p><p>These objects never forget, but they never tell their stories, either.</p><p>Without a little bit of luck, we’d never hear them.</p></blockquote>
<p>Or more than a little luck:</p>
<blockquote><p>My father has lots of old baseball bats given to him by players he worked with over the years. He has Mickey Mantle bats from his years with the Yankees, and Willie Stargell and Dave Parker bats from his days with the Pirates. The one I always loved best was an Adirondack model with R CLEMENTE embossed in modest block letters, instead of the usual signature burned into the barrel. On the bottom of the knob, Roberto had written a tiny “37” in ballpoint pen, presumably to indicate its weight: 37 ounces. It also had a series of scrapes around the middle where someone had scratched off the trademark stripe that encircled all Adirondack bats. Former Pirates GM Joe Brown gave my dad this bat several years after Roberto died. For much of my childhood it hung on the wall of my bedroom, on a long rack with about a dozen other game-used bats.</p><p>My dad had been working at the Hall of Fame for more than a decade when, in 1993, his old friend Tony Bartirome, a one-time Pirates infielder who had become their longtime trainer, came to Cooperstown for a visit. Tony and his wife went to dinner with my folks and then came back to our house to chat. The only way to go to the first-floor washroom in that house was through my old bedroom, and on a trip there, Tony noticed that Adirondack of Clemente’s hanging on the wall.</p><p>Tony carried it into the living room. He said to Dad, “Where did you get this bat?” My dad told him that Joe Brown had given him the bat as a gift, sometime in the late ’70s. “Bill,” Tony said. “This is the bat Roberto used to get his 3,000th hit.”</p><p>My father was confused by this. “That’s impossible,” he told Tony. “The day he hit 3,000 I went down to the clubhouse, and Roberto himself handed me the bat he used. I sent it to the Hall of Fame. I walk by it every day.”</p><p>“Well,” Tony said. “I have a story to tell you.”</p></blockquote>
<p>It’s a wonderful story, read the whole thing. Or get the book: the story is excerpted from Guilfoile’s A Drive into the Gap, <a href="https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/drive">available here</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008SC65R4/ref=nosim/0sil8">for the Kindle</a>.
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><em>[This is a vintage post originally from Mar 2013.]</em></p>]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/A%20Drive%20into%20the%20Gap">A Drive into the Gap</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/baseball">baseball</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/books">books</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Kevin%20Guilfoile">Kevin Guilfoile</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Roberto%20Clemente">Roberto Clemente</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/sports">sports</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/timeless%20posts">timeless posts</a></p>]]></content>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Five great book critics writing today (and where to find... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-28:48832</id>
<published>2026-04-28T21:47:52Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T21:47:52Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://lithub.com/five-great-book-critics-writing-today-and-where-to-find-them/">Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them)</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ This is interesting: Talkie is a vintage LLM , trained... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T21:03:58Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T21:03:58Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>This is interesting: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/28/talkie/">Talkie is a vintage LLM</a>, trained on “historical pre-1931 English text”. “The training data for the base model is entirely out of copyright (the USA copyright cutoff date is currently January 1, 1931).”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Some Cool Movie Explosions ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T20:03:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T20:03:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qwl9azNeup4" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Listen, sometimes you just want to watch things blow up. But safely and without consequence (although Arnold Schwarzenegger did somehow become the governor of California). So, can I interest you in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwl9azNeup4">three minutes of movie explosions</a>? The 80s and 90s were really a golden age for kick-ass movie explosions. (via <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tvaziri.com">@tvaziri.com</a>)
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/movies">movies</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/video">video</a></p>]]></content>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “A half-century after it was published, The Soul... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T19:18:27Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T19:18:27Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>“A half-century after it was published, <a href="https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-role-of-a-new-machine/">The Soul of a New Machine does a better job challenging AI hype than most current criticism</a>.” I thought something similarly (about the web) when I read Kidder’s book 25 years ago, during the aftermath of the dot com bust.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Do I Belong in Tech Anymore? “Why am I here? Does... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T18:30:10Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T18:30:10Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout">Do I Belong in Tech Anymore?</a> “Why am I here? Does any of this work actually matter? And if I stop caring about the quality of my work… will anyone notice?”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “British energy major BP on Tuesday reported that... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048836-british-energy-major-bp-o"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-28:48836</id>
<published>2026-04-28T17:47:03Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T17:47:03Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>“British energy major BP on Tuesday reported that <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/bp-q1-earnings-oil-energy.html">first-quarter profits more than doubled from a year ago</a>, following a surge in oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict.” Oh, surprise surprise.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ I Love Boosters ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T17:04:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T17:04:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I1xZegSgN8w" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Boots Riley made his directorial debut with the totally weirdo (complimentary) movie Sorry to Bother You in 2018. He’s been quiet since then, but he’s back with a new comedy, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1xZegSgN8w">I Love Boosters</a>. This looks <em>great</em>. From <a href="https://letterboxd.com/njti/film/i-love-boosters/">a review on Letterboxd</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Maximalist social commentary delivered with anime action and colourful high strangeness. Did it kind of fall off the rails towards the end? Absolutely. Was it fun as fuck and creative right to the end? You best believe it. God bless the shoplifters. I got major Everything Everywhere All At Once vibes from this…</p></blockquote>
<p>The film debuted at SXSW in March and is opening in theaters on May 22.
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Boots%20Riley">Boots Riley</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/I%20Love%20Boosters">I Love Boosters</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/movies">movies</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/trailers">trailers</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/video">video</a></p>]]></content>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-28:48822</id>
<published>2026-04-28T16:18:21Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T16:18:21Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://lithub.com/on-the-propaganda-of-early-nazism-and-how-we-see-it-in-america-today/">On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today</a>. “Unlike other political systems, fascism was not meant to be intellectualized or discussed; it was meant to be experienced.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Era of AI Malaise . “The AI has learned to... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-28:48824</id>
<published>2026-04-28T15:24:06Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T15:24:06Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135921/ai-malaise-artificial-intelligence-public-sentiment/">The Era of AI Malaise</a>. “The AI has learned to code. The AI is building itself. Will I have a job tomorrow? Will the market crash? Why does OpenAI need a bunker? Do I need a bunker? Maybe I should have a bunker.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ It’s the Age of Electricity and America... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048835-its-the-age-of-electricit"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-28:48835</id>
<published>2026-04-28T14:15:53Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T14:15:53Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/27/opinion/electricity-power-grid-infrastructure.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.VptE.oTEgtcylTk-B">It’s the Age of Electricity and America Isn’t Ready</a>. “Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future of more expensive, less reliable energy, and slower economic growth.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-28:48821</id>
<published>2026-04-28T13:15:56Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T13:15:56Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/04/can-the-epa-survive-lee-zeldin">Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin</a>. “In a little more than a year, Zeldin has transformed the E.P.A. from an agency devoted to protecting human health and the environment into one that, more or less openly, sides with polluters.”
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Self-Defeating Both-Sidesism of the US Press ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/the-self-defeating-both-sidesism-of-the-us-press"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48831</id>
<published>2026-04-27T22:20:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T22:20:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/209550/jamie-raskin-trump-takedown-cnn-message">Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>There’s no clean way to hive off terms like <em>fascism</em> or <em>authoritarianism</em> from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is backed up by a genuine attempt at intellectual justification for it. The use of these terms <em>just is</em> deeply linked to assessments of Trump’s actual policies, from the lawless renditions to foreign gulags to the unleashing of heavily armed militias in American cities to the <a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-fascism/">naked intimidation of large swaths</a> of civil society.</p><p>By contrast, when Trump and MAGA media figures call Democrats “Communists” or “antifa,” all of that is <em>entirely</em> disconnected from <em>any</em> policy realities. Many press figures <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social/post/3mkfxa3u3vk2k">would like it if there were</a> an Archimedean midpoint between the two parties on all these matters. But there isn’t. At the most basic level, one party continues to function as an actor in a liberal democracy, whereas Trump and much of his movement, with the eager participation of many Republicans, simply do not. Dispensing with harsh but accurate descriptions of his real goals would whitewash them.</p></blockquote>
<p>See also <a href="https://kottke.org/18/10/republican-extremism-and-the-myth-of-both-sides-in-american-politics">Republican Extremism and the Myth of “Both Sides” in American Politics</a>.
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Greg%20Sargent">Greg Sargent</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/journalism">journalism</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/politics">politics</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/usa">usa</a></p>]]></content>
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048829-olufmi-o-taiwo-on-magical"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48829</id>
<published>2026-04-27T21:06:30Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T21:06:30Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-year-of-magical-thinking/">Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity</a>. “We are ruled by a class of people who seem either to believe or presume that war, disease, and apocalyptic destruction are things that will only ever happen to poorer and browner people.”
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Crocheted Technology ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T19:35:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T19:35:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
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<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><a href="https://www.laceinthemoon.com/">Nicole Nikolich</a> is a textile artist whose current focus is <a href="https://www.laceinthemoon.com/inside.html">making crochet artworks that reference old school technology</a>. You can explore her work on her website, <a href="https://www.paradigmarts.org/blogs/news/nicole-nikolich-lace-in-the-moon-user_history">at Paradigm Gallery</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lace_in_the_moon/">on Instagram</a>. Some of her artworks <a href="https://www.paradigmarts.org/collections/nicole-nikolich-lace-in-the-moon">are available for sale here</a>.</p>
<p>I’m a sucker for these types of projects because innovations in textile production <a href="https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/jacquard-loom">led to the development of the first computers</a> and the work of artists like Nikolich bring that relationship full circle. See also <a href="https://kottke.org/19/01/the-embroidered-computer">The Embroidered Computer</a>.
