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E012: Doing the Research
April 28, 2025
Kate, I’ve been thinking a lot about the statement AI supporters make regarding the future of “prompt engineering”. They say that in the future, many...
K:011 Only YOU can prevent FASCISM
March 9, 2025
Greetings from the pits of despair, fellow American, There’s many issues in our country, and none of these are improved by the blitzkrieg of activity since...
E010: February 2025 is the actual start to the year
February 3, 2025
Kate! You only wrote me two weeks ago and somehow the world has changed twice over. I have been telling my therapist for months that I could not make plans...
K009: Moby Dick, Art Museums, and the Norovirus
January 18, 2025
Dear Emily, A much overdue response to your New Years’ greetings, but 2025 does seem to be chugging along. Already, we’re nearly 1/12th of the way through! I...
E008: How is this going? redux
January 1, 2025
Kate, I didn’t want you to think that I was entirely ignoring your earlier email, thinking about what this newsletter can be. I think my intentions are few:...
E007: 2024 Favorites
January 1, 2025
Kate, I’m stealing this from a tumblr user - my favorite things of 2024. Obviously, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) tops the list. I dove into...
K006: How is this going?
December 20, 2024
Emily! We’ve each done three updates apiece now for our newsletter, and it begs the question: how is this going? You asked me this question via text (which...
E005: Back From Vacation
December 9, 2024
Kate, How is it already December? I jet off for ONE WEEK and somehow the world just keeps moving forward. Spending time in Hungary/Austria/Slovakia was...
K004: How are we numbering these?
November 28, 2024
Dear Emily, I am writing this from the tracks of a Northeast Regional Amtrak - according to the train app, it will cross the southern span of Rhode Island in...
E002: An Ode to Adeem the Artist
November 19, 2024
Kate, I’ve spent a lot of time lately organizing my music library. As you know, I buy a lot of music on BandCamp,and I’m trying to cycle through my music and...
K002: The Annual Problem for Our Generation
November 15, 2024
Emily, Where were you in February 2008? Skimming Wikipedia, it was a busy time in the still-early days of the never-ending news cycle. Earthquakes in Rwanda,...
E001: The Last Half Mile
November 11, 2024
Kate, As you know (because you’ve done it!), many road races in Philadelphia start and end by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It’s an iconic location in the...
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