The Ballard Bridge is having some trouble right now.

Sean Trende’s piece on his son’s last day of school is full of joy and sadness and love and is well worth your time. www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...

It's a next gen calculator. It's going to help shorten some tasks but it won't replace actual human labour. Unfortunately these people are determined to cause much societal hardship trying to force acceptance of the latter instead of embracing the former.

The Sabres need to consider having a goaltender for their games. Especially for the NHL playoffs because I hear the stakes are high.

Almost eight years ago, I wrote for the New Republic that we should ban targeted ads that surveil you across the internet. (newrepublic.com/article/1478...) I'm doing what I can do by banning them from the website I run. prospect.org/2026/04/06/w...

On Friday, MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS comes to Mubi. Last summer, I had a long conversation with director Julia Loktev about the film and the lessons she learned about authoritarianism. There are a couple quotes in here I think about all the time.

NEW: Sound Transit CEO "absolutely determined" to get light rail to Ballard after considering plans to cut the station. It's just unclear when, how, with what money, etc. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/sound-t...

A good essay on the influence of Malick, a favourite in our household. yalereview.org/article/bilg...

Two stick out. 1) Requiem for a Dream at the Cedar Lee in Cleveland. My friends came out horrified but I was exhilarated watching it. 2) Forrest Gump at Bankers Hall theatres in Calgary. Me and 2 friends snuck in. It was packed. On our way out, we saw 3 single chairs placed in the aisle. Sorry!

Evil Does Not Exist was rather phenomenal. 4/5. boxd.it/HJrc

forgive and forget, but "did you support the iraq war" remains an almost perfect predictor of "are you an asshole over 20 years later"

Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated T cell stimulation to evade immunity: www.nature.com/articles/s41...