Halfway through Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS and am confident that, if the second half is as great as the first, it’ll be my favorite film of the year.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… From the Depths to the Shallows and Back Again, In Theory.
Backyard, 03jul2020.
Witnessed a potential wonder of the world: an individual repairing his vehicle - one devoid of doors, and with an unknown household appliance sticking from the back door - by sitting underneath said vehicle which was propped on its side atop a washing machine.
Daily running route yard signage report for 03jul2020: 110 houses, 6 Tumor/Pestilence signs (+/-0), 0 Biden signs (+/-0); 122 days remain until the 2020 election.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Dispatches from Plaguetown, OH, 03jul2020.
Another one of those days in a week or a month or a year of one of those days.
Daily running route yard signage report for 02jul2020: 110 houses, 6 Tumor/Pestilence signs (+/-0), 0 Biden signs (+/-0); 123 days remain until the 2020 election.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… In Progress: MOBY DICK.
Links, 01jul2020
‘I pray it will finally be over’: Golden State Killer survivors hope guilty plea brings justice, via The Guardian.
The FBI Agents Who Return Stolen Cultural Artifacts, via The Atlantic.
Authorities Arrest 6 Suspects in France Over the Theft of Banksy’s Mural Commemorating the Bataclan Attack, via artnet.
He Sends Up Balloons, and North Korea Wants Him Dead, via Foreign Policy.
Apple is reportedly canceling some Arcade contracts to focus on ‘engagement’, via The Verge.
What’s This Unit of Russian Spies That Keeps Getting Outed?, via Foreign Policy.
EarBliss, 01jul2020: SKETCHES, by Library Tapes.
Backyard pretty to balance yard signage report.
Running route yard signage report for 01jul2020: 110 houses, 6 Tumor/Pestilence signs (+/-0 from previous), 0 Biden signs (+/-0 from previous); 124 days remain until the 2020 election.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Wrist-Cyborg Time Manipulation, Continued.
Gill-babies.
EarBliss, 30jun2020 (double bill edition): LUCE, by Julia Kent; GHOSTS VI: LOCUSTS, by Nine Inch Nails.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Press Start / As We Were.
Running route yard signage report for 29jun2020: 110 houses, 6 Tumor/Pestilence signs (-1 from last week), 0 Biden signs (+/-0 from last week).
EarBliss, 29jun2020: THINGS HAPPENED HERE, by Kansas Smitty’s.
Issue 0010 of MacroParentheticals is written and sent; the week is done.
Can someone point me to a way to set up Drafts action to send directly to iA Writer without having to go through the iOS share button? (In other words, make it as smooth as going from Drafts to Micro?)
Links, 27jun2020
Flu-COVID ‘Collision’ Expected This Fall, Health Experts Warn, via MedScape.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: the story of the search for the Golden State Killer, via The Guardian.
When Did Racism Become Solely a Domestic Issue?, via Foreign Policy.
The world should think better about catastrophic and existential risks, via The Economist.
Masha Gessen: ‘I never thought I’d say it, but Trump is worse than Putin’, via The Guardian.
Eight Artists Redefining Bulgarian Music, via Bandcamp Daily.
Backyard patio project, phase two: it has begun.
Six years ago today…
