purl 2.0: performative social media is symptomatic of influencer culture and won’t get better until we do
flag of convenience: the secret language of ships
extended character set: contenders for inclusion on the new Emoji list include a Phoenix and a broken chain new normal: a third of the US under a dangerous heatwave
sag-aftra: members of the Hollywood actors’ guild join the writers’ strike—see previously, see more
eternal september: the Threads bandwagon, matriculation is “a contradictory mixture of earnest online community building and craven creator-brained growth hacking”
synchronoptica
one year ago: “Hanoi Jane” (1972) plus Gangam Style (2012)
two years ago: the elder Fuรพark and the runestone of Rรถk plus the Stone Ship of Nรคssja
three years ago: a variant line-rider animation with a synchronised roller coaster, Pollux and Castor plus more official American state junk
four years ago: Trump attacks the Squad, honouring Alan Turing plus finding Bob Ross’ lost landscapes
five years ago: assorted links to revisit, Trump’s Scottish golf course, Nintendo made a sewing machine game plus more Brexit fun—aren’t we having fun yet
