Comics and the Atomic Bomb from 1945-1955: Hank Kennedy for the Comics Journal
Welcome to the Turbulent Twenties: Jack Goldstone and Peter Turchin for Noema
Three Felonies a Day — A book by Harvey A. Silvergate
“Refugees alone, a tiny proportion of all immigrants to the U.S., produced $124 billion in net tax revenue between 2005 and 2019, Moorehead noted in her piece on Liberian refugees. As of January, the U.S. no longer resettles refugees; as of this fall, refugees living in the U.S. will no longer be eligible for Medicaid.” — Nathaniel Popkin
“You can’t Instagram your way into belonging; it requires choosing deliberate entanglement over endless optionality, again and again.” — Kai for DENSE DISCOVERY
“There is happy, and there is polite, and they look very different. Polite has a mechanical quality to it, like carrying out all the right movements to replace batteries in a remote. Happy has a boundless quality: unpredictable, even when it is at a low level.” — Shani Zhang writes 21 Observations From People Watching for SKIN CONTACT
“It does no good to complain about the weather.” — Tony Gilroy interviewed by Ross Douthat for the NYT
“Then they kill all the people.” — Daniel Kokotajlo interviewed by Ross Douthat for the NYT
Grants, residencies, and open calls for artists:
Stochastic Labs Residencies – SF Bay Area
The Awesome Foundation Grant — $1000 micro grants
Sharjah Art Foundation Residency Program — Sharjah, UAE
McColl Center Residency — Charlotte, NC
Princeton Hodder Fellowship — Princeton, NJ
Princeton Arts Fellowship — Princeton, NJ
Macdowell Residency — Peterborough, NH
Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist Residency — Philadelphia, PA
Vermont Studio Center Residency — Johnson, VT
Hayama Artist Residency — Hayama, JP
The Sample: Newsletter and directory aimed to help subscribers discover other newsletters. Seeing as my own newsletter, RESTRICTED FREQUENCY, seems to trigger an equal number of unsubscribes as new subscriptions with each new edition sent out (at an almost consistent rate of about 0.43%), it's fair to assume that it has plateaued in its reach. Seeking new ways to get the word out and potentially grow one's audience is probably wise. THE SAMPLE is one of but a few ways I've come across.
“Galactic mind”—Rupert Sheldrake — Youtube
“Write to entertain yourself first. Because if you’re bored, your reader will be bored too. This applies even to client work with specific briefs and notes you may not actually agree with. Find a way to keep yourself interested and engaged and it’ll reflect in the work. Pander or try to write for an imagined audience and it will show.”
From 12 RULES FOR WRITING by Warren Ellis via his ORBITAL OPERATIONS newsletter.
“Write every day, but set a minimum boundary. Graham Greene only wrote 500 words a day. Some people set ten minutes of full focus a day. Putting your body in front of word-making materials for a period of time is the thing, and if that ever seems hard to you, think about Jean-Dominique Bauby, who had to dictate an entire book using only his left eye to signal with. Books are written only by the people who show up to write them, even if it’s only ten minutes a day.”
Also: “Always know when to leave the stage and what to leave behind.”
Many great tips from an expert in the field who's been around long enough to give it to you straight.
“Sometime around 1957, in a fluorescent-lit lab at the University of Wisconsin, psychologist Harry Harlow carried out a study that would come to haunt the field of behavioral science.”
From RESTRICTED FREQUENCY #224: False Monkey Theory
“The experiment, which would be difficult to receive grant approval for today (for good reason at that), involved separating newborn monkeys from their mothers just hours after birth (evil!). The infants were then placed in solitary confinement with two ersatz 'mothers'—one, a minimalist wireframe fitted with a bottle of milk; the other, soft and wrapped in fabric, but offering no sustenance...”
The next RESTRICTED FREQUENCY is scheduled to drop on Sunday. In it, we draw on a chilling monkey experiment from 1957 to illustrate how comfort is often sought after over truth—nationalism, corporate “families,” and expat illusions are all explored within. Plus: a poster giveaway, smoothie recipe, and sharp cultural picks.
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In 2014, coal made up almost half of Greece’s energy generation. Just a decade later, solar and wind has tripled to 43%, with coal now only accounting for a meagre 6% — Via OUR WORLD IN DATA.
NATIVE LAND: Interactive map that lets you explore the traditional territories, languages and treaties of Indigenous peoples worldwide.
THE FIRST AMERICAN REVOLUTION examines surviving traces of the settlements “Pueblo people” built atop mesas following the Pueblo Revolt, which won back independence for the Native American population after nearly a century of Spanish rule in the American Southwest — ARCHEOLOGY.ORG
MIN: Minimal open-source browser.
The Dollar's Crown is Slipping, and Fast — Via REUTERS
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed three new project agreements with leading Chinese companies operating in the textile industry worth approximately $52.6 million. This I'm assuming is part of China's big geopolitical strategy to get around US tariffs — Via ALCHEMPRO
On average, 17 American war veterans have taken their own life every day since 2001 — Via THE HILL
JAN PLECHAC makes some of the most stunning glassware I've ever seen.
“It currently seems possible that our galaxy lays right in the middle of a two billion light year wide void in the universe... You know how impossible you are? You’re from a barren universal ditch, and yet here you are.” — Via Warren Ellis' ORBITAL OPERATIONS.