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I feel like there’s something so soulless about our culture—something deeply, deeply missing in people’s experience of life, a kind of superficiality.

That’s what stays with me now when people talk about AI like it arrived from somewhere outside humanity, as though it descended fully formed from the

“[The Internet] has been overdeveloped and undergoverned. Like cities that have prioritized cars over people, visiting the Internet now entails contro

Musician Brian Eno once coined a word for these interpersonal dynamics, crucial for nurturing creativity: scenius. Combining ‘scene’ with ‘genius’, th

Observing a variety of cultural communities and movements across music, art and theatre, we identified 3 attributes that are particularly prevalent in

That means the most effective reformers throughout history have rarely positioned themselves as revolutionaries tearing things down – they’ve framed c

Musician Brian Eno once coined a word for these interpersonal dynamics, crucial for nurturing creativity: scenius. Combining ‘scene’ with ‘genius’, th

Most of us get decked somewhere along the way in life, slammed to the ground, the world looking down on us. And when—not if, when—that happens, we hav

“What’s the point of having fuck you money if you never say ‘fuck you’?”

This planet is tended by innumerable invisible hands. When progress feels undetectable, I remind myself that much of life plays out on unseen stages.

The next stage of human economy will parallel what we are beginning to understand about nature. It will call for the gifts of each of us; it will emph

That animals seemingly anticipate events should humble us more. Changes in groundwater chemistry, electromagnetic fields and sound waves make animals

As defined by Photoplay, It was a “sort of invisible aura that surrounds your being and bathes you in its effulgence” — and anyone with It is “always

she had the same bald enthusiasm for life

The end game was never convenience but a texture-rich life that challenges and rewards us. Not happiness as a frictionless state, but satisfaction ear

The moat of low status is one of my favorite concepts, courtesy of my husband Sasha. The idea is that making changes in your life, especially when lea

what would one imperfect action teach me?

Writer Hanif Abdurraqib has said: “Find a living, breathing lineage to make yourself responsible to.” I love this encouragement to locate ourselves wi

One thing I didn’t realize until later in life is how the incentives of an industry shape your mood, your outlook, and even your character. In early s

Wind extinguishes a candle and energises fire. Likewise with randomness, uncertainty, chaos: you want to use them, not hide from them.– Nassim Nichola

If you want to untangle something, like string or a cord, focus on adding as much “looseness” as you can rather than trying to untangle it. -Kevin Kel

"The way I think about coaching is very much how I think about parenting. Your ability to drive change is down to the quality of your relationship, no

What if those words — “this is well within the realm of normal” — are actually the kindest and most loving gift we can offer you when you are in the c

And I do not want more doors—I want to walk through one without looking back. I want to love something long enough to feel it love me in return. I wan

There’s a phrase making the rounds online: “The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.” I’ve been wondering if its resonance reveals a quiet fatigu

As you well know, my dear, when you are in the actual inferno or emergency — meaning when life becomes bigger than you can handle, unmanageable and ex

Oldster Magazine is about people (of all genders) getting older. (I’m using the term “oldster” subversively, because I want to question who we conside

Here’s the most important reason I include people of all ages: I am trying to de-stigmatize and normalize the effects of aging by showing that it’s ha

What is this teaching me?

Latvia’s Flow won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and was created because he was somehow obsessed Blender, the free/open-source 3D modeling tool.

Scott Alexander’s recent post argues that the best response to AI displacement isn’t optimization or doomerism—it’s play. Figure out what you actually

what would one imperfect action teach me?

I am a thousand almosts, held together by hesitation; a gallery of repainted selves.

I am grieving a life I’ve been disloyal to; too busy auditioning for all the ones I could have instead.

Robin Williams - I used to think that the worst thing in life is to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make

the deeper you go into any one thing, the more you find everything else quietly waiting there. steve reich discovered this in music: "whatever you pur

The good listener: someone who has learnt how to find bits of themselves in the experiences of others.

My being an artist is not a question of being able to make artwork. It is a question of my willingness to make something imperfect, or ugly, and how m

There are days that compel me to walk outside of my studio, turn my face to the sky, and scream with delight “I love my life! Thank you Universe!” at

I've always felt the best work comes from the combination of craft and channeling. But the truth is that a lot of my creative process within music has