I’ve been involved with some local activism around noise in our neighborhoods up here in northern Manhattan. Trying to convince people that their ears are precious, fragile creatures, that we are all precious, fragile creatures, who can’t take 100 decibels for hours on end, is a Herculean task. And it goes beyond “make it less loud”. […]
Politics

A Gift Just For You
Artistic resistance against the Slurry is delightful. Enjoy the hi-mark, this anti-AI treat from Andrew Simonet. You can download and use it any time to tout your all-human-made work.

De jure, de facto
To get through an entire month of grand jury duty I drank more than a few glasses of the delightfully cheap and tasty wine, Tribunal. However cats, dogs and unicorns depicted on the label are better comedy than the real, draining and disturbing machinations of the American grand jury process. You can read up quickly on […]
