the coffer illusion: studies in cross-cultural perception have insights behind their controversy—see previously
rolling stock: new homeowner shocked to find a hidden model train alcove in the basement and has a new, unexpected restoration project—via Nag on the Lake
reading the minutes: AI note-takers outnumber human participants in virtual meeting spaces
remastered: British Film Institute hosts a rare screening of the original 1977 Star Wars on Technicolour reels
no undo button for our fallen democracy: a chorus of responses to the cathedral-, not-in-our-lifetimes thinking that has replaced American exceptionalism
hello stranger: a signature work of scrolly-telling from The Pudding of people who don’t know each other holding conversations—via Quantum of Sollazzo
they’re all good boys: the golden retriever, Gilbert, assassinated along with the state congress representative and her husband lay in state at the Minnesota capitol
heaven and earth magic: a 1962 cutout animation short by avant-garde filmmaker Harry Everett Smith made in residence at the Chelsea Hotel
static spin: a superlative optical illusion
synchronoptica
one year ago: returning via Switzerland (with synchronopticรฆ) plus a new Labour government for the UK
twelve years ago: the US Mail-Cover Programme, Stars Wars as written by Shakespeare plus America policing the world
thirteen years ago: a geography challenge