👽 Miscellaneous
📦 I know I am about to turn 30 because events like “my new picture frame from Etsy just arrived” makes me genuinely excited.
🧱 Taken at Tom Sach’s current exhibition at Salon94. Never ceases to inspire.
👽 I was sitting outside a theatre and overhead a man explaining the entire plot of Star Wars—including Mandalorian and Grogu—to whom I can only assume is his girlfriend.
There is something strangely universal and endearing about this❤️
🧟♂️ Sherwood News has a great report on the “Resurrection Economy”— i.e. the various ways that companies are making money off of the AI likeness of deceased celebrities. This is legitimately going to be the birth of a whole new industry; just wait until it becomes accessible to the general public.
👨💻 I found a Reddit Page that asks if Paradise Lost and Dante’s Inferno aren’t technically ancient fanfictions about the bible—and the implications are quite funny when you think about it.
🎬 One of the many perks of living in the most gorgeous corner of Brooklyn is how many movies choose to film here. Kit Harrington of Game of Thrones fame sighted today on set!
🃏 Recently, a friend of mine who has been single for a long time showed up to a party dressed as a USPS worker. I said, ‘What’s with the costume?’
She said, ‘What do you mean? Everyone keeps telling me that I should be appealing to the mail gaze.'
📹 Feeling famous because I made a cameo in my dear friends’ latest Youtube video: 24 Hours with a 1 Week Old Newborn in NYC.
As you can see, they are the sweetest people and make such genuine content. Do yourself a favor and join the other 50k+ subscribers who enjoy their videos weekly!
✈️ Spirit Airlines has officially bit the dust, which is a great reason to revisit the recurring Daily Show gag where Trevor Noah would frequently roast their service.
“Spirit Airlines—we shut down the day we opened.” 🤣
🔥 I am endlessly intrigued by the mythology surrounding the ancient greek figure Hermes. Today I learned today about St. Elmo’s Fire, alternatively called “Hermes Fire”: a blue or violet glow caused by corona discharge on pointed objects like ship masts, airplane wings, or spires during storms. It makes total sense that a pre-scientific mind would interpret this as an omen from the patron god of travel, speed, and liminal spaces. Even seeing photos of it seems so mystical. Love this stuff.
🕵️ This Financial Times piece (gift link) about a cab driver who started the first spy store and espionage empire is borderline unbelievable. This man’s life was an actual movie:
Inspired by 007, Jamil invented an “olive-in-a-martini transmitter” that eavesdropped on cocktail conversations (the antenna was the toothpick). Like Bond’s “Q”, he hid cameras in cigarette packets and microphones in sugar cubes… an electronic hanky that turned a woman’s voice into a man’s, a wristwatch that squirted tear gas, and bulletproof underwear.
The ’60s were just a different time, I guess? Please do read.
🍪 Cabel Sasser’s roundup of crazy/unique/abominable snacks from last year is one of the most delightful things I have read in a while.
Pumpkin Pie CupNoodles? Cheez It Pizza? Protein PopTarts? Salt Caramel Lays?
This is what blogs were made for. 10/10 recommend!
🤖 Been enjoying these absolutely hilarious videos this guy has been making to deflate some of the AI hype and expose the limits of these tools. Worth the 1-minute watch.
🔍 Last week, I added a search feature to my micro.blog. Being a non-technical user, it felt like a real achievement. I see it as a solid step to ensuring that this space can function as a rabbit hole for people (especially myself) to discover and rediscover pleasant things. I love micro.blog.
👾 I am proudly Gen Z— but only barely make the cut. My most millennial trait is that I love a good GIF (and I am not afraid to say it).
🪖 Sort of niche but exceptionally useful— found out that Virginia Tech has an extensive ratings list of scientifically tested helmets.
From bicycle helmets to construction to football, their findings are 100% objective and free from marketing influence. Am getting my next skate/bike helmet now…
🪴 My local library in Brooklyn had a “plant swap” on Saturday, where I escaped with some great new greenery. I absolutely love this kind of interconnectedness and community-building.
🃏 I made up a joke, tell me what you think:
Question: What do you tell your friend when he wants to message a girl but is too scared?
Answer: “Carpe DM”