Any phrase spoken in August can be simply refuted by asking “in this heat?”

Excited to join Alistair Croll for a fireside chat @startupfest Montreal July 14th. And to meet the other speakers, mentors, and of course startups!

In a World on Fire, Stop Burning Things newyorker.com/news/essay/in-…. “The sun burns, so we don’t need to.”

Ps. Did you know that the Times interviews people for their own obituaries?! #Madeleine_Albright #bloodcurdling

I loved directing Madeleine Albright reading her memoir Madame Secretary. (She writes that while pregnant with twins, she decided to learn Russian, which served her well as Secretary of State.) I will always remember her spirit and intelligence. #Madeleine_Albright

Dolly Parton and the world’s bestselling author, James Patterson, will publish a novel they have written together, with publishers LB and Co. and Company. NFT drops tonight at SXSW2022.

#nealstevenson talking about climate change at #scsw2022. Global average atmospheric carbon dioxide is over 412.5 parts per million, higher than it has been in 15 million years.

Fascinating to learn that Malcolm Gladwell does live “table read” rehearsals to edit and hone both the audio and written versions of his books. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

A beautiful meditation on (hand) writing and how computers change the way we express ourselves. medium.com/@gregniemeyer/the…

Best Wes: The Paris Dispatch. Don't miss it in the theatre!

A fad I can get behind. (From the documentary Paris 1900.)

My cat is Baby Yoda

That squinty thing we do with our eyes to indicate we are smiling to fellow mask wearers.

It seems like Cheugy is just American for Naff

I’ve never spent this much time watching a state seal.

Happy SXSW! What a sweet way to start the day! Don’t miss Amy Webb’s tech trend report today! #sxsw #futuretodayinstitute

Scene on Radio’s 14 part podcast Seeing White is life-changing audio storytelling about white supremacy. Can’t recommend highly enough. #podcast

I wish there were a podcast called This Book Saved My Life.

Poetry. Singing together. An absence of lying. #relief

“There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.” 
Dr. King, Nobel Peace Prize address, 1964