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The following is an excerpt from Matt Kennard and Claire Provost's brilliant book Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy. This section is my brutal edit of the original text. The book paints a more broadly and easily understood picture; I firmly recommend reading the book. The bit below is all about how the German banker Hermann Abs suggested a sort of capitalist Magna Carta, a framework for capitalists to cut …

David Lynch, on Los AngelesRoger Ebert on David Lynch and Mulholland DriveDavid Lynch on surrealism in the American grainSurrealist Cinema BBC Arena 1987 presented by David Lynch

Here's my weekly update with a few interesting random findings that I came across the last week or two. I am going to try to make sure they're here in time for you to enjoy with your morning coffee (or beverage of choice) every Saturday or Sunday, and include some of my thoughts around them.Remembering David LynchI was incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of filmmaker David Lynch yesterday. …

Last July, my history professor husband and I took a trip to Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia to visit a selection of Civil War battlefields that comprise the "western theater" of that great war. From our starting point in Vicksburg, Mississippi, we drove north up the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway to Shiloh, Tennessee, then northeast to Fort Donelson, where we also contrived to visit the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge. We then …

Our highlighted books in this Rights Roundup come from Finland, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy. The post Rights Roundup: New Year, New Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

My friends bullied me into doing this template but with Jigen. Yes I had a very good time!

Roger Deakin visits a Jaguar factory in Coventry, in the United Kingdom, where he finds— 160 cabinet-makers were at work in two shifts, day and night, selecting and cutting out the shapes of delicate walnut veneer for the dashboards and door panels of the higher animals—“cars” seems too mundane a word—that have evolved from the feral SS Jaguar 100 sports model of 1936, with its sweeping wings, wire wheels, knock-on …

Reading Time: 35 minutes I hope all of you who’ve sent me complaining messages about there being ‘too much AI stuff’ in Curios over the past few years are feeling suitably-chastened now that Sir Keir’s going to MAINLINE IT INTO THE NATION’S VEINS. Whether or not intravenous injection was necessarily the right analogy for the forced introduction of a potentially-nefarious technology that noone necessarily wants into the body public is…questionable, …

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Happy Metro Rewind week to all who celebrate! Like many a group text, the GGWash staff chat was blowing up with all of us sharing our 2024 trip data with each other on Wednesday, when WMATA released its second iteration of personalized ridership reports. This time, there are sweet little icons telling you your rider personality! (None of us have bought any merch yet, however.) If you haven’t yet checked …

Time flies faster than we can think of. Nagarathna Memorial Grant – 2025 is open for applications; this is our eighth edition. When I started it, I didn't think much about how it would turn out in a couple of years. So, there were no expectations. But it has grown into its own thing in these seven years. I have met so many interesting people and their work. It has …

Congratulations.Good decision 😄.Beekeeping is a wonderful hobby.There's a lot to recommend it; it's relatively inexpensive to start, training is usually widely available, it involves an invigorating combination of hard work, practical skill, observation, insight and understanding, and - if you manage all that - your bees should produce some delicious honey that is better than anything available in the supermarket.In fact, if you get that lot right, and you're blessed …

After ending another year of record-breaking climate statistics, we stand at the precipice of 2025, which has already revealed its own devastating challenges. As the window for meaningful change continues to narrow during the next several years, we’re left to wonder what the world might look like if we stay on this path. Through the lens of hyper-consumerism, San Francisco-based artist Michael Kerbow (previously) envisions the future in his wry …

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Comfort Zone In this very special episode, the gang makes their “Pro” and “Pro Max” predictions for tech in 2025 and oh my, does it get wild! Who’s best clued into the tech coming this year? Who is just wish-casting their way to third place? We’ll have to wait to find out. NPC: Next Portable Console On this special edition of …

Back in 1991, Grenda and I ran a weekend-long game of Ravenloft. We ran it as the "Dreams of Barovia" variant that combined adventure modules I6 and I10. He was the DM for I6 Ravenloft and I was the DM for I11 Ravenloft II: House on Gryphon Hill. It was a lot of fun to be honest, the problem was I forgot to tell my roommates and girlfriend where I …