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Keeping tabs on the decline of civilization:
Being ambivalent about college football means that I missed a giant Pop Tart self-sacrifice in front of a stadium full of people, meeting his death in a comically large toaster. Marina Abramović who???
The only good crypto hedge fund CEO is one who doesn’t exist.
OpenAI makes the really good point that if they can’t break the law with impunity then their product won’t work and if we don’t let them break the law, it’s because we don’t care enough about science and humanity.
I love this “75 Hard Style Challenge” and have been using it as motivation to get dressed in the AM (in a way that feels meaningful, as opposed to perfunctory) and not buy any new clothes until I have reached a point of enlightenment in my consumption and styling journey (or March 15th). Also, the architect of the trend,
, aka Mandy Lee, has an incredible cozy punk cupcake style that is endlessly inspiring.Not to get political (jk,) but this interview with Palestinian journalist Motaz Azaiza where he says, “don't call yourself a free person if you can't make changes. If you can't stop a genocide that is still ongoing,” has been ringing in my ears. The cognitive dissonance of living in an alleged democracy where constituents hold no power (unless they have extreme wealth), and are given the “choice” of the deranged clown star of the authoritarian circus or war criminal with friends who are Black, is really bumming me out!!!!
Tunes to start the week with:
It’s really hard to find a job in the creative arts, so I thought I’d share this listing. Can’t vouch for the coworkers. There’s a new Park Hye Jin album with lots of good chillwave/techno vibes and she looks unethically hot on the album cover, which is always cool. And here are some “big” albums coming down the pike.
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