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/art">art</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/computing">computing</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/crochet">crochet</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Nicole%20Nikolich">Nicole Nikolich</a></p>]]></content>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest (perched 145... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048827-livestream-of-the-big-bea"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48827</id>
<published>2026-04-27T18:48:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T18:48:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE">Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest</a> (perched 145 feet up in a pine tree) with two fuzzy bald eagle chicks <a href="https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/recap-report/">that hatched 3 weeks ago</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48826</id>
<published>2026-04-27T18:20:01Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T18:20:01Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-presidents-can-be-impeached-because-benjamin-franklin-thought-it-was-better-assassination-180961500/">Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination</a>. “The Constitution’s impeachment procedures make the removal of the chief magistrate less violent, less disruptive, and less error-prone than assassination.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048825-thoughtful-thread-on-the-"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48825</id>
<published>2026-04-27T18:01:13Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T18:01:13Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/espiers.bsky.social/post/3mkhyguy4bc25">Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA dinner</a>. “This guy is indicative of people who are anti Trump not having a voice because Congress and SCOTUS have enabled Trump to obliterate any recourse they have when he does horrible things.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048819-endocrine-disrupting-chem"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48819</id>
<published>2026-04-27T17:05:22Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T17:05:22Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>“Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects…<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/26/toxic-exposure-climate-crisis-study">are each linked to reductions in fertility and fecundity across global species</a> – including in humans.” Argh, no one wants a Children of Men prequel…
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48815</id>
<published>2026-04-27T16:03:04Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T16:03:04Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FaPm2QTy5w">Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds</a>. “Space is limitless in its beauty. And in its terror.” (Reminder: they are doing <a href="https://kottke.org/25/07/0047227-season-4-of-star-trek">an episode with puppets</a> this season.)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Sombrero Galaxy: The Universe’s Dusty Brimmed Hat ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48817</id>
<published>2026-04-27T14:59:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T14:59:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><a href="https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2612/">An amazing capture of galaxy Messier 104</a>, aka the Sombrero Galaxy, by the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera mounted on a Chilean observatory.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Sombrero galaxy (Messier 104) is a galactic masterpiece that captivates scientists and astronomy enthusiasts alike. Its intricate system of globular star clusters lends insight into stellar populations, and astronomers are intrigued by the supermassive black hole at its center. Its distinctive visual features and relative brightness make it a favorite among amateur astronomers. The fascinating story of its discovery, involving three esteemed astronomers, has earned it a spot on one of the most important lists of deep sky objects. Today, it stands as one of the most iconic galaxies in the night sky.</p></blockquote>
<p>If you want the full image, <a href="https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2612a/">you can download the 725 MB file from the project’s site</a>. (via <a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-captures-the-sombrero-galaxy/">petapixel</a>)
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/astronomy">astronomy</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/photography">photography</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/science">science</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/space">space</a></p>]]></content>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048814-gunfire-of-the-vanities-t"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48814</id>
<published>2026-04-27T14:10:38Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T14:10:38Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://share.inquirer.com/DEIA38">Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America</a>, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our narcissist king”.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Daredevil Michelle Khare ran 7 marathons on 7 different... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048812-daredevil-michelle-khare-"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48812</id>
<published>2026-04-27T13:39:48Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T13:39:48Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>Daredevil Michelle Khare ran 7 marathons on 7 different continents in 7 days. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zDt-QeJIw4">The first one was on Antarctica</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Moderna developed an mRNA Covid-flu combo vaccine and... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048811-moderna-developed-an-mrna"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48811</id>
<published>2026-04-27T13:11:07Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T13:11:07Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>Moderna developed an mRNA Covid-flu combo vaccine and <a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/europe-not-us-first-to-authorize-modernas-combo-mrna-flu-covid-vaccine/">it’s been approved for use in the EU</a>, “but it continues to be shelved in the US, where it was developed”.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Paul Ford: This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies .... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048810-this-is-how-we-get"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-26:48810</id>
<published>2026-04-26T15:43:32Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-26T15:43:32Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>Paul Ford: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/ai-company-good-altruism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.m0SD.LvAabd9CtJ53">This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies</a>. (Tl;dr: regulation.) “The entire culture of American technology is built around two terms: disruption and, of course, scale. But ethics are constraints on disruption and scale.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Wow, Sabastian Sawe set a world record with a 1:59:30... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048809-wow-sabastian-sawe-set-a"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-26:48809</id>
<published>2026-04-26T14:19:49Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-26T14:19:49Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/26/sabastian-sawe-breaks-two-hour-barrier-london-marathon-world-record">Wow, Sabastian Sawe set a world record with a 1:59:30 marathon</a>. “They call Sabastian Sawe the silent assassin. But it was impossible to ignore the beautiful destruction on the streets of London as the 30-year-old Kenyan…”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Vintage Weekly Bus Passes ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48808</id>
<published>2026-04-24T20:55:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T20:55:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" width="640" height="766" border="0" alt="Milwaukee Bus Passes" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" width="640" height="742" border="0" alt="Milwaukee Bus Passes" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" width="640" height="376" border="0" alt="Milwaukee Bus Passes" /></p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47058419@N03/sets/72157624874099945/">collection of weekly bus passes</a> from Milwaukee, WI. Years covered are 1930-1979. Was there a new design every single week? (via <a href="https://twitter.com/slowernet">@slowernet</a>)
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]]><![CDATA[ <p><em>[This is a vintage post originally from Feb 2015.]</em></p>]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/design">design</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/timeless%20posts">timeless posts</a></p>]]></content>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048807-a-papyrus-of-part-of"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48807</id>
<published>2026-04-24T20:02:42Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T20:02:42Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-era-tomb-minya-00102711">A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a Roman-era tomb of mummies in Egypt</a>. “The papyrus contains a passage from Book II of Homer’s Iliad, specifically the section known as the ‘Catalogue of Ships’…”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “We had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048799-we-had-the-idea-to"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48799</id>
<published>2026-04-24T19:05:40Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T19:05:40Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>“We had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation with potato stamps, so we bought 8kg of potatoes, some knives and [started carving]. When we finally had the full alphabet we stamped it on paper, <a href="https://www.hvdfonts.com/fonts/hvd-bodedo">made a font out of this and called it Bodedo</a>.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Tenfold Knottiness ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48797</id>
<published>2026-04-24T18:19:12Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T18:19:12Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>While reading <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-powerful-new-qr-code-untangles-maths-knottiest-knots-20260422/">this article about the structure of complex knots</a>, I ran across this diagram drawn by scientist Peter Guthrie Tait in 1885 for a paper called <a href="https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/papers/knotsiii.pdf">On Knots Part III</a>. It’s one of two figures that together show all of the possible variations of knots with 10 crossings. I think the color plus the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_multiple">small multiples</a> activated the <a href="https://www.edwardtufte.com/">Tufte</a> array in my brain; anyway, I love this diagram. (via <a href="https://www.damninteresting.com/">damn interesting</a>)</p>
<p>(I tried for the better part of an hour to track down a high-resolution copy of Tait’s paper to no avail. There <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edi/uk5CP1nISSYC?hl=en&gbpv=0">are</a> <a href="https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/knots/">various</a> <a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/129320#page/689/mode/1up">contenders</a>, but nothing that includes high-res scans of both knottiness diagrams. I’m curious about <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/abs/xxviion-knots-part-iii/8EFDFC8676A13D7B7CAA7CC001182CD5">this archive of the original paper</a> but not $41 curious. <s>If anyone has access through their institution and wants to send me a PDF, I’d love that.</s> <em>Update: I have a copy of the paper and will be posting updated images soon! Thank you, Michael!</em>)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048806-instead-of-losing-democra"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48806</id>
<published>2026-04-24T17:23:31Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T17:23:31Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/instead-of-losing-democratic-elections-what-if-we-just-stopped-having-them-altogether">Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just Stopped Having Them Altogether?</a> “My goodness, imagine the efficiency. No long lines. No campaign ads. No need to pretend Wisconsin matters every four years.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ How The Heck Does Shazam Work? “By throwing away... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048804-how-the-heck-does-shazam"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48804</id>
<published>2026-04-24T16:12:34Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T16:12:34Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-does-shazam-work">How The Heck Does Shazam Work?</a> “By throwing away almost everything and keeping only a handful of landmark peaks, a noisy 5-second clip from a coffee shop becomes a set of coordinates precise enough to pinpoint one song out of millions.” Fascinating!
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ It’s Friday, Let’s Do an Open Thread ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/its-friday-lets-do-an-open-thread"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48805</id>
<published>2026-04-24T14:54:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T14:54:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>What’s on your mind lately? What’s going on in your life? Witnessed anything amazing? Anything you’d like to share with the rest of the class?</p>
<p>Here in Vermont, it’s barely spring (which means it’ll probably snow at least one more time before I need to start mowing the lawn). No mountain biking yet. A local theater is playing Silence of the Lambs this weekend (35th anniversary!), so I might go do that. I’ve been working on a new post editor for KDO and it’s coming along — building software and designing interfaces is fun and maddening. Autumn is going to come with some big changes for me, and I’ve been making some progress in preparing for that.</p>
<p>Hows about yous?
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ 1D Chess . “You might initially find it more... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048772-1d-chess-you-might-initia"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48772</id>
<published>2026-04-24T14:14:40Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T14:14:40Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://rowan441.github.io/1dchess/chess.html">1D Chess</a>. “You might initially find it more difficult than expected, but assuming optimal play, is there a forced win for white?”
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048803-leaving-neverland-directo"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48803</id>
<published>2026-04-23T22:28:09Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T22:28:09Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leaving-neverland-michael-jackson-dan-reed-1236571986">Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael biopic out in theaters right now</a>: “How can you tell an authentic story about Michael Jackson without ever mentioning the fact that he was seriously accused of being a child molester?”
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: a video mashup of Dance... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048802-twin-peaks-lcd-soundsyste"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48802</id>
<published>2026-04-23T21:14:28Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T21:14:28Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbcAAV09OwA">a video mashup of Dance Yrself Clean and the Twin Peaks theme music</a>. Perfect. A damn fine cup of coffee, even.
</p>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048801-propublica-explores-what-"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48801</id>
<published>2026-04-23T20:12:35Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T20:12:35Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/">ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would look like in the US</a>. Hundreds of thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of children paralyzed, and many other children stricken with serious but easily preventable health issues.
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048798-the-earliest-known-record"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48798</id>
<published>2026-04-23T19:38:41Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T19:38:41Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U929U5KcWNk">The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)</a> were <a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/1949-audio/">recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive</a>. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to.
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Eye Contact With a Humpback Whale ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/eye-contact-with-a-humpback-whale"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48800</id>
<published>2026-04-23T18:34:40Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T18:34:40Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>I’ve never seen anything like these photos before. In October 2024, <a href="https://www.rachelmoorephotos.com/">Rachel Moore</a> had <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1BJJzPNUY">a close encounter</a> with a humpback whale in French Polynesia and took these photos of the whale’s eye. Moore wrote of the experience:</p>
<blockquote><p>This moment of eye contact was beyond my wildest dreams. I’ve never encountered a whale like this one, and it was the most profoundly beautiful experience of my life.</p></blockquote>
<p>Tragically, just a few days later, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_YnDKPWZn/">the whale was dead</a>; she drowned after being struck by a boat. Moore’s photos and experience galvanized an effort to regulate a slow zone for large boats in French Polynesia during whale migration season, which <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAShpkkRiA/">became law late last year</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>French Polynesia has just passed new speed regulations to better protect humpbacks during their migration. Vessels over 12 meters must now travel at 10 knots (12 knots max) within 1 nautical mile of the islands, helping prevent the kind of tragedy we never want to see again.</p></blockquote>
<p>(via <a href="https://mossandfog.com/face-to-face-with-a-humpback-whale/">moss & fog</a>)
</p>
]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/photography">photography</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Rachel%20Moore">Rachel Moore</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/whales">whales</a></p>]]></content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s.... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048795-worried-about-teens-today"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48795</id>
<published>2026-04-23T16:43:25Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T16:43:25Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/worried-about-teens-today-so-were-adults-in-the-1920s/">Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s.</a> “A century ago, new technology and mobility reshaped what it meant to be young, linking rural life more closely to the city.”
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Peak Cherry Blossoms ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/peak-cherry-blossoms"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48796</id>
<published>2026-04-23T15:48:04Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T15:48:04Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>I got the chance to go to the <a href="https://www.bbg.org/">Brooklyn Botanic Garden</a> with friends recently and it was magical, otherworldly, lovely. I think we hit peak blossom down to the second. It was cold and gray and windy, which kept the crowds down, provided the perfect photographic contrast, and made for an enchanting petal-fall.
