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I wouldn't call this "procrastination" so much as "self-care"...

A frighteningly relatable comic; Mapping the diversity of European street names; How Sauropods became the biggest land animals; 50 of the most wonderful…

Sep 8 •

Shameless self-promotion...

I’m interrupting the usual fortnightly Manufacturing Serendipity schedule because I wanted to let you know that my wonderful friend Britt Klontz and I…

Sep 5 •

August 2023

The Climate Crisis is Changing How we Dream

Claire Vaye Watkins On Pandering; The Least-Streamed Songs by the World’s Most-Streamed Artists; Amy Sherald On Bearing Witness, Social Anxiety, and…

Aug 25 •

July 2023

If you wanna be a record break-er! Oo-oo-ooooh.

The Strange Survival of Guinness World Records; Thoughts on the Barbie Movie, Lilith & Eve; Why We Need to See More Parents Having Abortions in Film …

Jul 28 •

A lie I tell myself...

Why 30 minutes might actually enough; How politicians exploit tabloid stories; The Church of Minding One's Own Business (amen!); Collages by Julie…

Jul 14 •

June 2023

Putting my Nemesis to Good Use

A surprisingly useful exercise; the Abortion Stories We Don't Talk About; Thoughts on Charisma; the Carnivorous Sea Slug with a Vacuum Cleaner for a…

Jun 30 •

Notes about notes, about notes...

A Collage by Sylvia Plath; Notes on Synesthesia; the Comstock Act; Glitches in Normality; & more...

Jun 2 •

May 2023

12 Favourite Problems

Stealing from Richard Feynman; Discovering Generation Connie; ANXIETY; Why We Should Stop Saying "Underrepresented"; Art from Nathan Walsh; & more...

May 19 •

How old are you in your head?

Subjective Age; Why Insects are Attracted to Light; "Ghorba" and having a foot in more than one country; Octopus Time; Guerilla Girls; & more...

May 5 •

April 2023

In 1987 the makers of Boggle quietly changed their letter cubes…

Built-in swear filters; Wikipedia's "shrug guy"; When feedback isn't quite a gift; Kim Simonsson’s flocked sculptures & more...

Apr 21 •

You are only 43% human

Holobionts, Happiness, Book Sculptures, My Year of Dicks, & more...

Apr 7 •

March 2023

The capacity to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower

I realise that I don't actually have a problem with time management, but I really do struggle with emotion management; PLUS: How loneliness reshapes our…

Mar 24 •

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