Making a killing on Wall Street might be a harmless turn of phrase, but it only enjoys traction because of the culture it takes place in.
Irvine Welsh’s intro to American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Musings
Be a follower
Some thoughts and observations on influencer marketing – could the tide finally be turning?
Read more "Be a follower"Wasn’t history an event that repeated unforgettably in the mind?
Love in the New Millennium, Can Xue
Move slowly and consider things
Thoughts on an alternative mantra (because I’m not convinced breaking things really should be a desirable outcome).
Read more "Move slowly and consider things"If a man flies in Jamaica, and only the poor will admit to seeing it, has he still flown?
Augustown, Kei Miller
Authoritarianism’s Handmaidens
When news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke in March 2018, I felt vindicated. This week, I realised I missed the point entirely…
Read more "Authoritarianism’s Handmaidens"They married and had children, every child a portmanteau, a mythical beast, a montage.
Bowlaway, Elizabeth McCracken
There is no finish line
Some thoughts and observations on getting “good” at creative work.
Read more "There is no finish line"…he was at that vodka level where the night began to become magnanimous, and everything promised him fidelity and hope.
Hopscotch, Julio Cortazar
Rescuing History
A community on reddit are buying undeveloped rolls of film, and sharing the photos they find.
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