“We’re getting to the point where ghosts are real. The future is here, valuing magic and mystery over reality. Not only are we aware of the difference, but we’re at peace with it.”
Louis Rosenfeld in reference to this.
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Haunted Words, Part 3
A collection of ghost words … đ Ghost Forests: “The haunting remains of what were once stands of cedar and pine. Since the late 19th century, an ever-widening swath of these trees have died along the shore. These arboreal graveyards are showing up in places where the land slopes gently into the ocean and where salty water increasingly encroaches. Along the United Statesâ east coast, in pockets of the west coast and elsewhere, saltier soils have killed hundreds of thousands of acres of trees, leaving behind woody skeletons typically surrounded by marsh.
Words: mundus sine caesaribus
Some Things, Week 6, 2025
Photo by Yama Bato. You Canât Post Your Way Out of Fascism: “Trusted information networks have existed since long before the internet and mass media. These networks are in every town and city, and at their core are real relationships between neighborsânot their online, parasocial simulacra.” Simulacrum: “a representation or imitation of a person or thing.” 90’s Hip-Hop: A 45 plus minutes mix of Golden Era Classics + Rarities. Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park Wayfinding: Cool signs.
Haunted Words
A collection of ghost words … đ Ghost Artists: “Spotify, the rumor had it, was filling its most popular playlists with stock music attributed to pseudonymous musiciansâvariously called ghost or fake artistsâpresumably in an effort to reduce its royalty payouts.” /via pixel envy Ghost Hotels: “The âghost hotelâ nomenclature refers to an entire apartment building which is functionally a hotel because most or all units are short-term rentals instead of tenant-occupied.
Akiya (vacant houses in Japan) “are becoming less like financial assets and more akin to natural resources, available to be harvested by those who wish put in the time and substantial effort to reclaim one from natural decay.”
There seems to be this kind of richness of the tactile experience thatâs afforded by pushing buttons. Theyâre not perfect for every situation, but I think increasingly, weâre realizing the merit that the interface offers.
“Most fields have a problem with âghost knowledgeâ, hard-won practical understanding that is mostly passed on verbally between practitioners and not written down anywhere public.”
America’s 7-Elevens to become ‘Japanese style’: “Japanâs 7-Eleven locations â referred to as konbini â have a different vibe. There, they put a focus on âtantalizing food,â according to TODAY. Items found at Japanese 7-Eleven stores include onigiri (rice balls), fried chicken, sushi, egg sandwiches, fresh pastries, mochi and hot bar items”
“looking down at an undulating fog bank that completely obscures the valley below. Itâs like a mysterious sea with a forest-blanketed peak to the rear on a landmass ascending out of it. I donât know whatâs below the gray waves. Whatever is down there, itâs a different place from up here. Iâm on a sky island”