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Have you seen the DevTerm from Clockwork (the same company that made the GameShell modular handheld game system)? It is a “slab” computer — a lot like the old TRS-80 Model 100 (which I absolutely love). Except… with modern guts. ARM CPU. Double-wide VGA screen (1280x480). Real keyboard. A little mini track ball. Even has some gaming buttons! I don’t have one yet. Because I was dumb and did not pre-order one.

classic line (forget the attribution): "Rumors of Dino Lee's Scandinavian tour must be considered false until there are verified reports of said nations breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States." And yeah, Dino Lee and the WTR was the poster band for 'must be seen live to be appreciated' And the poster band for 'Must see once, no need to ever see again.' But when we speak of "

By Jude Michalik Emerald Fennell's bold sophomore feature Saltburn, released amidst the grey ruffles of late November weather, invited us all to sit by the simmering hot pot of opinions, often heated enough to mirror the haunting long-gone-summer atmosphere of the film. Ardently adore it or utterly despise it, this (not so) little venture is a visually stunning endeavour, turning our heads yet again towards Linus Sandgren, the cinematographer responsible for the visuals of films such as La La Land and Babylon.

I mostly agree with all your points... but there are some important details to consider. 1. "There are communities where a public nudist would get excoriated and ostracized." A news article (https://auburnpub.com/news/local/cayuga-county-nudism-festival-canceled-due-to-allegations/article_efff8610-3130-11ee-99b0-2fdcb2d454e2.html) just showed up today reporting that the Northeast Naturist Festival in New York was cancelled by the host club. The festival has a history going back more than 30 years. Reason for the cancellation? A social media "influencer" on Instagram alleged that one of the festival's sponsors (Nudism.

If the cult of the dissociative pout is now ascendant among internet hot girls, the ladies of the Red Scare podcast are among its founding members. That said, when Addison Rae starts donning the pout, you can be sure it’s dead already. Mere ironic detachment was once cool but no longer is. Those hoping Red Scare won’t survive the rapidly accelerating vibe shift are likely to be disappointed. Soon enough, all the cool kids will be reassociating.

Happy 2022. Since we’ve entered a new year with a bunch of new faces, we thought it’d be a good time to tell you a little about us (if you want to catch up on past issues, see here). This newsletter is a project by Colin and Samir that curates the most important news stories from the business of creators and provides context to why they matter. Our goal is to educate and empower the next generation of creators.

This is, as promised, the first in a short series of reposting revised and updated essays from earlier in this newsletter’s life. The first post I wrote about the Doctrine of Discovery was in October 2020 and was more like a book summation of Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah. Participating On the Commons readers and I also read the doctrine’s original papal bulls in the Threadable shared reading platform in December 2022, which I wrote about shortly after.

Nearly four years ago, I unearthed a picture of me from a Christmas long ago. I was wearing a “Christmas dress” — picked out with great care the weeks before — a “Christmas headband” (that absolutely hurt my head during Christmas Eve service) and poorly applied bright red lipstick (my mom sung in the choir, so she’d leave our house early — and I somehow must’ve convinced my dad to let me wear my favorite shade of lipstick from my mom’s drawer).

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