Twitter set to private and future use in limbo; daily blog moved to text-only; and this space and newsletter as my only digital-social outlets (save the occasional Insta diversion). A positive move, I think.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse…That Wednesday Thing? Nevermind.

The week’s newsletter is done; the day’s run awaits.

EarBliss, 31may2020: ULTRASONIC, by Field Works, et. al.

Missing The Jackpot: William Gibson’s Slow-Cooked Apocalypse, via The Quietus.

Don’t let ‘Justice League’ fool you — Henry Cavill is still the best Superman option out there, via The Washington Post.

America’s Race Problem Erupts Anew, Layered With Coronavirus Tensions, via Foreign Policy.

Copying the GOP, Democrats focus on data exchange with Dean leading the charge, via The Washington Post.

USB cable unearthed: ye olde Macbook Air can officially be my disconnected, long-form work machine. (I print the day’s work each day; with the USB, I can swear off the wireless connection.)

EarBliss, 30may2020: TOO, by Klara Lewis.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… And So We Part – At Least Until Next Wednesday….

(Note: this refers to daily blogging at PR, not this space. The whenever and whatever here will remain, as ever, whenever and whatever. I love it here.)

Martin Scorsese in lockdown: an auteur’s eye view of house arrest | Martin Scorsese, via The Guardian.

This is the presidency George Wallace never had, via The Washington Post.

Illustrator Ryosuke Ootomo Memorializes the Small, Relatable Moments of Life, via Spoon & Tamago.

And, on my favorite YouTube channel, David Lynch shares his swing-out urinal… What Is David Working on Today? 5/29/20.

It rained.

Status, 29may2020.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… And So It Tweets…

Boston Marathon officially canceled for first time in event’s 124-year history, via The Washington Post.

Ted Hope Exiting Amazon Studios Co-Head Of Movies Post For First-Look Producing Deal, via Deadline.

Artists Transformed the New York Times Cover of the Names of Those Who Died From Covid-19 Into a Mass Visual Protest of Trump’s Golf Habits, via artnet.

The Advantage of a Biden Shadow Cabinet, via The Atlantic.

The world of “Twin Peaks” chimes eerily with the mood of the lockdown, via The Economist.

And, in happy news: Looks like David Lynch is doing a new thing - in addition to his daily weather report, one of my essentials - on his YouTube channel: What Is David Working on Today? 5/28/20

Needs a border, but my first project of the summer, my “I’m moderately successful at pretending that I know what I’m doing in the backyard” walkway/garden pass-through is done.

Shuffling about subscriptions, news sources, etc: efforts to shake up my digital reading/mindcarb intake continue.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… HyperglycemicSunMax.

First impressions of HBO Max: at least I can finally see the 10th and 11th series of DOCTOR WHO.

EarBliss, 27may2020: FREE JAZZ, by François Tusques.

Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Drafts / Bullet Journal Experiment, Continued and Begun.

J.K. Rowling is releasing a new book chapter-by-chapter online for free, via a The Verge.

As Covid-19 tears through Navajo Nation, young people step up to protect their elders, via STAT.

Wallace & Gromit returning for brand-new augmented reality cartoon, via Polygon.

A Thief in a Hazmat Suit Made a Botched Attempt to Steal a $6 Million Banksy Painting From a Hospital, via artnet.

The Pandemic’s 5 Silver Linings, via Foreign Policy.

Lisbeth Salander Standalone Series in the Works at Amazon, via Variety.

Back and forth between the one-post look of my daily blog or the multiple-post look. I dig the FAR SIDE day calendar aesthetic of the single post, but enjoy the “week that was” perusal quality with multiple. Thoughts welcome.

Criterion Channel on XBox One, day five.

Status, 26may2020.

EarBliss, 26may2020: MURDER MOST FOUL, by Bob Dylan.