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I write in haste—it was hard to stop reading and start writing. This week I found myself pursuing a writer who makes an art of pursuing others, and I got caught up in the chase.
On Sophie Calle’s The Address Book & other miniature novels.
https://salrandolph.substack.com/p/the…

The Address Book
Trailing Sophie Calle through her books, from her exhibition at Paula Cooper through The Address Book, Suite Vénitienne, The Sleepers, and The Hotel.

Github-CEO Thomas Dohmke tritt zurück
Der CEO von Github, Thomas Dohmke, hat seinen Rücktritt angekündigt. Als Beweggrund nennt er, wieder ein Start-up gründen zu wollen.
https://www.heise.de/news/Githu…

Steps leading up to the Chapter House, Wells Cathedral, April 2025
#photography #photography #ukphotographer #heritagephotography

I write in haste—it was hard to stop reading and start writing. This week I found myself pursuing a writer who makes an art of pursuing others, and I got caught up in the chase.
On Sophie Calle’s The Address Book & other miniature novels.
https://salrandolph.substack.com/p/the…

The Address Book
Trailing Sophie Calle through her books, from her exhibition at Paula Cooper through The Address Book, Suite Vénitienne, The Sleepers, and The Hotel.

Just to underscore the point, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo leaving MIT for UZH is probably one of the biggest academic news stories of the year.
(Think: Bad-Bunny-level-for-normal-people big.)
Nobel-winning Economists To Leave US For Zurich: University
https://www.

Nobel-winning Economists To Leave US For Zurich: University

Whoa - it’s been running as a business this whole time? I thought they pulled the plug 30 yrs ago.
https://apple.news/A8NuSgkX9SmmdRqGsUOkAWg

AOL will pull the plug on dial-up internet, '90s nostalgia ensues — Mashable
Perfect day for a "You've Got Mail" rewatch.

How are you doing these days? If you’re looking at the news or opening social media feeds, it’s a lot, I know.
I continue my practice of writing back to posts on social media. Also its antidote: writing back to works of art served up at random. It’s a little like surfing, taking the waves as they come. It’s a little like dancing. It’s one way to reclaim my attention, one way to stay alive to the present.
#Art

Ever-refreshing Hells and a few Heavens
Writings in response to social media posts and works of art.

Soon to be the Gated Community of Trumpistan where the streets will be paved by homeless immigrants who will then be deported with gold grifted from MAGA sycophants buying whatever crap is being sold...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/politics/trump-washington-dc-crime…

Trump zeroes in on federal takeover of DC as FBI patrols streets
President Donald Trump is ramping up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC, with plans for FBI agents to patrol the streets all while city officials largely remain deferential to him.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #WoPop
Hermeto Pascoal, Itiberê Zwarg, Jovino Santos Neto, Carlos Malta & Marcio Bahia:
🎵 Música da Lagoa
#HermetoPascoal #ItiberêZwarg #JovinoSantosNeto #CarlosMalta #MarcioBahia
🎶 show playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1U6b1BIkvU3ngVIpRxLEuo
🎶 KEXP playlist 👇
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg

Almost in #Zurich for #NixCon2025 🇨🇭
And DB was on time so it all went smoothly without having to change trains in Basel.
#Nixcon