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As expected, the cover of Andrew McKenzie-McHarg’s The Hidden History of Conspiracy Theory (Princeton University Press, 2026) features a hand-drawn variant on its cover. From contributors Colin Beineke and Carl Thompson.
Squarepusher “K10 Terminus” I’ve been thinking about how so many of the people we’ve been calling “electronic” producers and artists since the 90s really should’ve been classified as composers from the start. I understand why they...
Hiking with Wallace, my 6" f/2.8 corrected dobsonian.
After 16 years working as an elementary school band teacher for Regina Public Schools, my wife quit her job. The job was impossibly difficult: managing 200+ students, their families, travelling between 9 elementary schools, plus 1 high...
Me on stage at All Day Hey! In May I spoke at the 10th (and final 😔) edition All Day Hey! in Leeds, UK. I opened the conference with a talk on View Transitions. ~ Table of Contents The Talk Slides Recording/Video Thanks! ~ # The Talk...
Here is a little marketing pop quiz for you: the company you work for wants to increase the prices of its products across the board urgently — and by a significant amount — because key components are suddenly more expensive. Which...
While applying for this visa stuff, I'm seeing passport privilege in real time. I'm handling the paperwork and looking at the Resident Visa Health Check that I need to do. The tests include Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Measles & Rubella,...
Here’s another one from HongKongFoodies.com! Go check ’em out as they’ve got a treasure trove of hard to find Demae Iccho variants! This one sounds interesting – but what is takana? From what I see it’s giant mustard green and has a...
TL;DR: Mira is a small (5.6 MB), native Mac app that makes YouTube calm and pleasant: no Shorts, no sponsor segments, no recommendation rabbit hole. It folds SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, searchable transcripts, optional...
TL;DR: Mira is a small (5.6 MB), native Mac app that makes YouTube calm and pleasant: no Shorts, no sponsor segments, no recommendation rabbit hole. It folds SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, searchable transcripts, optional...
Every writer explores different writing styles in his lifetime. If you are a serious writer, you know what I am talking about. The style isn't just indicative of how you write. It's indicative of how you prefer to write. How you prefer...
A red warning for extreme heat has been issued across parts of the UK this week, including London. For people this heatwave across Europe feels frightening, not because of the temperatures themselves, but of what they imply. Nights stay...
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - Happy Today (album-length concert film)Since we talked about SML yesterday, let’s talk about that other band that saxophonist Josh Johnson and bassist Anna Butterss play in — the unbelievable ETA IVtet, led by...
I am not sure if others feel this, but I have always felt overwhelmed and uncomfortable standing out or being recognisable in a crowd. I want to blend in and disappear because that makes going outside and participating in the world...
This is my submission for the June 2026 IndieWeb Carnival. The theme is “No way!?”, hosted by Alex Hsu. It is widely known that people don’t remember the first 1-3 years of their childhood, only have episodic memory at 3-6 years old, and...