globetrotter—more like globetriggered: a wrap of 2024 in therapy
new doge, old tricks: Musk and Ramaswamy present their plan to rapture three-quarters of the government workforce but it’s going to be a challenge to achieve real cost-cutting or improved efficiency
vote de censure: French government collapses after legislature moves to eject controversial prime minister Michel Barnier—see previously
field of vision: the challenges of bringing the Vera Ruben perched high in the Andes on online includes unidentified intelligence agencies screening images before they are released to the public
my empathy is out of network: Americas respond to the assassination of a major medical insurance CEO
ekistical portrait: Rob Stephenson is documenting all the three hundred and fifty neighbourhoods of New York City’s five boroughs—via Kottke
what just happened: South Korea’s declaration of marshal law, parliament’s rejection and the ongoing political crisis
stonks: Bitcoin just hit $100 000 a piece
hot topic: the year in Wikipedia, recent celebrity deaths topped the list again
synchronoptica
one year ago: the Michelob Music Hour (with synchronoptica) plus modern art presented as a fun-fair
seven years ago: noisy GIFs, assorted links worth the revisit plus 52 more things
eight years ago: the origins of Play-Doh
nine years ago: red cup controversy, a trip to Rosenau plus our faithful chronicler
ten years ago: troublesome ideas in the marketplace plus an A-ha! reunion concert
