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Are Newsletters Newsletters? Are Publications Publications? We Turn To An Expert To Hear More, See More, Be More, Be Less, To Float Upon the Wind (& More.)
1 min readFeb 9, 2024
- “How To Build A Small Solar-Powered System.”
- “A History of Chuck E. Cheese, via Last Week Tonight.” Being walked through this particular history also serves as an odd reminder that shows like Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen Hunger Force didn’t strictly come ‘out of nowhere.’ George Saunders can definitely ‘hear’ this register, but it’s a little bit occluded by Saunders wanting to make sure that you’re okay, it’s okay, it’s okay.
- In case you’ve ever found yourself wondering, ‘Why can’t I read posts from The New Thing on a WhatsApp channel,’ wonder no longer: we’ve created a WhatsApp channel for this very publication. No, we won’t link to it. We might not even post anything there. But it does exist. Trust us.
- Is it just me or can you hear a bit of Toni Morrison in a Nikky Finney poem? In that true, good, ‘I’ve definitely inherited something from her’ kind of way.
- (The channel really does exist.)
- Oud? Oud! Oud? Oud! Oud!
- When it comes to thinking about an ‘Indie Internet,’ take a look at what’s available from the Good Enough Lab.
- What’s the difference between looking and the rhythm of looking
- Pitchers and catchers report next week.
- If you want to throw a few coins in the cup, I certainly wouldn’t say no to accepting money over here.
