Friday, March 21, 2025

Good morning. Keeping it short and sweet this week, because I respect your time.

Item 1: a link

I appreciate a history of the camera that basically ends in 1884. 

Item 2: a list

Muffaletta Components, Ranked:

1. Olive Salad
2. Swiss Cheese
3. Cold Cuts*
4. Sesame Bread
5. Provolone

*Cold Cuts in a Muffaletta, Ranked:

1. Genoa Salami
2. Mortadella
3. Ham

Item 3: a media recommendation

Bonus recommendation: if you didn’t get a chance to see the Brian Eno documentary back when it was in theaters about six months ago (or if you didn’t even know there was a Brian Eno documentary until right now), you have another shot at it next weekend (March 27-30), when they’re livestreaming six unique versions. You can buy a la carte tickets for individual screenings or pay double and get access to all six. I saw it and found it a delightful meditation on creativity, and because it’s a weird art project that combines source material into a slightly different presentation with each screening, it might never be available in a normal on-demand streaming form. So find a time that works for you and enjoy it.

Item 4: word of the week

Regolith

Sometimes I look around at the mess we’ve made of the world and take comfort knowing that it’s all just regolith upon which will someday tread astronauts visiting from a functional civilization.

Item 5: a photograph

See ya!

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