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Palestinian Protester on His Way to Citizenship Test Arrested by ICE in VT
From Akela Lacy at The Intercept, Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE (archive): Mohsen K. Mahdawi arrived at the U.S. Citizenship and...
Director Ryan Coogler Breaks Down Film Aspect Ratios
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed) is a big ol’ movie dork, and it’s endearing to watch him break down all the different types of film, aspect ratios, and projection...
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? “The fluidity and warmth...
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? “The fluidity and warmth of human-centered thinking through the use of circles is perhaps the most elegant way anyone has ever described...
Are You Looking for Work? Are You Looking to Fill a Position?
Hey, it’s been awhile since we’ve done one of these. If you are out there looking for work, post a quick summary of what you do, what you’re looking for,...
M. Gessen: “This is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities,...
M. Gessen: “This is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and [bring] education...
Unequal Rights
Heather Cox Richardson on where we are right now in terms of what type of government we currently have: Here’s the thing: Once you give up the idea that we...
Letter from a high-ranking FBI official who recently resigned. “I took an...
Letter from a high-ranking FBI official who recently resigned. “I took an oath to defend the Constitution. The unqualified leaders Donald Trump chose to lead the bureau act like they...
I was chuffed to see that KDO’s own Edith Zimmerman has a...
I was chuffed to see that KDO’s own Edith Zimmerman has a cartoon in the New Yorker today! Go Edith! 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
George Monbiot: Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth...
George Monbiot: Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature. “Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for...
I am catching up on what happened in season one of The...
I am catching up on what happened in season one of The Last of Us by watching and reading recaps. Season 2 starts tonight on HBO & Max at 9pm...
New Study Finds Average American Stands No Chance Against What’s Coming. “The...
New Study Finds Average American Stands No Chance Against What’s Coming. “The typical American is toast.”
The Tariff Saga Is About One Thing. “Trump’s desire to dominate others...
The Tariff Saga Is About One Thing. “Trump’s desire to dominate others is the driving psychological force of his administration.”
Busy Day at the Airport
Cy Kuckenbaker compressed five hours of landing planes into 30 seconds of video. I love this. A great example of time merge media. (via colossal, which has been killing it...
All the headlines are following Trump’s messaging of a “pause”, but the...
All the headlines are following Trump’s messaging of a “pause”, but the fact is that goods imported from practically every country in the world are taxed at 10% and Chinese...
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds. “The...
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds. “The milestone was powered by a boom in solar power capacity, which has doubled in the last three years.”
What It Feels Like, Right Now. “It’s hard to focus. It’s hard...
What It Feels Like, Right Now. “It’s hard to focus. It’s hard to focus on the things in front of me, that I need to do. It’s hard to focus...
We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid. “The administration could create its...
We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid. “The administration could create its own gulags with no more judicial review than existed when Stalin did the same thing in the Soviet...
If You Heard What I Heard is a collection of Holocaust stories...
If You Heard What I Heard is a collection of Holocaust stories as told by survivors to their grandchildren. “Our generation is the last to ever hear our grandparents’ stories...
From the NYT’s Overlooked obituary series: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth...
From the NYT’s Overlooked obituary series: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill. In the 20s, she smuggled 1000 diaphragms into the US in her luggage and later funded...
The List Keepers, on the informal efforts to keep track of the...
The List Keepers, on the informal efforts to keep track of the toll of AIDS in the theater industry. “Sometime around 1982, McAssey had opened a pocket-size spiral-bound diary and...