yes, I'm linking a New Yorker article. yes, it's actually worth a read.

I've long been a fan of Skyway Man (and his previous iteration, James Wallace and The Naked Light). He's got a new record on the horizon, Flight of the Long Distance Healer, and it seems he has stepped up his game - conceptually - quite a bit.

This incredibly impressive video for "The Holding On" feels authentically from its era. Realistically speaking, it's a clever use of old footage and brilliant color treatments of new footage but it just feels like an actual piece of lost cinema. There's a story unfolding in there too but I will let you dig into that if you feel so inclined.

If I had to place my bets on what the record sounds like before the album is released I'd say - sci-fi folk with an upbeat feel and an ominous overture. That's what the video is giving me and I suspect there's more where it came from. Can't wait.

Back in 2021, the song "Space Freeway" was released as a collaborative effort between electronic artists Eve Maret and Adrienne Franke; two artists that I greatly admire. I have patiently awaited more music to emerge from that meeting of minds and now the wait is over!

The collaboration is officially called Eardrummer and their debut self-titled record will be released on Oct 13, 2023. The first track "Hibiscus" is available now and likely streaming everywhere. I urge you to follow these two, their collab IG account @_eardrummer_ and buy the record. It's gonna be a good one.

Remember when you used to stumble upon a random website that had a 24/7 streaming feed of genre-specific music that ticked all the right boxes but you couldn't figure out how they existed as an actual business? DKFM is an excellent example of exactly that. The website has more navigation items than you can count, most of the content seems to stop at 2021 but the actual music feed is going strong and well worth listening to. Hit play, pin the tab and maybe buy a shirt to keep them going through this mysterious existence!

Look, YouTube is littered with garbage countdown lists but sometimes they are legitimate doses of entertainment. I don't know that I can call all of these "nightmare fuel" but there are some amusingly weird creations in here worth perusing.

Even if you don't read a word of this, the sketches, doodles and various visual ephemera are absolutely delightful.

just a lil fun puzzler. via @patrickmoberg

I know this guy is kind of old news but I am loving the latest unveiling. 404 Media brings the whole thing down to Earth but I am still entertained.

bookmark it. inspiration to infinity.

we've all seen the videos of this behavior. The real answer likely lies somewhere between true communication and learned mimicry. Either way, they're smarter than we generally credit them.

you know I love a miniature. Cortes has an uncanny knack for detail.

an exit interview

Been grappling with staying on Twitter. This evaluation echoes my internal sentiments quite well. It's not going to get better over there and continuing to use it is endorsing the actions of a terrible and dangerous guy.

looking for some design inspiration I stumbled across this repository of vinyl inserts for metal albums. Some truly fascinating choices here.

an honestly fascinating history of the failed NASA X-34 program

Phenomenal infographic and a helluva educational breakdown on the nostalgic modem handshake

3 CD set that is absolutely worth a listen or three.

This GQ piece, Harmony Korine’s Hi-Tech Vision for the Future of Movies, is absolutely wild. I'm not exactly shocked that the guy who made Trash Humpers has some far out ideas but what he's forecasting in this article seems to be especially unique.

To be clear, I don't think all of these ideas are bad - not by any stretch of the imagination. Korine seems to be correct that attention spans have changed; the way we consume media has changed and, thus, the way media is created should change. In fact, it already has. The fusion of short form content, interactive / gaming content and fever dream nonsense does not seem far off in the future. It's closer than we think.

I don't agree with Korine's takeaways from the article 100%. Much of what is described sounds unhinged, unfocused and absurd to the point that it'll never be a reality. It's too many ideas to actually happen - a videogame but also a short 1second film but also face remapping software but also physical masks that look like demons but also a clothing line. Seriously, that's all in there. Lots of good individual ideas but hard to imagine them all parsing together.

But maybe I'm a Ludditte. Maybe Korine is a visionary. OR maybe his success isn't dependent on being embraced by a huge audience, so doing 1,000 different things that a small group adores will be enough.

It's a lot to think about and I suggest you take it all in and marinate on it.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the DEA saying they did their research and believe marijuana should go from Schedule I to Schedule III in classification. It's a huge NO DOI request but one that the country desperately needs.

I say this not as a huge pothead that wants to see more drugs legalized but as a rational, compassionate, human being that understands that if liquor is legal, there's no ground to stand on for marijuana being Schedule I. It's clearly absurd and idiotic.

Anyway, just a note to keep an eye out for more news. The DEA can choose to move forward or do nothing. I'm hoping for some action.

Really fascinating thread about leveraging robots and tech to monitor and update our infrastructure, jobs people do not want to do and robots can do better. Wild stuff.