</p>
]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/photography">photography</a></p>]]></content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048778-if-you-want-to-surf"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48778</id>
<published>2026-04-23T14:48:53Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T14:48:53Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, <a href="https://nautil.us/what-it-would-be-like-to-surf-five-distant-planets-1280010">it doesn’t actually look that promising</a>. “Surfing on Titan would likely be a surreal, slow-motion, and tenebrous experience.” Or there’s also a planet with a sulfuric acid ocean?
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/traitors-to-the-project-of-patriarchy"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48794</id>
<published>2026-04-23T13:55:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T13:55:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>On a recent mini-episode of the <a href="https://becomingthepeople.buzzsprout.com/">Becoming the People podcast</a>, Prentis Hemphill talked about traitors to the patriarchy. Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62WLRzUuYeI">a short excerpt</a>:</p>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/62WLRzUuYeI" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<blockquote><p>I only want to spend time with men who are traitors to that project, the project of patriarchy and patriarchal violence. I want to hang out with traitors and snitches and betrayers of that system. If you do not actively identify as a traitors to that system, if you don’t actively have receipts, I don’t think that a lot of people should necessarily believe that they can invest time in in you.</p></blockquote>
<p>Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJcjGl7HNVE">the full episode</a> (which you can also listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mini-episode-traitors-to-patriarchy/id1519965068?i=1000763035693">on Apple Podcasts</a>):</p>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uJcjGl7HNVE" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>(via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebeccawooolf/">@rebeccawooolf</a>)
</p>
]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/Prentis%20Hemphill">Prentis Hemphill</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/video">video</a></p>]]></content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048793-i-love-the-chutzpah-of"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48793</id>
<published>2026-04-23T13:13:29Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T13:13:29Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>I love the chutzpah of this: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/apr/22/every-shakespeare-play-ranked-lear-antony-cleopatra-hamlet">all 35 of Shakespeare’s plays ranked</a>. Romeo & Juliet didn’t crack the top 20 but Macbeth, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night made the top 5. Worth it for the old photos of productions feat. Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Brian Cox…
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048787-i-believe-in-an-old-fashi"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48787</id>
<published>2026-04-22T21:38:50Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T21:38:50Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing the Freakin’ Work. Read the book, not the summary. Write the piece, not the prompt. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/art-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.L3Pm.fNy3jarG5n-T">Suffer like the artist you are</a>. It ain’t easy, but if it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing.”
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ This Ping Pong Robot Can Beat Elite Human Players ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/this-ping-pong-robot-can-beat-elite-human-players"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48791</id>
<published>2026-04-22T20:48:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T20:48:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EH8kZDc7OLk" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Sony’s AI division has designed a robot that can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH8kZDc7OLk">beat elite human players at table tennis</a>. From <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10338-5">the paper</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Evaluated in matches against elite and professional players under official competition rules, Ace achieved several victories and demonstrated consistent returns of high-speed, high-spin shots. These results highlight the potential of physical AI agents to perform complex, real-time interactive tasks, suggesting broader applications in domains requiring fast, precise human–robot interaction.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ace is a fine name, but I might have gone with something like WALL-E Supreme instead. (Robbie Supreme?)
</p>
]]><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/artificial%20intelligence">artificial intelligence</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/robots">robots</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/sports">sports</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/table%20tennis">table tennis</a> · <a href="https://kottke.org/tag/video">video</a></p>]]></content>
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<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048789-i-had-somehow-missed-or"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48789</id>
<published>2026-04-22T20:02:33Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T20:02:33Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narnia:_The_Magician%27s_Nephew">writing and directing an adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew</a>, one of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Filming has wrapped and it’s out in theaters on Nov 26.
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A group of “unauthorized users” have... ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/0048792-a-group-of-unauthorized-u"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48792</id>
<published>2026-04-22T18:55:37Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T18:55:37Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/anthropic-s-mythos-model-is-being-accessed-by-unauthorized-users?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjgwODczNywiZXhwIjoxNzc3NDEzNTM3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURFQ2TUJLSkg2VjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyMjNDRDM2NDg0QzY0OTc3QjY5ODE0Rjc1MTYxNDRGNyJ9.foPR6InPYdVBR-Pc5iOmS5EmMvf9BB6bOEGrO6LV8cU">A group of “unauthorized users” have accessed Anthropic’s Mythos AI model</a>, which the company <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing">recently said</a> they couldn’t widely release because it was too dangerous. Whoopsie doodle! Maybe don’t use guessable paths for your powerful cyberattack model?
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “Even the Weather Felt Expensive” ]]></title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://kottke.org/26/04/even-the-weather-felt-expensive"/>
<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48790</id>
<published>2026-04-22T18:30:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T18:30:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
</author>
<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>Filmmaker Noah Hawley was invited to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat in 2018. Reflecting on the experience recently for The Atlantic, Hawley writes that <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZx7iDM1dxml-PWYEPwvLGfs">today’s super-rich have stopped “pretending that the rules of human society apply” to them</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Jeff Bezos of 2018 acted as if he still believed that people’s impression of him mattered, that his financial and social value could be affected by negative publicity. He still believed that his actions had consequences. He had not yet freed himself—the way Daniel Plainview freed himself—from the rules of men.</p><p>Eight years later, Bezos and two of the world’s other richest men—Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk—have clearly left the world of consequences behind. They float in a sensory-deprivation tank the size of the planet, in which their actions are only ever judged by themselves.</p><p>The closer I’ve gotten to the world of wealth, the more I understand that being truly rich doesn’t mean amassing enough money to afford superyachts, private jets, or a million acres of land. It means that everything becomes effectively free. Any asset can be acquired but nothing can ever be lost, because for soon-to-be trillionaires, no level of loss could significantly change their global standing or personal power. For them, the word failure has ceased to mean anything.</p></blockquote>
<p>Daisy Grewal in 2012 for Scientific American: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/">How Wealth Reduces Compassion</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s temping to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely you are to act fairly. After all, if you already have enough for yourself, it’s easier to think about what others may need. But research suggests the opposite is true: as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2966/9780691217123">Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West</a> by Justin Farrell sounds like an interesting read along these same lines.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Wow, this interview! “I’ve never had an... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T17:51:04Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T17:51:04Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/magazine/charlize-theron-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.QDp1.tCVSIsA0a02X">Wow, this interview!</a> “I’ve never had an interview quite like this one with Charlize Theron.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,”... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T17:00:46Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T17:00:46Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>“In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” [Israeli professor of Holocaust & genocide studies] Omer Bartov <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/a-genocide-scholar-asks-what-went-wrong-in-israel">argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza</a> following the Hamas attacks of October 7th.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T16:11:12Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T16:11:12Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/sorrow-and-pity-trump/686829/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ6ZDW3lcisRHfj7Fe5hlowU">Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France on how fascism takes root</a>. “A former undercover British agent recalls that working-class French were eager to help him and to shelter him. Those who were wealthier preferred to stay out of it.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A new short story from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation,... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T15:17:54Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T15:17:54Z</updated>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>A new short story from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation, etc.) called <a href="https://ter.li/r3tbrsgr">Constellations</a> about a mission that has crash-landed on a distant planet.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Finally! The Trailer for the Coyote vs. ACME Movie. ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48784</id>
<published>2026-04-22T14:25:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T14:25:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H-43VeYGiPM" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>We thought this day would never come. But we kept the faith and now we can begin to reap the rewards: there is actually <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43VeYGiPM">a trailer</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_vs._Acme">the Coyote vs. ACME movie</a> and the movie itself is actually coming out on Aug 28.</p>
<p>Quick recap of the situation so far: Ian Frazier wrote <a href="https://kottke.org/20/04/wile-e-coyote-files-a-product-liability-lawsuit-against-acme-company">a story for the New Yorker in 1990</a> about an imagined lawsuit brought by Wile E. Coyote against the Acme Company. Fast forward to 2022-23: James Gunn, Dave Green, Will Forte, and others make a movie based on the NYer article…and then Warner Bros. <a href="https://kottke.org/23/11/coyote-vs-acme-movie-shelved">shelves the movie</a> to take a tax write-off. Like, they are going to destroy the completed film. And now, somehow, miraculously, Warner seems to have finally done the right thing and sold the rights to the film so it can be released (which is theoretically the primary reason for their business, releasing movies).
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Well, here it is at last: the new Boards of Canada album... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T14:10:59Z</published>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>Well, here it is at last: the new Boards of Canada album is called Inferno and it will be released on May 28. <a href="https://warp.net/releases/590960-inferno/links">Pre-order or pre-save the album</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Jamelle Bouie on the truly unprecedented open corruption... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T13:41:09Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T13:41:09Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Is the best literary film adaptation of the last 50... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-21T22:11:29Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-21T22:11:29Z</updated>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://lithub.com/and-the-best-literary-film-adaptation-of-the-last-50-years-is/">Is the best literary film adaptation of the last 50 years</a>: a) The Silence of the Lambs, b) The Princess Bride, c) The Return of the King (LoTR), d) Apocalypse Now, or e) Jurassic Park?
