I’m trying something new to get me posting more regularly - a daily-ish status update with minimal commentary. Let’s see how long this lasts!
Microworker-commissioned palm trees from Sites of Collapse
Status:
Grumpy mood. Probably a crash after a couple of days of activity. Went outside briefly but no joy. Waiting it out.
Listening:
Britain’s Fascist Thread - three part BBC doc on a century of far right activity in the UK. Distressingly essential listening.
In Our Time: Angkor Wat - I know so little about Cambodia…
Reading:
The Smell of Earth - Cass Marketos on the good compost smells.
Sites of Collapse - Ilan Manouach on the “desert island cartoon” which reached its peak in the 1950s as the US workforce was transitioning from the factory to the office.
Was there a connection between the fantasy of being marooned on a desert island and the hyper-optimization of the modern office? After all, the office cubicle and the desert island shared an uncanny spatial logic.
Watching:
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
The Bizarre Bases of Antenna Towers