Keely Adler

A lot of what I’m describing is, admittedly, a vibe. But it’s a vibe of the “Welcome to Allegiant Air, yes we’re going to charge you for a glass of water” variety. It’s not quite an “Everything Must Go” doorbusters situation, but it isn’t exactly trending in the right direction.

It can be hard to stave off despair these days. We’re inundated with bad news about everything from COVID-19 to the mounting threats against democracy to, of course, climate change. The headlines on that front have been particularly awful.

resisting the rule of the algorithm takes energy and creativity and courage, and the risk for our culture is that our technological skill and our cultural exhaustion are working together, defending decadence and closing off escape.

The climate crisis requires urgency on a global scale: Countries need to act, policies need to be set in motion. But slowness is needed as well.

Here, you can be in touch with artists and their work in a way that feels fluid and in tandem with your own life. You can witness all of us grow while growing yourself. It's a place where you don't have to be secretive or competitive, your contribution is part of an ecosystem. We’ve been lucky to be around a community of makers who share, are fair,... See more

Religion played a pivotal role in how the West came to organize the world, as Tomoko Masuzawa points out in The Invention of World Religions.

Change sucks. It requires one to step into the unknown. To twist and turn into a new transformed self, team or firm. To leave the safety of the known path. Lift anchor and sail into a foggy horizon with no guarantee of safe harbor. Difficult as it is… Irrelevance is worse.

Funding yesterday at the cost of tomorrow is like starving one’s children so... See more