Friday, August 20, 2021

Questions for technology

In this week's newsletter: thinking about tech, art as a sacrifice and a risk, and more...

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A newsletter from the desk of Austin Kleon

Hey y'all,

Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week: 

  1. Questions for technology.
     
  2. The September pick for our Read Like An Artist book club is Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing!
     
  3. Art requires a sacrifice and a risk.
     
  4. Feels like the end of an era: My publisher, Workman, one of the largest independents, is being acquired by Hachette.
     
  5. Werner Herzog is publishing two new books. (An avid reader, he has famously said that he might be a better writer than a filmmaker.)
     
  6. After retweeting some love for Pilot G2 gel pens, several people recommended Sharpie's S-Gel series. They're pretty good! (See other pens I like in my list of favorite gear.) 
     
  7. TV: I wrote about the significance of a snippet of Tennyson's poetry recited in The White Lotus. (If you've watched the series, I recommend this spoiler-filled exit interview with creator Mike White.)
     
  8. Nestflix is a search engine for movies within movies.
     
  9. RIP composer R. Murray Schafer. I love his teaching that silence is ear cleaning.
     
  10. Reminder: "One must cultivate one's own garden."
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Austin
Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books.

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