Some stuff that came through my transom this week, in no particular order…
- https://river-runner-global.samlearner.com/
- A neat visualizer for movement of water through the geographical system. Drop a raindrop on the earth and watch it flow to the proper ocean.
- https://open.substack.com/pub/herbsundays/p/on-the-trail-of-the-insane-clown
- As often Sam at Herb Sundays (Ghostly) goes deep an interesting. This consideration of the ICP holds up, talks about a midwest ethos, DIY, and owning your self.
- https://robertbreen.com/2025/02/06/why-blogs-matter/
- On why to keep a blog, and how – the wife is thinking of her own reboot, this may help to guide (and remind me)
- https://open.substack.com/pub/newmusicoldmusic/p/memoirs-vs-biographies
- We went to see Neko Case discuss her book this week, a moving and relevant consideration of making art in these times, and the importance of finding the joy and possibility in each of the others in our lives. Will Hermes has a nice consideration of Neko’s new memoir, sitting near the top of our TBR.
- https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/tohru-aizawa-quartet-feature
- This isn’t the original link I had for this (it’s paywalled) but the single jazz album by Tohru Aizawa Quartet has a wild backstory and made for a good soundtrack for part of my week.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/style/luddite-teens-reunion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vU4.K0U4.aCb1UfC8Exz6 (paywall free)
- The Luddite Club may have some challenges – a perception of privilege, lofty goals – but nice to see them moving in the world and finding the rough edges in their youth. We all do it, daily, at every age.
- https://youtu.be/T1tcUfUhR5U?si=tBawxdwDiqskYxZE
- This Boiler Room set by ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U is, in a word, wild. Perfect for a work midafternoon push.