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A French corporation was recently found criminally... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-21T21:06:34Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-21T21:06:34Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/lafarge-corporate-terrorism-syria-france.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.cfuW.P1y4G_7u6woO">A French corporation was recently found criminally liable for enabling terrorism</a>. “The court in Paris has just ruled that cynicism and an exclusive focus on profits can constitute a crime.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-21T19:45:00Z</published>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p>This is an animal called the leaf sheep:</p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795349-30461b0e.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795349-30461b0e.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795349-30461b0e.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/magazine/fall-2025/meet-the-costasiella-sea-slug-an-animal-that-can-photosynthesize/">Leaf sheep</a> are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptoplasty">kleptoplastic</a> organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their bodies, and then can rely on photosynthesis for their energy needs:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Costasiella sea slug not only looks like a succulent—it acts like one, too. One of the few animals able to photosynthesize, this tiny invertebrate (also known as the leaf slug or leaf sheep) acquires chloroplasts by munching on Avrainvillea, a paddle-shaped seaweed with a velvety texture. It then stores those chloroplasts in its own body, which enables the slug to soak up sunlight and transform it into energy—a process that also gives the mollusk its green color.</p></blockquote>
<p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IH_uv4h2xYM" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>The chloroplasts are stored in the horn-shaped structures called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerata">cerata</a> located on the slugs’ backs. Cerata evolved to increase the surface area of these animals for use in respiration and surface area is very helpful if you run on solar panels.</p>
<p>And they’re also cute as a button! I mean, look at these things:</p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795110-90e2c6e3.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795110-90e2c6e3.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795110-90e2c6e3.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" />
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-21T19:00:19Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-21T19:00:19Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<content type="html" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://kottke.org/"><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/ai-water-use-colorado-river-footprint/">Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re Looking at the Wrong Culprit.</a> “One drive to the work I do on the Colorado River used more than 20 times the water of everything I did with AI in 11 weeks.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Remembering Roberto Clemente’s 3000th Hit ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190824065356/https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat">This story</a> by Kevin Guilfoile about his aging father (who worked for the Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame) and the mystery of what happened to the bat that Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit with is one of my favorite things that I’ve read over the past few months.</p>
<blockquote><p>[My father’s] personality is present, if his memories are a jumble. He is still funny, and surprisingly quick with one-liners to crack up the staff at the facility where he lives. He is exceedingly polite, same as he ever was. He is good at faking a casual conversation, especially on the phone. But if you sit and talk with him for a long time, he gets very anxious. He starts tapping his forehead with his fingers. “Shouldn’t we be going?” he’ll say. You tell him there’s no place we need to be, but 30 seconds later he’ll ask again, “Shouldn’t we be going?”</p><p>What happens to memories when they’re collapsed inside time like this? They don’t exactly disappear, they just become impossible to unpack. And so my father, who loved stories so much — who loved to tell them, who loved to hear them — can no longer comprehend them. The structure of any story, after all, is that this happened and then that happened, and he can’t make sense of any sequence.</p><p>That is the real hell of this disease. His own identity has become a puzzle he can’t solve.</p><p>Objects have stories, too. Puzzles that need to be solved. Like a pair of baseball bats, for instance, that each passed through Roberto Clemente’s hands before they passed through my father’s. One hung on my bedroom wall throughout my childhood. The other is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.</p><p>These objects never forget, but they never tell their stories, either.</p><p>Without a little bit of luck, we’d never hear them.</p></blockquote>
<p>Or more than a little luck:</p>
<blockquote><p>My father has lots of old baseball bats given to him by players he worked with over the years. He has Mickey Mantle bats from his years with the Yankees, and Willie Stargell and Dave Parker bats from his days with the Pirates. The one I always loved best was an Adirondack model with R CLEMENTE embossed in modest block letters, instead of the usual signature burned into the barrel. On the bottom of the knob, Roberto had written a tiny “37” in ballpoint pen, presumably to indicate its weight: 37 ounces. It also had a series of scrapes around the middle where someone had scratched off the trademark stripe that encircled all Adirondack bats. Former Pirates GM Joe Brown gave my dad this bat several years after Roberto died. For much of my childhood it hung on the wall of my bedroom, on a long rack with about a dozen other game-used bats.</p><p>My dad had been working at the Hall of Fame for more than a decade when, in 1993, his old friend Tony Bartirome, a one-time Pirates infielder who had become their longtime trainer, came to Cooperstown for a visit. Tony and his wife went to dinner with my folks and then came back to our house to chat. The only way to go to the first-floor washroom in that house was through my old bedroom, and on a trip there, Tony noticed that Adirondack of Clemente’s hanging on the wall.</p><p>Tony carried it into the living room. He said to Dad, “Where did you get this bat?” My dad told him that Joe Brown had given him the bat as a gift, sometime in the late ’70s. “Bill,” Tony said. “This is the bat Roberto used to get his 3,000th hit.”</p><p>My father was confused by this. “That’s impossible,” he told Tony. “The day he hit 3,000 I went down to the clubhouse, and Roberto himself handed me the bat he used. I sent it to the Hall of Fame. I walk by it every day.”</p><p>“Well,” Tony said. “I have a story to tell you.”</p></blockquote>
<p>It’s a wonderful story, read the whole thing. Or get the book: the story is excerpted from Guilfoile’s A Drive into the Gap, <a href="https://fieldnotesbrand.com/products/drive">available here</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008SC65R4/ref=nosim/0sil8">for the Kindle</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Five great book critics writing today (and where to find... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T21:47:52Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://lithub.com/five-great-book-critics-writing-today-and-where-to-find-them/">Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them)</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ This is interesting: Talkie is a vintage LLM , trained... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T21:03:58Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This is interesting: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/28/talkie/">Talkie is a vintage LLM</a>, trained on “historical pre-1931 English text”. “The training data for the base model is entirely out of copyright (the USA copyright cutoff date is currently January 1, 1931).”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Some Cool Movie Explosions ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T20:03:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T20:03:00Z</updated>
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<p>Listen, sometimes you just want to watch things blow up. But safely and without consequence (although Arnold Schwarzenegger did somehow become the governor of California). So, can I interest you in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwl9azNeup4">three minutes of movie explosions</a>? The 80s and 90s were really a golden age for kick-ass movie explosions. (via <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tvaziri.com">@tvaziri.com</a>)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “A half-century after it was published, The Soul... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T19:18:27Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>“A half-century after it was published, <a href="https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-role-of-a-new-machine/">The Soul of a New Machine does a better job challenging AI hype than most current criticism</a>.” I thought something similarly (about the web) when I read Kidder’s book 25 years ago, during the aftermath of the dot com bust.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Do I Belong in Tech Anymore? “Why am I here? Does... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T18:30:10Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout">Do I Belong in Tech Anymore?</a> “Why am I here? Does any of this work actually matter? And if I stop caring about the quality of my work… will anyone notice?”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “British energy major BP on Tuesday reported that... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T17:47:03Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>“British energy major BP on Tuesday reported that <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/bp-q1-earnings-oil-energy.html">first-quarter profits more than doubled from a year ago</a>, following a surge in oil and gas prices driven by the Middle East conflict.” Oh, surprise surprise.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ I Love Boosters ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T17:04:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-28T17:04:00Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<p>Boots Riley made his directorial debut with the totally weirdo (complimentary) movie Sorry to Bother You in 2018. He’s been quiet since then, but he’s back with a new comedy, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1xZegSgN8w">I Love Boosters</a>. This looks <em>great</em>. From <a href="https://letterboxd.com/njti/film/i-love-boosters/">a review on Letterboxd</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Maximalist social commentary delivered with anime action and colourful high strangeness. Did it kind of fall off the rails towards the end? Absolutely. Was it fun as fuck and creative right to the end? You best believe it. God bless the shoplifters. I got major Everything Everywhere All At Once vibes from this…</p></blockquote>
<p>The film debuted at SXSW in March and is opening in theaters on May 22.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T16:18:21Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://lithub.com/on-the-propaganda-of-early-nazism-and-how-we-see-it-in-america-today/">On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today</a>. “Unlike other political systems, fascism was not meant to be intellectualized or discussed; it was meant to be experienced.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Era of AI Malaise . “The AI has learned to... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T15:24:06Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/21/1135921/ai-malaise-artificial-intelligence-public-sentiment/">The Era of AI Malaise</a>. “The AI has learned to code. The AI is building itself. Will I have a job tomorrow? Will the market crash? Why does OpenAI need a bunker? Do I need a bunker? Maybe I should have a bunker.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ It’s the Age of Electricity and America... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T14:15:53Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/27/opinion/electricity-power-grid-infrastructure.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.VptE.oTEgtcylTk-B">It’s the Age of Electricity and America Isn’t Ready</a>. “Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future of more expensive, less reliable energy, and slower economic growth.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-28T13:15:56Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/04/can-the-epa-survive-lee-zeldin">Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin</a>. “In a little more than a year, Zeldin has transformed the E.P.A. from an agency devoted to protecting human health and the environment into one that, more or less openly, sides with polluters.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Self-Defeating Both-Sidesism of the US Press ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T22:20:00Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/209550/jamie-raskin-trump-takedown-cnn-message">Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>There’s no clean way to hive off terms like <em>fascism</em> or <em>authoritarianism</em> from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is backed up by a genuine attempt at intellectual justification for it. The use of these terms <em>just is</em> deeply linked to assessments of Trump’s actual policies, from the lawless renditions to foreign gulags to the unleashing of heavily armed militias in American cities to the <a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-fascism/">naked intimidation of large swaths</a> of civil society.</p><p>By contrast, when Trump and MAGA media figures call Democrats “Communists” or “antifa,” all of that is <em>entirely</em> disconnected from <em>any</em> policy realities. Many press figures <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social/post/3mkfxa3u3vk2k">would like it if there were</a> an Archimedean midpoint between the two parties on all these matters. But there isn’t. At the most basic level, one party continues to function as an actor in a liberal democracy, whereas Trump and much of his movement, with the eager participation of many Republicans, simply do not. Dispensing with harsh but accurate descriptions of his real goals would whitewash them.</p></blockquote>
<p>See also <a href="https://kottke.org/18/10/republican-extremism-and-the-myth-of-both-sides-in-american-politics">Republican Extremism and the Myth of “Both Sides” in American Politics</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T21:06:30Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-year-of-magical-thinking/">Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity</a>. “We are ruled by a class of people who seem either to believe or presume that war, disease, and apocalyptic destruction are things that will only ever happen to poorer and browner people.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Crocheted Technology ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T19:35:00Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303097-73914bd0.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303097-73914bd0.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303097-73914bd0.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><a href="https://www.laceinthemoon.com/">Nicole Nikolich</a> is a textile artist whose current focus is <a href="https://www.laceinthemoon.com/inside.html">making crochet artworks that reference old school technology</a>. You can explore her work on her website, <a href="https://www.paradigmarts.org/blogs/news/nicole-nikolich-lace-in-the-moon-user_history">at Paradigm Gallery</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lace_in_the_moon/">on Instagram</a>. Some of her artworks <a href="https://www.paradigmarts.org/collections/nicole-nikolich-lace-in-the-moon">are available for sale here</a>.</p>
<p>I’m a sucker for these types of projects because innovations in textile production <a href="https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/jacquard-loom">led to the development of the first computers</a> and the work of artists like Nikolich bring that relationship full circle. See also <a href="https://kottke.org/19/01/the-embroidered-computer">The Embroidered Computer</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest (perched 145... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T18:48:00Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE">Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest</a> (perched 145 feet up in a pine tree) with two fuzzy bald eagle chicks <a href="https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/recap-report/">that hatched 3 weeks ago</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T18:20:01Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T18:20:01Z</updated>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-presidents-can-be-impeached-because-benjamin-franklin-thought-it-was-better-assassination-180961500/">Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination</a>. “The Constitution’s impeachment procedures make the removal of the chief magistrate less violent, less disruptive, and less error-prone than assassination.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T18:01:13Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/espiers.bsky.social/post/3mkhyguy4bc25">Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA dinner</a>. “This guy is indicative of people who are anti Trump not having a voice because Congress and SCOTUS have enabled Trump to obliterate any recourse they have when he does horrible things.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T17:05:22Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T17:05:22Z</updated>
