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WEBThe Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook. Published in 1961 with an introduction by Alice B Toklas, The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook features recipes and wisdom from dozens of writers and artists, including Harper Lee, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Pearl Buck, Upton Sinclair, John Keats, and Burl Ives. Lee shared her recipe for crackling cornbread:. First, …
Free Masterclass on Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love
WEBFeb 3, 2022 · For Black History Month, Masterclass is offering an entire class on Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love for free. From critical race theory to the 1619 Project, Black intellectuals are reshaping conversations on race in America. Now seven of those preeminent voices share their insight on the reckoning with race in America in …
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WEBA growing number of posts on kottke.org have been "tagged" with keywords. Some of the tag pages have dozens or even hundreds of entries, almost like they're slow-moving topical blogs. Warning: you will get lost down some rabbit holes with these. Some recommended starting points. Recently popular topics. All-time popular subjects.
Germans are installing “plug-and-play” solar panels to decre...
WEBposted Jul 30, 2024 by Jason Kottke. Germans are installing “plug-and-play” solar panels to decrease their electric bills. “You don’t need to drill or hammer anything. You just hang them from the balcony like wet laundry.”. Collectively, …
A travel reporter tests AI travel services with a trip to No...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · posted 25d ago by Jason Kottke. A travel reporter tests AI travel services with a trip to Norway. “Can artificial intelligence devise a bucket-list vacation that checks all the boxes: culture, nature, hotels and transportation?”. My First Trip to Norway, With A.I. as a Guide · nytimes.com. Can artificial intelligence devise a bucket-list ...
Primitive Technology, the Book! - kottke.org
WEBDec 3, 2019 · After more than four years of anonymity, the man building all of the tools, huts, weapons, and other Stone Age technologies in the wilds of Australia has revealed himself as John Plant. And in this video compilation from October, he announces that he has a book out: Primitive Technology: A Survivalist’s Guide to Building Tools, Shelters, …
Vol Libre, an amazing CG film from 1980 - kottke.org
WEBJul 29, 2009 · In 1980, Boeing employee Loren Carpenter presented a film called Vol Libre at the SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference. It was the world’s first film using fractals to generate the graphics. Even now it’s impressive to watch: That must have been absolutely mindblowing in 1980. The audience went nuts and Carpenter, the Boeing …
Kottke.org Redesigns With 2024 Vibes
WEBMar 1, 2024 · The thing with a tell about yourself for members should have a link in the right rail list. Please have an option to hide both/all side rails and read only the content, the should be possible with CSS and a toggle button, you can even have the toggle button count how much people use it!!
The oppression of silence
WEBJul 3, 2016 · The oppression of silence. Elie Wiesel died yesterday in NYC aged 87. He survived the Auschwitz and Buchenwald during WWII and later wrote and spoke extensively about the experience, not letting the world forget what happened to so many Jews under Hitler’s boot. For his efforts, Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and this part of …
In Search of Forgotten Colors - kottke.org
WEBIn Search of Forgotten Colors. The Victoria and Albert Museum filmed this short four-part documentary about the Somenotsukasa Yoshioka dye workshop near Kyoto, Japan. They make dyes using only natural materials, producing vibrant colors using little-used and often long-forgotten techniques. Sachio Yoshioka is the fifth-generation head of the ...
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