This is a wonderful appreciation of Norm MacDonald—the best I’ve read so far. 🔗
“Destiny waits in the hands of God, not in the hands of statesmen / Who do, some well, some ill, planning and guessing, / Having their aims which turn in their hands in the pattern of time.”
~T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral
MNUFC old-timer Brent Kallman provides the context behind the “Nicest Rivalry in Sports” moniker. Spoiler alert: it’s not so nice. ⚽️
Another beautiful sunrise on Rish Lake🏡
Current listening: the Danish String Quartet’s Prism III 🎶
R.I.P., great author, publisher, and literary scholar Roberto Calasso 📚 🔗
In “The Future is a Decentralized Internet,” Olaf Carlson-Wee explains the theory behind DAOs and other blockchain-based networks. I’ve been exploring these ideas through the 1729 project. 🔗
There’s no world in which I sign up for a newsletter hosted by Bulletin, just like there’s no world in which I ever conduct a transaction on Diem.
Zuckerberg’s models of leadership are the 19th century imperialists.
Currently reading: Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings by Peter Pettinger 📚