It’s one of those days that almost kills you; it’s that beautiful.
DMX sadly died today. This is a great piece at The Undefeated: An entire generation owes DMX for his lesson in resilience
I also enjoyed this piece at the NYT with what they called his 10 Essential Songs. Honestly, it wasn’t a party at the turn of the century without hearing “Party Up (Up in Here)” at least once. (DMX has a songwriting credit in Hamiltonthanks to this song!)
If you haven’t read this yet, it’s quite horrifying, even if you kind of knew a lot of it already: “Everyone Just Knows He’s an Absolute Monster”: Scott Rudin’s Ex-Staffers Speak Out on Abusive Behavior [THR]
This is so rad: ‘Lost golden city of Luxor’ discovered by archaeologists in Egypt [National Geographic]
Mind’s eye blind
Close your eyes and picture a bicycle. For some people, this is impossible.
Computer battle of the heavyweights
The Muhammad Ali vs. Rocky Marciano boxing match was screened in theatres across Europe and North America in 1970. In American theatres, Marciano won. In European theatres, Ali did.
Chaos on Berners Street
Georgian London’s most famous prankster once summoned thousands of officials and tradespeople to the house of an unsuspecting victim.
SHOCKER: Mindfulness can make you selfish: study
New Books
The New Journalism style long ago gave way to the cult of the personal essay. Rachel Kushner is bringing it back who and why
Essays & Opinions
Everything that was once considered lowbrow is now triumphant. It's been decades since anyone has felt guilt about a guilty pleasure
“About 40 years old, 175cm tall, slender, with an elongated face, black thinning hair, light-rimmed glasses": Philip Roth's Czech KGB file... file
THIS IS WHY THE LEFT IS SO KEEN ON “CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IS BAD”: The Art Spirit – Beloved Painter and Philosopher Robert Henri on How Art Binds Us Together.
They want to isolate us, and deny the existence of unifying human experience.