Circling the square.
A soothing animated short by the Six N. Five design studio follows orbs as they illuminate and transform landscapes.
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“You’re basically networking all day.” In many ways, NFTs are changing music for the better. In other ways, not so much.
“You’re basically networking all day.” In many ways, NFTs are changing music for the better. In other ways, not so much.
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Biden was instrumental in the now-expired 1994 assault-weapons ban. But as VP and president, he’s been ineffective on gun control.
Biden was instrumental in the now-expired 1994 assault-weapons ban. But as VP and president, he’s been ineffective on gun control.
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Jeff VanderMeer: Living in Florida right now is a vision of a future that’s alternately purgatory, heaven, and hell.
Florida faces so many human-created ecological emergencies that an exhaustive list would fill a phone book: manatee die-off, Florida panther habitat fragmentation, phosphate mining runoff polluting bays, forever chemicals…
Venkatesh Rao: It’s important to cultivate an effective crisis mindset. Start by making non-crisis moments count.
Venkatesh Rao: It’s important to cultivate an effective crisis mindset. Start by making non-crisis moments count.
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An umbrella to be sold by Gucci and adidas in China—for $1,600—faces criticism for not blocking rain.
An umbrella to be sold by Gucci and adidas in China—for $1,600—faces criticism for not blocking rain.
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“Whispering, cajoling, lobbying, neck massaging, beard-pulling”
A few days late on this, but here’s an interesting thread from New York Times East Africa correspondent Abdi Latif Dahir on what it was like to watch Somalia’s presidential election up close over the weekend.
First round of voting is over and counting has gotten underway now. We just heard four loud bangs which made people go quiet. One police officer said they were possible mortar attacks but said they happening “at a distance.” He also asked us to stay calm. #SomaliElections2022
— Abdi Latif Dahir (@Lattif) May 15, 2022
See also: “Somalia elects new President, but terrorists hold true power”