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Instead, art and culture have been safely neutralized as interchangeable commercial objects just like everything else.

At its best, cultural criticism is love and art that exists to give love to other expressions of art. It’s beautiful in its indulgence. A positive feedback loop that gives everybody exactly what they desire. Gods, scribes, muses, an audience, a culmination. This is what we want out of art. Something that feels grand, meaningful, connected to the ages. That doesn’t happen on its own. It needs context, dedicated space, deeper knowledge, appreciation.

“Thank you for giving me the words to describe what I’m sensing so I can finally articulate it myself.”

Reflecting on these historical events and predictions, I am reminded of the importance of envisioning a future — preferably a hopeful one. However, accurately predicting the timeline and eventual impact of these innovations is challenging. This perspective has consistently nurtured my optimism in science and technology.

finally a commune with babies. about the balance between shared and private spaces.

• the royal society impact

• long lasting cultural impact

An ode to magazines:

• you're entering a universe that's only there

• convey a feeling, an amplitude, a point of view

• it's an opportunity for meaning-making

• what if Taylor Swift has a magazine?

• all this is hard (an essay, a song) it takes time

• the inward search for emotional truth; connecting with the source -- it's not about the money

• doing it for yourself is underrated these days

• celebrate the source, the art

• a deeper definition of music journalism: to do that well means: really caring; be in it; in that scene