> 203: I stand at the lip of a pouting valley—SPEAK TO ME!
René Magritte, The Banquet Hello, Here’s some art, ideas, and internet for you: “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common,...
> 202: What resonated, 2025
Andrew Wyeth, Otherworld Hi hi, For an indeterminate number of years I’ve wrapped up each year not with a “best of” list but a slightly different way of...
> 201: A taxi cab floating across three lanes with its lamp lit
Hello, As is my long custom, I’ll do one more newsletter at the turn of the year with a roundup of the things that stuck with me most from the previous 12...
> 200: We were trying to live a personal life
When the persimmon trees bear fruit, Li Weilin Hi hi, I’m going to be super honest: I can’t remember when I started counting editions of this newsletter. I...
> 199: I am building what I cannot break
Couple motorcycling on the beach at Oostvoorne, Netherlands, by Aart Klein, 1966 Hello there, Boy, I don’t know. Here’s some art, ideas, and internet for...
> 198: The world is a laden thing
Women in the Rain, Marina Abramović Hi hi, Damn, it’s a good time to be alive if you are in the market for an easy sense of purpose. Lots of evil to fight...
> 197: I knew so much and sang anyway
Elin Waiting, Daniel E. Greene Folks, The number one thing that’s really sunk in for me over the last year is that unthinkable things can absolutely happen....
> 196: Remember this
Jim Holland, Green Room, 1955 Hi hi, Here’s some art, ideas, and internet for you: I wrote about the brilliant and irreplaceable Allison Rockey, our best...
> 195: If I stand very still, I do no further harm.
Photograph by Arnaud Montagard Oh hello, I can’t remember where I heard this tip, but I saw someone share recently that you can simply cut off the top of a...
> 194: I believe my courage will expand like a sponge cowboy in water
Cy Twombly, Some Trees of Italy, 1974 Hi hi, If you’re getting into composting, as is now mandatory in New York City, listen to me. This is important. You’re...
> 193: I know now is not the time to take up flying.
Georgia O’Keeffe Hitching a Ride to Abiquiu, by Maria Chabot, 1944 You know, I don’t even know where to start when it comes to… everything so I’m not gonna....
> 192: I will constitute the field
Well, Here in America, we're unfortunately going through a coup right now where the worst people in the world are voiding the Constitution to dismantle the...
> 191: Under the new weight of the sun
“7 A.M. (New Year’s Morning),” László Moholy-Nagy, ca. 1930 Happy new year, As I've done for years, I'm ending the old year with a look back at the things...
> 190: What are you trying to be free of?
A mural of a forest in the South Bronx, New York City, 1983. Thomas Hoepker, Magnum Photos Heyo, Here's some art, internet, and ideas for you: If you’re...
> 189: AIN' EVEN BEEN PLANTED YET
Woman painting in the storm, Burano, Italy, 1977, Jean Gaumy Hi hi, Here's some art, internet, and ideas for you: I’ve never thought of myself as a person...
> 188: safe through the generous fields
Long Island Sound, 1938, by Morris Rosenfeld Hello there, For the Americans among us: my organizer programming means I physically can’t stop myself from...
> 187: Colours dull with injustice etc.,
Danny DeVito walking his dachshund in New York City. Crucially, the dachshund is wearing a wee frilly yellow dress.Photo: Benjamin Curry Hiiiii, Happy...
> 186: Synonyms haunted. Synonyms meaningful.
Leda Papaconstantinou, "Players from the Theatrical Play Bouboulitsa’s Dream," 1979. Hello there, Following last month’s “Science, fuck yeah!” sentiments,...
> 185: Run them through butter
Gordon Parks, Harlem, 1943 Hi hi, Science is absolutely knocking me out lately. Did you hear they’ve made it possible to prevent HIV with a twice-yearly...
> 184: We love what we have, no matter how little
Untitled, Rolf Winquist (1910-1968). Hello there, One of the voices I’ve most appreciated over the past few months is Mariame Kaba’s. She’s a longtime...