Most of the time my thoughts aren't long enough for a blog post. My shortform notes get posted on Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky, and also wind up here.
The one person I know that left the country after 2016 is still doing the same tired "both candidates are the same" shuffle.
posted at 9:56AM on November 2, 2024
Insomnia Club roll call
posted at 5:29AM on November 2, 2024
The British TV show Taskmaster is the greatest celebration of creative problem solving ever made.
posted at 11:15PM on November 1, 2024
I've been working with it for years now but, direct-to-garmet printing is still completely magical
posted at 3:58PM on November 1, 2024
The best thing about the original Peanuts holiday cartoons is that they're completely incoherent as narrative and instead are basically tone poems about being sad.
posted at 7:39PM on October 31, 2024
First time since the pandemic hit that the number of kids in the neighborhood can only accurately be described as "swarms."
posted at 7:15PM on October 31, 2024
Trump happily driving a garbage truck around an empty lot does nothing to dissuade me from my theory that he's working through his bucket list.
posted at 3:21PM on October 31, 2024
it's probably wrong to admit this publicly, but I love maintaining my own bespoke CMS.
posted at 9:33PM on October 30, 2024
In Punk Planet's sixth year, we brought on a new design team and the look of the magazine really got incredible. I've assembled a gallery of some of the best spreads from that year. Read "A Picture Postcard. Punk Planet: Year Six" on my blog. dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 6:53PM on October 30, 2024
This is a very good, very long, article about Electrical Audio in the wake of Steve Albini's death and the wonderful community that is the Chicago music scene. www.inc.com/joshua-hu...
posted at 7:13AM on October 30, 2024
Chicago folks looking for a good, quick guide to the school board elections, the Chicago Reader has a good one (that I helped make). chicagoreader.com/2024-scho...
posted at 7:56PM on October 29, 2024
Chicago folks that like cool shit, more info forthcoming but keep the evening of December 5 open.
posted at 7:40PM on October 29, 2024
In Punk Planet's sixth year, we brought on a design team and the look of the magazine really got incredible. I've assembled a gallery of some of the best spreads from that year.
Read "A Picture Postcard. Punk Planet: Year Six" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-10-30-ppy6/
posted at 7:00PM on October 29, 2024
This week on Rebel Spirit we take Akilah's case to change her high school mascot straight to the school district and learn that, well, change is hard. open.spotify.com/episode/1...
posted at 3:07PM on October 29, 2024
Today on Rebel Spirit: things fall apart. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
posted at 10:15AM on October 29, 2024
While the old media giants abdicate their duty in deference to power, it's nice to see new ones step up. The Verge's Harris endorsement (really, a Trump renouncement) is very very good: www.theverge.com/24282022/...
posted at 8:26AM on October 29, 2024
Over at Says Who, we've been selling "Kick Bezos in the Balls" merch for a while, if you're so inspired. merch.sayswhopodcast.com/collectio...
posted at 7:45AM on October 29, 2024
Dunno what it means for the election but at this point it's clear that Trump is just bucket-listing. Cosplaying at McDonalds, hanging out with The Undertaker, headlining Madison Square Garden, he's working through his list.
posted at 8:49PM on October 28, 2024
I am very personally here for this moment in time when a whole bunch of tech billionares decided to very publicly punch themselves in the dick. Long may it last.
posted at 7:49PM on October 28, 2024
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND SUBSCRIPTIONS CANCELLED HOLY SHIT. www.npr.org/2024/10/2...
posted at 7:05PM on October 28, 2024
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