we are all piscasso’s fishermen: a reflection on “Night Fishing at Antibes”
a dangerous game of jenga with a key pillar of our economy: Democrats push back on Trump’s decision to illegally fire member of the Federal Reserve board—see previously
we want to be defensive but maybe we want to be offensive too: administration mulls changing the DOD back to the War Department
they call me president of europe: Trump frames EU digital rules as disrespectful, threatens to up-end tariff deal
what is going on in south korea—seems like a purge or revolution—we can’t have that and do business there: Trump meets with counterpart Lee Jae Myung—suggests detente with North Korea, appropriating leased land that hosts US military bases
cornhusker clink: as judge orders closure of the hastily built Alligator Alcatraz (previously), the US department of homeland security announces a new detention facility in Nebraska
cheeto mussolini: giant images of Trump swath government office buildings
america by design: AirBnB co-founder appointed as director of US national design studio
stephen is a celebrated ballerino: Richard Grenell (previously) introduces Kennedy Centre’s Dance Director—in case you missed it, continued funding for the US national opera is contingent on the venue being renamed after the first lady
the metaphorical frog has boiled to death: news media in denial about America’s descent into totalitarianism—via Kottke
synchronoptica
one year ago: the era of AI photography (with synchronopticรฆ) plus the death of Charles Lindbergh
twelve years ago: the last of the VW T-2s
thirteen years ago: the singular roundness of the sun plus a trip through the Rheingau
fourteen years ago: assorted links to revisit
fifteen years ago: bailouts and banking secrecy