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<![CDATA[ <p>“Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects…<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/26/toxic-exposure-climate-crisis-study">are each linked to reductions in fertility and fecundity across global species</a> – including in humans.” Argh, no one wants a Children of Men prequel…
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T16:03:04Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FaPm2QTy5w">Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds</a>. “Space is limitless in its beauty. And in its terror.” (Reminder: they are doing <a href="https://kottke.org/25/07/0047227-season-4-of-star-trek">an episode with puppets</a> this season.)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Sombrero Galaxy: The Universe’s Dusty Brimmed Hat ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T14:59:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-27T14:59:00Z</updated>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><a href="https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2612/">An amazing capture of galaxy Messier 104</a>, aka the Sombrero Galaxy, by the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera mounted on a Chilean observatory.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Sombrero galaxy (Messier 104) is a galactic masterpiece that captivates scientists and astronomy enthusiasts alike. Its intricate system of globular star clusters lends insight into stellar populations, and astronomers are intrigued by the supermassive black hole at its center. Its distinctive visual features and relative brightness make it a favorite among amateur astronomers. The fascinating story of its discovery, involving three esteemed astronomers, has earned it a spot on one of the most important lists of deep sky objects. Today, it stands as one of the most iconic galaxies in the night sky.</p></blockquote>
<p>If you want the full image, <a href="https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2612a/">you can download the 725 MB file from the project’s site</a>. (via <a href="https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-captures-the-sombrero-galaxy/">petapixel</a>)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T14:10:38Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://share.inquirer.com/DEIA38">Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America</a>, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our narcissist king”.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Daredevil Michelle Khare ran 7 marathons on 7 different... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T13:39:48Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Daredevil Michelle Khare ran 7 marathons on 7 different continents in 7 days. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zDt-QeJIw4">The first one was on Antarctica</a>.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Moderna developed an mRNA Covid-flu combo vaccine and... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-27T13:11:07Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Moderna developed an mRNA Covid-flu combo vaccine and <a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/europe-not-us-first-to-authorize-modernas-combo-mrna-flu-covid-vaccine/">it’s been approved for use in the EU</a>, “but it continues to be shelved in the US, where it was developed”.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Paul Ford: This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies .... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-26T15:43:32Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Paul Ford: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/ai-company-good-altruism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.m0SD.LvAabd9CtJ53">This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies</a>. (Tl;dr: regulation.) “The entire culture of American technology is built around two terms: disruption and, of course, scale. But ethics are constraints on disruption and scale.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Wow, Sabastian Sawe set a world record with a 1:59:30... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-26T14:19:49Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/26/sabastian-sawe-breaks-two-hour-barrier-london-marathon-world-record">Wow, Sabastian Sawe set a world record with a 1:59:30 marathon</a>. “They call Sabastian Sawe the silent assassin. But it was impossible to ignore the beautiful destruction on the streets of London as the 30-year-old Kenyan…”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Vintage Weekly Bus Passes ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T20:55:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-24T20:55:00Z</updated>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" width="640" height="766" border="0" alt="Milwaukee Bus Passes" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" width="640" height="742" border="0" alt="Milwaukee Bus Passes" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" width="640" height="376" border="0" alt="Milwaukee Bus Passes" /></p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47058419@N03/sets/72157624874099945/">collection of weekly bus passes</a> from Milwaukee, WI. Years covered are 1930-1979. Was there a new design every single week? (via <a href="https://twitter.com/slowernet">@slowernet</a>)
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<![CDATA[ <p><em>[This is a vintage post originally from Feb 2015.]</em></p>]]>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T20:02:42Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-era-tomb-minya-00102711">A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a Roman-era tomb of mummies in Egypt</a>. “The papyrus contains a passage from Book II of Homer’s Iliad, specifically the section known as the ‘Catalogue of Ships’…”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “We had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T19:05:40Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>“We had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation with potato stamps, so we bought 8kg of potatoes, some knives and [started carving]. When we finally had the full alphabet we stamped it on paper, <a href="https://www.hvdfonts.com/fonts/hvd-bodedo">made a font out of this and called it Bodedo</a>.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Tenfold Knottiness ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T18:19:12Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>While reading <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-powerful-new-qr-code-untangles-maths-knottiest-knots-20260422/">this article about the structure of complex knots</a>, I ran across this diagram drawn by scientist Peter Guthrie Tait in 1885 for a paper called <a href="https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/papers/knotsiii.pdf">On Knots Part III</a>. It’s one of two figures that together show all of the possible variations of knots with 10 crossings. I think the color plus the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_multiple">small multiples</a> activated the <a href="https://www.edwardtufte.com/">Tufte</a> array in my brain; anyway, I love this diagram. (via <a href="https://www.damninteresting.com/">damn interesting</a>)</p>
<p>(I tried for the better part of an hour to track down a high-resolution copy of Tait’s paper to no avail. There <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edi/uk5CP1nISSYC?hl=en&gbpv=0">are</a> <a href="https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/knots/">various</a> <a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/129320#page/689/mode/1up">contenders</a>, but nothing that includes high-res scans of both knottiness diagrams. I’m curious about <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/abs/xxviion-knots-part-iii/8EFDFC8676A13D7B7CAA7CC001182CD5">this archive of the original paper</a> but not $41 curious. <s>If anyone has access through their institution and wants to send me a PDF, I’d love that.</s> <em>Update: I have a copy of the paper and will be posting updated images soon! Thank you, Michael!</em>)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T17:23:31Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/instead-of-losing-democratic-elections-what-if-we-just-stopped-having-them-altogether">Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just Stopped Having Them Altogether?</a> “My goodness, imagine the efficiency. No long lines. No campaign ads. No need to pretend Wisconsin matters every four years.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ How The Heck Does Shazam Work? “By throwing away... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T16:12:34Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-does-shazam-work">How The Heck Does Shazam Work?</a> “By throwing away almost everything and keeping only a handful of landmark peaks, a noisy 5-second clip from a coffee shop becomes a set of coordinates precise enough to pinpoint one song out of millions.” Fascinating!
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ It’s Friday, Let’s Do an Open Thread ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T14:54:00Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>What’s on your mind lately? What’s going on in your life? Witnessed anything amazing? Anything you’d like to share with the rest of the class?</p>
<p>Here in Vermont, it’s barely spring (which means it’ll probably snow at least one more time before I need to start mowing the lawn). No mountain biking yet. A local theater is playing Silence of the Lambs this weekend (35th anniversary!), so I might go do that. I’ve been working on a new post editor for KDO and it’s coming along — building software and designing interfaces is fun and maddening. Autumn is going to come with some big changes for me, and I’ve been making some progress in preparing for that.</p>
<p>Hows about yous?
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ 1D Chess . “You might initially find it more... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-24T14:14:40Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://rowan441.github.io/1dchess/chess.html">1D Chess</a>. “You might initially find it more difficult than expected, but assuming optimal play, is there a forced win for white?”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T22:28:09Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leaving-neverland-michael-jackson-dan-reed-1236571986">Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael biopic out in theaters right now</a>: “How can you tell an authentic story about Michael Jackson without ever mentioning the fact that he was seriously accused of being a child molester?”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: a video mashup of Dance... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T21:14:28Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbcAAV09OwA">a video mashup of Dance Yrself Clean and the Twin Peaks theme music</a>. Perfect. A damn fine cup of coffee, even.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T20:12:35Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/">ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would look like in the US</a>. Hundreds of thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of children paralyzed, and many other children stricken with serious but easily preventable health issues.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T19:38:41Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U929U5KcWNk">The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)</a> were <a href="https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/1949-audio/">recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive</a>. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Eye Contact With a Humpback Whale ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T18:34:40Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>I’ve never seen anything like these photos before. In October 2024, <a href="https://www.rachelmoorephotos.com/">Rachel Moore</a> had <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1BJJzPNUY">a close encounter</a> with a humpback whale in French Polynesia and took these photos of the whale’s eye. Moore wrote of the experience:</p>
<blockquote><p>This moment of eye contact was beyond my wildest dreams. I’ve never encountered a whale like this one, and it was the most profoundly beautiful experience of my life.</p></blockquote>
<p>Tragically, just a few days later, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_YnDKPWZn/">the whale was dead</a>; she drowned after being struck by a boat. Moore’s photos and experience galvanized an effort to regulate a slow zone for large boats in French Polynesia during whale migration season, which <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAShpkkRiA/">became law late last year</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>French Polynesia has just passed new speed regulations to better protect humpbacks during their migration. Vessels over 12 meters must now travel at 10 knots (12 knots max) within 1 nautical mile of the islands, helping prevent the kind of tragedy we never want to see again.</p></blockquote>
<p>(via <a href="https://mossandfog.com/face-to-face-with-a-humpback-whale/">moss & fog</a>)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s.... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T16:43:25Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/worried-about-teens-today-so-were-adults-in-the-1920s/">Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s.</a> “A century ago, new technology and mobility reshaped what it meant to be young, linking rural life more closely to the city.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Peak Cherry Blossoms ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T15:48:04Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T15:48:04Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p><img src="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg" srcset="/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px" loading="lazy" /></p>
<p>I got the chance to go to the <a href="https://www.bbg.org/">Brooklyn Botanic Garden</a> with friends recently and it was magical, otherworldly, lovely. I think we hit peak blossom down to the second. It was cold and gray and windy, which kept the crowds down, provided the perfect photographic contrast, and made for an enchanting petal-fall.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T14:48:53Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T14:48:53Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri> </author>
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<![CDATA[ <p>If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, <a href="https://nautil.us/what-it-would-be-like-to-surf-five-distant-planets-1280010">it doesn’t actually look that promising</a>. “Surfing on Titan would likely be a surreal, slow-motion, and tenebrous experience.” Or there’s also a planet with a sulfuric acid ocean?
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T13:55:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-23T13:55:00Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p>On a recent mini-episode of the <a href="https://becomingthepeople.buzzsprout.com/">Becoming the People podcast</a>, Prentis Hemphill talked about traitors to the patriarchy. Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62WLRzUuYeI">a short excerpt</a>:</p>
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<blockquote><p>I only want to spend time with men who are traitors to that project, the project of patriarchy and patriarchal violence. I want to hang out with traitors and snitches and betrayers of that system. If you do not actively identify as a traitors to that system, if you don’t actively have receipts, I don’t think that a lot of people should necessarily believe that they can invest time in in you.</p></blockquote>
<p>Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJcjGl7HNVE">the full episode</a> (which you can also listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mini-episode-traitors-to-patriarchy/id1519965068?i=1000763035693">on Apple Podcasts</a>):</p>
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<p>(via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebeccawooolf/">@rebeccawooolf</a>)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-23T13:13:29Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I love the chutzpah of this: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/apr/22/every-shakespeare-play-ranked-lear-antony-cleopatra-hamlet">all 35 of Shakespeare’s plays ranked</a>. Romeo & Juliet didn’t crack the top 20 but Macbeth, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night made the top 5. Worth it for the old photos of productions feat. Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Brian Cox…
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T21:38:50Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T21:38:50Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p>“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing the Freakin’ Work. Read the book, not the summary. Write the piece, not the prompt. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/art-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.L3Pm.fNy3jarG5n-T">Suffer like the artist you are</a>. It ain’t easy, but if it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ This Ping Pong Robot Can Beat Elite Human Players ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T20:48:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T20:48:00Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<p>Sony’s AI division has designed a robot that can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH8kZDc7OLk">beat elite human players at table tennis</a>. From <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10338-5">the paper</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Evaluated in matches against elite and professional players under official competition rules, Ace achieved several victories and demonstrated consistent returns of high-speed, high-spin shots. These results highlight the potential of physical AI agents to perform complex, real-time interactive tasks, suggesting broader applications in domains requiring fast, precise human–robot interaction.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ace is a fine name, but I might have gone with something like WALL-E Supreme instead. (Robbie Supreme?)
