Alex Dobrenko

That can explain the actions of people like Hiram Edson, who watched the prophecy fail and then decided, actually, the prophecy hadn’t failed at all. The Second Coming had instead been a purely heavenly event—Jesus had moved from the “Holy Place” to the “Most Holy Place” and began a new era of history, indiscernible from all previous eras of... See more

I ran into Patti Smith in the West Village yesterday and got to tell her what her work has meant to me 🥲 “Are you in a hurry?” “Yes, but walk with me.” https://t.co/a1SjUUtqQe

You aren’t famous. Anything you do or create will probably receive little to no attention, so stop optimizing for a non-existent audience and instead focus on what makes you enjoy the activity.

Want to try a craft or artistic hobby? Focus on mastering the skill and enjoy the variety it can provide. You don’t need to build a personal style. No one... See more

So, there’s the trick. The path to taste is really as simple as writing a little plus and minus in the margin more often. If we apply this to digital space, we can turn them from an overwhelming and chaotic bombardment into a steady stream of things we find beautiful, that in turn, can define our tastes. For me, Are.na is a space for this kind of... See more