Illustrations by Ben Pearce, more on his site and Instagram.


How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones (🎁 link)

Gabe Silver, another eighth-grader, echoed that sentiment. When the pouches first arrived, “everyone was miserable and no one was talking to each other,” he said. Now he can hear the difference at lunch and in the hallways. It’s louder. Students are chatting more “face to face, in person,” Gabe said. “And that’s a crucial part of growing up.”

I know there has been pushback against The Anxious Generation’s use of research, but I tend to agree with Zoë Schiffer from Platformer. Too much phone time (for kids or adults) just feels bad:

At the same time, we shouldn’t set aside the lived experiences of so many everyday smartphone users. For many of us, constant connectivity feels bad, and doomscrolling can heighten feelings of anxiety and depression. Meanwhile, getting outside and spending time with loved ones face to face can be the antidote to despair. I’m sympathetic to researchers who call attention to that dynamic, even if disputes remain about which claims are grounded in unassailable evidence.


Brutalist churches (dezeen.com)


COSMIC 🐙 SLOP on X: "orbital city of the future. postcard by soviet space artist andrei sokolov, 1982 https://t.co/B2BiorBKP6" / X

— COSMIC 🐙 SLOP (@afrocosmist)

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Sacred Modernity showcases "unique beauty" of brutalist churches

Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe for his book Sacred Modernity.

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Guardabosques' Meticulous Paper Portraits Celebrate Diverse Bat Species in 'Little Friends of Darkness' — Colossal

For Guardabosques, the mind-boggling variety of bats inspires ‘Amiguitos de la Oscuridad,’ or “little friends of darkness.”

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Music for Programming is nice. Reminds me of the old Left as Rain. 🤞 for the return of music blogs.


“Sightings” by Artist Cable Griffith

A selection of paintings by Cable Griffith from his latest exhibition, “Sightings.”

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Is the kottke.org comment section the best community on the web? I’m not a member yet, but I have been a lurker and it seems like a great place to hang out digitally.


Seven Minute Demos:

People do demos of something they’ve built, or give a lightning talk on whatever topic they like. The demo/talk just has be less than 7 minutes long. There’s no minimum time limit. People can talk for 1 minute, 3 minutes, or take the whole 7. The time limit also lowers the barrier to entry and makes it less intimidating for people to sign up and speak.

Yeah, 7 minutes feels about right!