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T20:02:33Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p>I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narnia:_The_Magician%27s_Nephew">writing and directing an adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew</a>, one of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Filming has wrapped and it’s out in theaters on Nov 26.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A group of “unauthorized users” have... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T18:55:37Z</published>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/anthropic-s-mythos-model-is-being-accessed-by-unauthorized-users?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjgwODczNywiZXhwIjoxNzc3NDEzNTM3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURFQ2TUJLSkg2VjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyMjNDRDM2NDg0QzY0OTc3QjY5ODE0Rjc1MTYxNDRGNyJ9.foPR6InPYdVBR-Pc5iOmS5EmMvf9BB6bOEGrO6LV8cU">A group of “unauthorized users” have accessed Anthropic’s Mythos AI model</a>, which the company <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing">recently said</a> they couldn’t widely release because it was too dangerous. Whoopsie doodle! Maybe don’t use guessable paths for your powerful cyberattack model?
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “Even the Weather Felt Expensive” ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T18:30:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T18:30:00Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri> </author>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Filmmaker Noah Hawley was invited to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat in 2018. Reflecting on the experience recently for The Atlantic, Hawley writes that <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZx7iDM1dxml-PWYEPwvLGfs">today’s super-rich have stopped “pretending that the rules of human society apply” to them</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Jeff Bezos of 2018 acted as if he still believed that people’s impression of him mattered, that his financial and social value could be affected by negative publicity. He still believed that his actions had consequences. He had not yet freed himself—the way Daniel Plainview freed himself—from the rules of men.</p><p>Eight years later, Bezos and two of the world’s other richest men—Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk—have clearly left the world of consequences behind. They float in a sensory-deprivation tank the size of the planet, in which their actions are only ever judged by themselves.</p><p>The closer I’ve gotten to the world of wealth, the more I understand that being truly rich doesn’t mean amassing enough money to afford superyachts, private jets, or a million acres of land. It means that everything becomes effectively free. Any asset can be acquired but nothing can ever be lost, because for soon-to-be trillionaires, no level of loss could significantly change their global standing or personal power. For them, the word failure has ceased to mean anything.</p></blockquote>
<p>Daisy Grewal in 2012 for Scientific American: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/">How Wealth Reduces Compassion</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s temping to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely you are to act fairly. After all, if you already have enough for yourself, it’s easier to think about what others may need. But research suggests the opposite is true: as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2966/9780691217123">Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West</a> by Justin Farrell sounds like an interesting read along these same lines.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Wow, this interview! “I’ve never had an... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T17:51:04Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T17:51:04Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/magazine/charlize-theron-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.QDp1.tCVSIsA0a02X">Wow, this interview!</a> “I’ve never had an interview quite like this one with Charlize Theron.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ “In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,”... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T17:00:46Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T17:00:46Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p>“In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” [Israeli professor of Holocaust & genocide studies] Omer Bartov <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/a-genocide-scholar-asks-what-went-wrong-in-israel">argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza</a> following the Hamas attacks of October 7th.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48780</id>
<published>2026-04-22T16:11:12Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T16:11:12Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
<uri>http://www.kottke.org</uri> </author>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/sorrow-and-pity-trump/686829/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ6ZDW3lcisRHfj7Fe5hlowU">Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France on how fascism takes root</a>. “A former undercover British agent recalls that working-class French were eager to help him and to shelter him. Those who were wealthier preferred to stay out of it.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ A new short story from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation,... ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48782</id>
<published>2026-04-22T15:17:54Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T15:17:54Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p>A new short story from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation, etc.) called <a href="https://ter.li/r3tbrsgr">Constellations</a> about a mission that has crash-landed on a distant planet.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Finally! The Trailer for the Coyote vs. ACME Movie. ]]></title>
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<id>tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48784</id>
<published>2026-04-22T14:25:00Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T14:25:00Z</updated>
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<name>Jason Kottke</name>
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<![CDATA[ <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H-43VeYGiPM" title="YouTube video" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>We thought this day would never come. But we kept the faith and now we can begin to reap the rewards: there is actually <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43VeYGiPM">a trailer</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_vs._Acme">the Coyote vs. ACME movie</a> and the movie itself is actually coming out on Aug 28.</p>
<p>Quick recap of the situation so far: Ian Frazier wrote <a href="https://kottke.org/20/04/wile-e-coyote-files-a-product-liability-lawsuit-against-acme-company">a story for the New Yorker in 1990</a> about an imagined lawsuit brought by Wile E. Coyote against the Acme Company. Fast forward to 2022-23: James Gunn, Dave Green, Will Forte, and others make a movie based on the NYer article…and then Warner Bros. <a href="https://kottke.org/23/11/coyote-vs-acme-movie-shelved">shelves the movie</a> to take a tax write-off. Like, they are going to destroy the completed film. And now, somehow, miraculously, Warner seems to have finally done the right thing and sold the rights to the film so it can be released (which is theoretically the primary reason for their business, releasing movies).
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ Well, here it is at last: the new Boards of Canada album... ]]></title>
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<published>2026-04-22T14:10:59Z</published>
<updated>2026-04-22T14:10:59Z</updated>
<author>
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<![CDATA[ <p>Well, here it is at last: the new Boards of Canada album is called Inferno and it will be released on May 28. <a href="https://warp.net/releases/590960-inferno/links">Pre-order or pre-save the album</a>.
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<published>2026-04-22T13:41:09Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://lithub.com/and-the-best-literary-film-adaptation-of-the-last-50-years-is/">Is the best literary film adaptation of the last 50 years</a>: a) The Silence of the Lambs, b) The Princess Bride, c) The Return of the King (LoTR), d) Apocalypse Now, or e) Jurassic Park?
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/lafarge-corporate-terrorism-syria-france.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.cfuW.P1y4G_7u6woO">A French corporation was recently found criminally liable for enabling terrorism</a>. “The court in Paris has just ruled that cynicism and an exclusive focus on profits can constitute a crime.”
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[ The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[ <p>This is an animal called the leaf sheep:</p>
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<p>It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/magazine/fall-2025/meet-the-costasiella-sea-slug-an-animal-that-can-photosynthesize/">Leaf sheep</a> are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptoplasty">kleptoplastic</a> organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their bodies, and then can rely on photosynthesis for their energy needs:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Costasiella sea slug not only looks like a succulent—it acts like one, too. One of the few animals able to photosynthesize, this tiny invertebrate (also known as the leaf slug or leaf sheep) acquires chloroplasts by munching on Avrainvillea, a paddle-shaped seaweed with a velvety texture. It then stores those chloroplasts in its own body, which enables the slug to soak up sunlight and transform it into energy—a process that also gives the mollusk its green color.</p></blockquote>
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<p>The chloroplasts are stored in the horn-shaped structures called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerata">cerata</a> located on the slugs’ backs. Cerata evolved to increase the surface area of these animals for use in respiration and surface area is very helpful if you run on solar panels.</p>
<p>And they’re also cute as a button! I mean, look at these things:</p>
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<published>2026-04-21T19:00:19Z</published>
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<![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/ai-water-use-colorado-river-footprint/">Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re Looking at the Wrong Culprit.</a> “One drive to the work I do on the Colorado River used more than 20 times the water of everything I did with AI in 11 weeks.”
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://ky.fyi/posts/ai-burnout\">Do I Belong in Tech Anymore?</a> “Why am I here? Does any of this work actually matter? And if I stop caring about the quality of my work… will anyone notice?”\n</p>",
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"title": "The Self-Defeating Both-Sidesism of the US Press",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/209550/jamie-raskin-trump-takedown-cnn-message\">Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic</a>:</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>There’s no clean way to hive off terms like <em>fascism</em> or <em>authoritarianism</em> from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is backed up by a genuine attempt at intellectual justification for it. The use of these terms <em>just is</em> deeply linked to assessments of Trump’s actual policies, from the lawless renditions to foreign gulags to the unleashing of heavily armed militias in American cities to the <a href=\"https://www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-fascism/\">naked intimidation of large swaths</a> of civil society.</p><p>By contrast, when Trump and MAGA media figures call Democrats “Communists” or “antifa,” all of that is <em>entirely</em> disconnected from <em>any</em> policy realities. Many press figures <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social/post/3mkfxa3u3vk2k\">would like it if there were</a> an Archimedean midpoint between the two parties on all these matters. But there isn’t. At the most basic level, one party continues to function as an actor in a liberal democracy, whereas Trump and much of his movement, with the eager participation of many Republicans, simply do not. Dispensing with harsh but accurate descriptions of his real goals would whitewash them.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p>See also <a href=\"https://kottke.org/18/10/republican-extremism-and-the-myth-of-both-sides-in-american-politics\">Republican Extremism and the Myth of “Both Sides” in American Politics</a>.\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Greg%20Sargent\">Greg Sargent</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/journalism\">journalism</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/politics\">politics</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/usa\">usa</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48829",
"title": "Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity...",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-year-of-magical-thinking/\">Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on magical thinking and elite impunity</a>. “We are ruled by a class of people who seem either to believe or presume that war, disease, and apocalyptic destruction are things that will only ever happen to poorer and browner people.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48818",
"title": "Crocheted Technology",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/crocheted-technology",
"published": "2026-04-27T19:35:00.000Z",
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"content": "<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303085-b69a416c.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303097-73914bd0.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303097-73914bd0.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303097-73914bd0.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303107-54931af8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777303118-0624d12c.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https://www.laceinthemoon.com/\">Nicole Nikolich</a> is a textile artist whose current focus is <a href=\"https://www.laceinthemoon.com/inside.html\">making crochet artworks that reference old school technology</a>. You can explore her work on her website, <a href=\"https://www.paradigmarts.org/blogs/news/nicole-nikolich-lace-in-the-moon-user_history\">at Paradigm Gallery</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lace_in_the_moon/\">on Instagram</a>. Some of her artworks <a href=\"https://www.paradigmarts.org/collections/nicole-nikolich-lace-in-the-moon\">are available for sale here</a>.</p>\n\t<p>I’m a sucker for these types of projects because innovations in textile production <a href=\"https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/jacquard-loom\">led to the development of the first computers</a> and the work of artists like Nikolich bring that relationship full circle. See also <a href=\"https://kottke.org/19/01/the-embroidered-computer\">The Embroidered Computer</a>.\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/art\">art</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/computing\">computing</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/crochet\">crochet</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Nicole%20Nikolich\">Nicole Nikolich</a></p>",
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"title": "Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest (perched 145...",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE\">Livestream of the Big Bear bald eagle nest</a> (perched 145 feet up in a pine tree) with two fuzzy bald eagle chicks <a href=\"https://friendsofbigbearvalley.org/recap-report/\">that hatched 3 weeks ago</a>.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48826",
"title": "Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin...",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048826-presidents-can-be-impeach",
"published": "2026-04-27T18:20:01.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-presidents-can-be-impeached-because-benjamin-franklin-thought-it-was-better-assassination-180961500/\">Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination</a>. “The Constitution’s impeachment procedures make the removal of the chief magistrate less violent, less disruptive, and less error-prone than assassination.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48825",
"title": "Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA...",
"description": null,
