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“Name the most horrible thing you know!”
This ukiyo-e woodblock print, by the late Edo period artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), illustrates a story involving the “Sea Monk” or Umibōzu, a spirit in Japanese folklore. The ocean dwelling spirit — so called because of his smooth monk-like round head — is … Continue reading
Everybody Loves A Good Archive
David Sizemore created an archive of archives; who doesn’t love a comprehensive archive. Per David, this is “an online archive of other archives I’ve run across online. I love when folks feel passionately enough about something to document it meticulously.” … Continue reading
Plein Air
You may recall that I previously share a post about the website “Current Rothko”, a clever little web app by Joonas Virtenan that analyzed your local weather and picked a Rothko painting to match it. Now Virtenan is back with a … Continue reading
Time is not a straight line but rather a labyrinth
“Time is not a straight line but rather a labyrinth, and if you press yourself against the wall in the right place you can hear the hurried steps and the voices, you can hear yourself walk past on the other … Continue reading
Elements of a masterpiece
Almost word for word what my first book editor told me .
Coffee Makes The World Go Round
I would like to think of myself as a semi-pro coffee roaster, but I know that’s just the beans talking. My roasting is limited to small batches for family and friends. And my roaster only has the capacity to do … Continue reading
Russia sinks to new low
A Russian bombing attack on August 1 hit an automated publishing distribution center in Ukraine, “destroying approximately eight million books, continuing a campaign of ‘deliberate’ assault on the country’s book industry,” the Bookseller reported. Two Russian drones hit a RNK-Ranok Publishing warehouse outside … Continue reading
Chop. Copy. Shred.
Over the last month or so I have seen quite a few news articles and blog posts about how Anthropic, creator of the large language model (LLM) Claude, set out in 2024 to “destructively scan all the books in the … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Anthropic, Bookselling, Claude, Project Panama, Substack
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Hot Stuff and Sundry Sunday
“Explore the world’s only complete guide to the hot sauce types of the world. Hot sauces have been around for millennia, as Aztecs and other people of Mexico and Central America ground chile peppers, water and spices, adding heat and … Continue reading
Southern Gothic
“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to was never there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No … Continue reading
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Tagged Flannery O'Connor, Gothic Novels, novelists, Southern Gothic
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