Look: The art of Up On Goblin Hill. My favorite:

Read: The Threshold. “Life was shaped, from edge to edge, by scarcity and by natural limits. The shop shut. The night fell. The letter took three days. You were, for long stretches, simply out of reach.”

Read: I believe in files. “Building things on clouds even sounds bad.”

Want: The Light Flip.

Read: Astronauts returning from six-month missions describe a persistent ‘observer’ sensation. “Others compare it to jet lag of the self.”

Things I’ve liked this week: buttondown.com/things/ar…

Yankee Candles Levels of Abstraction optional.is/required/…

“Five years ago, people bragged about waking up at 5am, doing cold plunges, having inbox zero, and working while endlessly Peletoning. Now it’s all about having 17 agents, not opening email, and AI running your business. It’s the exact same performance, just with different props.” www.elenaverna.com/p/please-…

“I’m not sure if it’s a New York thing or not, but I love that small business owners have artists paint the sides of their trucks with absolutely outlandish graffiti scenes. These panel trucks roam the city with just some hand applied vinyl lettering on the cab doors with the business name, address and phone number. (No website, never.)” blog.strengthofone.com/2026/06/2…

“My mom taught us to always notice the sky. Appreciate the colors, see the shapes of the clouds, watch a plane fly through, let the sun hit your face. Not only is it a lesson to slow down, but it opens up your chest and shoulders. It’s a lovely thing, even when it’s raining.” cupofjo.com/2026/06/2…