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"published": "2026-04-27T18:01:13.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/espiers.bsky.social/post/3mkhyguy4bc25\">Thoughtful thread on the armed man who rushed the WHCA dinner</a>. “This guy is indicative of people who are anti Trump not having a voice because Congress and SCOTUS have enabled Trump to obliterate any recourse they have when he does horrible things.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48819",
"title": "“Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in...",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048819-endocrine-disrupting-chem",
"published": "2026-04-27T17:05:22.000Z",
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"content": "<p>“Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change’s effects…<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/26/toxic-exposure-climate-crisis-study\">are each linked to reductions in fertility and fecundity across global species</a> – including in humans.” Argh, no one wants a Children of Men prequel…\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48815",
"title": "Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048815-teaser-trailer-for-season",
"published": "2026-04-27T16:03:04.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FaPm2QTy5w\">Teaser trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds</a>. “Space is limitless in its beauty. And in its terror.” (Reminder: they are doing <a href=\"https://kottke.org/25/07/0047227-season-4-of-star-trek\">an episode with puppets</a> this season.)\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48817",
"title": "Sombrero Galaxy: The Universe’s Dusty Brimmed Hat",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/sombrero-galaxy-the-universes-dusty-brimmed-hat",
"published": "2026-04-27T14:59:00.000Z",
"updated": "2026-04-27T14:59:00.000Z",
"content": "<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1777300980-6cf188be.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2612/\">An amazing capture of galaxy Messier 104</a>, aka the Sombrero Galaxy, by the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera mounted on a Chilean observatory.</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>The Sombrero galaxy (Messier 104) is a galactic masterpiece that captivates scientists and astronomy enthusiasts alike. Its intricate system of globular star clusters lends insight into stellar populations, and astronomers are intrigued by the supermassive black hole at its center. Its distinctive visual features and relative brightness make it a favorite among amateur astronomers. The fascinating story of its discovery, involving three esteemed astronomers, has earned it a spot on one of the most important lists of deep sky objects. Today, it stands as one of the most iconic galaxies in the night sky.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p>If you want the full image, <a href=\"https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2612a/\">you can download the 725 MB file from the project’s site</a>. (via <a href=\"https://petapixel.com/2026/04/24/570-megapixel-dark-energy-camera-captures-the-sombrero-galaxy/\">petapixel</a>)\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/astronomy\">astronomy</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/photography\">photography</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/science\">science</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/space\">space</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48814",
"title": "Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048814-gunfire-of-the-vanities-t",
"published": "2026-04-27T14:10:38.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://share.inquirer.com/DEIA38\">Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America</a>, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our narcissist king”.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48812",
"title": "Daredevil Michelle Khare ran 7 marathons on 7 different...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048812-daredevil-michelle-khare-",
"published": "2026-04-27T13:39:48.000Z",
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"content": "<p>Daredevil Michelle Khare ran 7 marathons on 7 different continents in 7 days. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zDt-QeJIw4\">The first one was on Antarctica</a>.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-27:48811",
"title": "Moderna developed an mRNA Covid-flu combo vaccine and...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048811-moderna-developed-an-mrna",
"published": "2026-04-27T13:11:07.000Z",
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"content": "<p>Moderna developed an mRNA Covid-flu combo vaccine and <a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/europe-not-us-first-to-authorize-modernas-combo-mrna-flu-covid-vaccine/\">it’s been approved for use in the EU</a>, “but it continues to be shelved in the US, where it was developed”.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-26:48810",
"title": "Paul Ford: This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies ....",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048810-this-is-how-we-get",
"published": "2026-04-26T15:43:32.000Z",
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"content": "<p>Paul Ford: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/ai-company-good-altruism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.m0SD.LvAabd9CtJ53\">This Is How We Get Moral A.I. Companies</a>. (Tl;dr: regulation.) “The entire culture of American technology is built around two terms: disruption and, of course, scale. But ethics are constraints on disruption and scale.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-26:48809",
"title": "Wow, Sabastian Sawe set a world record with a 1:59:30...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048809-wow-sabastian-sawe-set-a",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/26/sabastian-sawe-breaks-two-hour-barrier-london-marathon-world-record\">Wow, Sabastian Sawe set a world record with a 1:59:30 marathon</a>. “They call Sabastian Sawe the silent assassin. But it was impossible to ignore the beautiful destruction on the streets of London as the 30-year-old Kenyan…”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48808",
"title": "Vintage Weekly Bus Passes",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/15/02/vintage-weekly-bus-passes",
"published": "2026-04-24T20:55:00.000Z",
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"content": "<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"766\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Milwaukee Bus Passes\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"742\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Milwaukee Bus Passes\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/milwaukee-bus-passes-03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Milwaukee Bus Passes\" /></p>\n\t<p>A <a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/47058419@N03/sets/72157624874099945/\">collection of weekly bus passes</a> from Milwaukee, WI. Years covered are 1930-1979. Was there a new design every single week? (via <a href=\"https://twitter.com/slowernet\">@slowernet</a>)\n</p>\n \n\n <p><em>[This is a vintage post originally from Feb 2015.]</em></p>\n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/design\">design</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/timeless%20posts\">timeless posts</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48807",
"title": "A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048807-a-papyrus-of-part-of",
"published": "2026-04-24T20:02:42.000Z",
"updated": "2026-04-24T20:02:42.000Z",
"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-era-tomb-minya-00102711\">A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a Roman-era tomb of mummies in Egypt</a>. “The papyrus contains a passage from Book II of Homer’s Iliad, specifically the section known as the ‘Catalogue of Ships’…”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48799",
"title": "“We had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048799-we-had-the-idea-to",
"published": "2026-04-24T19:05:40.000Z",
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"content": "<p>“We had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation with potato stamps, so we bought 8kg of potatoes, some knives and [started carving]. When we finally had the full alphabet we stamped it on paper, <a href=\"https://www.hvdfonts.com/fonts/hvd-bodedo\">made a font out of this and called it Bodedo</a>.”\n</p>",
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{
"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48797",
"title": "Tenfold Knottiness",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/tenfold-knottiness",
"published": "2026-04-24T18:19:12.000Z",
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"content": "<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776960165-1904b331.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p>While reading <a href=\"https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-powerful-new-qr-code-untangles-maths-knottiest-knots-20260422/\">this article about the structure of complex knots</a>, I ran across this diagram drawn by scientist Peter Guthrie Tait in 1885 for a paper called <a href=\"https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/papers/knotsiii.pdf\">On Knots Part III</a>. It’s one of two figures that together show all of the possible variations of knots with 10 crossings. I think the color plus the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_multiple\">small multiples</a> activated the <a href=\"https://www.edwardtufte.com/\">Tufte</a> array in my brain; anyway, I love this diagram. (via <a href=\"https://www.damninteresting.com/\">damn interesting</a>)</p>\n\t<p>(I tried for the better part of an hour to track down a high-resolution copy of Tait’s paper to no avail. There <a href=\"https://www.google.com/books/edition/Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edi/uk5CP1nISSYC?hl=en&gbpv=0\">are</a> <a href=\"https://webhomes.maths.ed.ac.uk/~v1ranick/knots/\">various</a> <a href=\"https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/129320#page/689/mode/1up\">contenders</a>, but nothing that includes high-res scans of both knottiness diagrams. I’m curious about <a href=\"https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/abs/xxviion-knots-part-iii/8EFDFC8676A13D7B7CAA7CC001182CD5\">this archive of the original paper</a> but not $41 curious. <s>If anyone has access through their institution and wants to send me a PDF, I’d love that.</s> <em>Update: I have a copy of the paper and will be posting updated images soon! Thank you, Michael!</em>)\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/mathematics\">mathematics</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Peter%20Guthrie%20Tait\">Peter Guthrie Tait</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/science\">science</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48806",
"title": "Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just...",
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"published": "2026-04-24T17:23:31.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/instead-of-losing-democratic-elections-what-if-we-just-stopped-having-them-altogether\">Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just Stopped Having Them Altogether?</a> “My goodness, imagine the efficiency. No long lines. No campaign ads. No need to pretend Wisconsin matters every four years.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48804",
"title": "How The Heck Does Shazam Work? “By throwing away...",
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"published": "2026-04-24T16:12:34.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-does-shazam-work\">How The Heck Does Shazam Work?</a> “By throwing away almost everything and keeping only a handful of landmark peaks, a noisy 5-second clip from a coffee shop becomes a set of coordinates precise enough to pinpoint one song out of millions.” Fascinating!\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48805",
"title": "It’s Friday, Let’s Do an Open Thread",
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"content": "<p>What’s on your mind lately? What’s going on in your life? Witnessed anything amazing? Anything you’d like to share with the rest of the class?</p>\n\t<p>Here in Vermont, it’s barely spring (which means it’ll probably snow at least one more time before I need to start mowing the lawn). No mountain biking yet. A local theater is playing Silence of the Lambs this weekend (35th anniversary!), so I might go do that. I’ve been working on a new post editor for KDO and it’s coming along — building software and designing interfaces is fun and maddening. Autumn is going to come with some big changes for me, and I’ve been making some progress in preparing for that.</p>\n\t<p>Hows about yous?\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/kottke.org\">kottke.org</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-24:48772",
"title": "1D Chess . “You might initially find it more...",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://rowan441.github.io/1dchess/chess.html\">1D Chess</a>. “You might initially find it more difficult than expected, but assuming optimal play, is there a forced win for white?”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48803",
"title": "Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael...",
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"published": "2026-04-23T22:28:09.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/leaving-neverland-michael-jackson-dan-reed-1236571986\">Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael biopic out in theaters right now</a>: “How can you tell an authentic story about Michael Jackson without ever mentioning the fact that he was seriously accused of being a child molester?”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48802",
"title": "Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: a video mashup of Dance...",
"description": null,
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"content": "<p>Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbcAAV09OwA\">a video mashup of Dance Yrself Clean and the Twin Peaks theme music</a>. Perfect. A damn fine cup of coffee, even.\n</p>",
"image": null,
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"authors": [
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"name": "Jason Kottke",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48801",
"title": "ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would...",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048801-propublica-explores-what-",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/\">ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would look like in the US</a>. Hundreds of thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of children paralyzed, and many other children stricken with serious but easily preventable health issues.\n</p>",
"image": null,
"media": [],
"authors": [
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"name": "Jason Kottke",
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{
"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48798",
"title": "The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048798-the-earliest-known-record",
"published": "2026-04-23T19:38:41.000Z",
"updated": "2026-04-23T19:38:41.000Z",
"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U929U5KcWNk\">The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)</a> were <a href=\"https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/1949-audio/\">recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive</a>. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to.\n</p>",
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"name": "Jason Kottke",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48800",
"title": "Eye Contact With a Humpback Whale",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/eye-contact-with-a-humpback-whale",
"published": "2026-04-23T18:34:40.000Z",
"updated": "2026-04-23T18:34:40.000Z",
"content": "<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968060-5a4f2e96.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776968071-8e21cd13.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p>I’ve never seen anything like these photos before. In October 2024, <a href=\"https://www.rachelmoorephotos.com/\">Rachel Moore</a> had <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1BJJzPNUY\">a close encounter</a> with a humpback whale in French Polynesia and took these photos of the whale’s eye. Moore wrote of the experience:</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>This moment of eye contact was beyond my wildest dreams. I’ve never encountered a whale like this one, and it was the most profoundly beautiful experience of my life.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p>Tragically, just a few days later, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_YnDKPWZn/\">the whale was dead</a>; she drowned after being struck by a boat. Moore’s photos and experience galvanized an effort to regulate a slow zone for large boats in French Polynesia during whale migration season, which <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DSAShpkkRiA/\">became law late last year</a>:</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>French Polynesia has just passed new speed regulations to better protect humpbacks during their migration. Vessels over 12 meters must now travel at 10 knots (12 knots max) within 1 nautical mile of the islands, helping prevent the kind of tragedy we never want to see again.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p>(via <a href=\"https://mossandfog.com/face-to-face-with-a-humpback-whale/\">moss & fog</a>)\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/photography\">photography</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Rachel%20Moore\">Rachel Moore</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/whales\">whales</a></p>",
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{
"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48795",
"title": "Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s....",
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"published": "2026-04-23T16:43:25.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://daily.jstor.org/worried-about-teens-today-so-were-adults-in-the-1920s/\">Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s.</a> “A century ago, new technology and mobility reshaped what it meant to be young, linking rural life more closely to the city.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48796",
"title": "Peak Cherry Blossoms",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/peak-cherry-blossoms",
"published": "2026-04-23T15:48:04.000Z",
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"content": "<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955308-728b4610.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955323-bcd07da8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955338-ce90ffbf.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955350-abf0a807.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776955365-d5bd8d9a.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p>I got the chance to go to the <a href=\"https://www.bbg.org/\">Brooklyn Botanic Garden</a> with friends recently and it was magical, otherworldly, lovely. I think we hit peak blossom down to the second. It was cold and gray and windy, which kept the crowds down, provided the perfect photographic contrast, and made for an enchanting petal-fall.\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/photography\">photography</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48778",
"title": "If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it...",
"description": null,
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"published": "2026-04-23T14:48:53.000Z",
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"content": "<p>If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, <a href=\"https://nautil.us/what-it-would-be-like-to-surf-five-distant-planets-1280010\">it doesn’t actually look that promising</a>. “Surfing on Titan would likely be a surreal, slow-motion, and tenebrous experience.” Or there’s also a planet with a sulfuric acid ocean?\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48794",
"title": "Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy",
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"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/traitors-to-the-project-of-patriarchy",
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"content": "<p>On a recent mini-episode of the <a href=\"https://becomingthepeople.buzzsprout.com/\">Becoming the People podcast</a>, Prentis Hemphill talked about traitors to the patriarchy. Here’s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62WLRzUuYeI\">a short excerpt</a>:</p>\n\t<p><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/62WLRzUuYeI\" title=\"YouTube video\" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>\n\t<blockquote><p>I only want to spend time with men who are traitors to that project, the project of patriarchy and patriarchal violence. I want to hang out with traitors and snitches and betrayers of that system. If you do not actively identify as a traitors to that system, if you don’t actively have receipts, I don’t think that a lot of people should necessarily believe that they can invest time in in you.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p>Here’s <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJcjGl7HNVE\">the full episode</a> (which you can also listen to <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mini-episode-traitors-to-patriarchy/id1519965068?i=1000763035693\">on Apple Podcasts</a>):</p>\n\t<p><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/uJcjGl7HNVE\" title=\"YouTube video\" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>\n\t<p>(via <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rebeccawooolf/\">@rebeccawooolf</a>)\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Prentis%20Hemphill\">Prentis Hemphill</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/video\">video</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-23:48793",
"title": "I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of...",
"description": null,
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"published": "2026-04-23T13:13:29.000Z",
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"content": "<p>I love the chutzpah of this: <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/apr/22/every-shakespeare-play-ranked-lear-antony-cleopatra-hamlet\">all 35 of Shakespeare’s plays ranked</a>. Romeo & Juliet didn’t crack the top 20 but Macbeth, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night made the top 5. Worth it for the old photos of productions feat. Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Brian Cox…\n</p>",
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{
"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48787",
"title": "“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing...",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/0048787-i-believe-in-an-old-fashi",
"published": "2026-04-22T21:38:50.000Z",
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"content": "<p>“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing the Freakin’ Work. Read the book, not the summary. Write the piece, not the prompt. <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/art-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.L3Pm.fNy3jarG5n-T\">Suffer like the artist you are</a>. It ain’t easy, but if it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing.”\n</p>",
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{
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},
{
"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48791",
"title": "This Ping Pong Robot Can Beat Elite Human Players",
"description": null,
"url": "https://kottke.org/26/04/this-ping-pong-robot-can-beat-elite-human-players",
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"content": "<p>I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narnia:_The_Magician%27s_Nephew\">writing and directing an adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew</a>, one of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Filming has wrapped and it’s out in theaters on Nov 26.\n</p>",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-21/anthropic-s-mythos-model-is-being-accessed-by-unauthorized-users?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjgwODczNywiZXhwIjoxNzc3NDEzNTM3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURFQ2TUJLSkg2VjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyMjNDRDM2NDg0QzY0OTc3QjY5ODE0Rjc1MTYxNDRGNyJ9.foPR6InPYdVBR-Pc5iOmS5EmMvf9BB6bOEGrO6LV8cU\">A group of “unauthorized users” have accessed Anthropic’s Mythos AI model</a>, which the company <a href=\"https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing\">recently said</a> they couldn’t widely release because it was too dangerous. Whoopsie doodle! Maybe don’t use guessable paths for your powerful cyberattack model?\n</p>",
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"title": "“Even the Weather Felt Expensive”",
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"content": "<p>Filmmaker Noah Hawley was invited to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat in 2018. Reflecting on the experience recently for The Atlantic, Hawley writes that <a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZx7iDM1dxml-PWYEPwvLGfs\">today’s super-rich have stopped “pretending that the rules of human society apply” to them</a>.</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>The Jeff Bezos of 2018 acted as if he still believed that people’s impression of him mattered, that his financial and social value could be affected by negative publicity. He still believed that his actions had consequences. He had not yet freed himself—the way Daniel Plainview freed himself—from the rules of men.</p><p>Eight years later, Bezos and two of the world’s other richest men—Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk—have clearly left the world of consequences behind. They float in a sensory-deprivation tank the size of the planet, in which their actions are only ever judged by themselves.</p><p>The closer I’ve gotten to the world of wealth, the more I understand that being truly rich doesn’t mean amassing enough money to afford superyachts, private jets, or a million acres of land. It means that everything becomes effectively free. Any asset can be acquired but nothing can ever be lost, because for soon-to-be trillionaires, no level of loss could significantly change their global standing or personal power. For them, the word failure has ceased to mean anything.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p>Daisy Grewal in 2012 for Scientific American: <a href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-wealth-reduces-compassion/\">How Wealth Reduces Compassion</a>.</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s temping to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely you are to act fairly. After all, if you already have enough for yourself, it’s easier to think about what others may need. But research suggests the opposite is true: as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/2966/9780691217123\">Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West</a> by Justin Farrell sounds like an interesting read along these same lines.\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Daisy%20Grewal\">Daisy Grewal</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Jeff%20Bezos\">Jeff Bezos</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/Noah%20Hawley\">Noah Hawley</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/wealth\">wealth</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48788",
"title": "Wow, this interview! “I’ve never had an...",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/magazine/charlize-theron-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.QDp1.tCVSIsA0a02X\">Wow, this interview!</a> “I’ve never had an interview quite like this one with Charlize Theron.”\n</p>",
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"title": "“In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,”...",
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"content": "<p>“In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” [Israeli professor of Holocaust & genocide studies] Omer Bartov <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/a-genocide-scholar-asks-what-went-wrong-in-israel\">argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza</a> following the Hamas attacks of October 7th.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48780",
"title": "Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France...",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/sorrow-and-pity-trump/686829/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ6ZDW3lcisRHfj7Fe5hlowU\">Lessons from a 1969 documentary on Nazi-occupied France on how fascism takes root</a>. “A former undercover British agent recalls that working-class French were eager to help him and to shelter him. Those who were wealthier preferred to stay out of it.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48782",
"title": "A new short story from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation,...",
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"content": "<p>A new short story from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation, etc.) called <a href=\"https://ter.li/r3tbrsgr\">Constellations</a> about a mission that has crash-landed on a distant planet.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48784",
"title": "Finally! The Trailer for the Coyote vs. ACME Movie.",
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"title": "Well, here it is at last: the new Boards of Canada album...",
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"content": "<p>Well, here it is at last: the new Boards of Canada album is called Inferno and it will be released on May 28. <a href=\"https://warp.net/releases/590960-inferno/links\">Pre-order or pre-save the album</a>.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-22:48783",
"title": "Jamelle Bouie on the truly unprecedented open corruption...",
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"published": "2026-04-22T13:41:09.000Z",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/opinion/trump-crypto-pardons-corruption.html?unlocked_article_code=1.c1A.1QjI.fDdpHBI-yKuE\">Jamelle Bouie on the truly unprecedented open corruption of the Trump regime</a>. I’ve found it useful to think of DJT’s 2nd term primarily as a heist: a theft of money & power from the American people by a con man who finally found the perfect score.\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-21:48779",
"title": "Is the best literary film adaptation of the last 50...",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-21:48781",
"title": "A French corporation was recently found criminally...",
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"content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/lafarge-corporate-terrorism-syria-france.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.cfuW.P1y4G_7u6woO\">A French corporation was recently found criminally liable for enabling terrorism</a>. “The court in Paris has just ruled that cynicism and an exclusive focus on profits can constitute a crime.”\n</p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-21:48759",
"title": "The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine",
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"content": "<p>This is an animal called the leaf sheep:</p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795349-30461b0e.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795349-30461b0e.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795349-30461b0e.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" /></p>\n\t<p>It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. <a href=\"https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/magazine/fall-2025/meet-the-costasiella-sea-slug-an-animal-that-can-photosynthesize/\">Leaf sheep</a> are <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptoplasty\">kleptoplastic</a> organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their bodies, and then can rely on photosynthesis for their energy needs:</p>\n\t<blockquote><p>The Costasiella sea slug not only looks like a succulent—it acts like one, too. One of the few animals able to photosynthesize, this tiny invertebrate (also known as the leaf slug or leaf sheep) acquires chloroplasts by munching on Avrainvillea, a paddle-shaped seaweed with a velvety texture. It then stores those chloroplasts in its own body, which enables the slug to soak up sunlight and transform it into energy—a process that also gives the mollusk its green color.</p></blockquote>\n\t<p><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/IH_uv4h2xYM\" title=\"YouTube video\" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>\n\t<p>The chloroplasts are stored in the horn-shaped structures called <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerata\">cerata</a> located on the slugs’ backs. Cerata evolved to increase the surface area of these animals for use in respiration and surface area is very helpful if you run on solar panels.</p>\n\t<p>And they’re also cute as a button! I mean, look at these things:</p>\n\t<p><img src=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795110-90e2c6e3.jpg\" srcset=\"/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=500,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795110-90e2c6e3.jpg 500w, /cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down,width=1200,metadata=none//plus/misc/images/editor-1776795110-90e2c6e3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 500px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n</p>\n \n\n \n <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/science\">science</a> · <a href=\"https://kottke.org/tag/video\">video</a></p>",
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"id": "tag:kottke.org,2026-04-21:48773",
"title": "Everyone Is Blaming AI for the Water Crisis. We’re...",
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