Fun fact: cobweb comes from the Middle English coppeweb, which comes from the Old English name for spider, atorcoppe. Ator means poison, coppe means round thing. They looked at spiders and went oh yeah, the little round poison things

I can recommend this film (and found it via @europeanreview.bsky.social). → europeanreviewofbooks.com/on-blue-heron/

I'm forever grateful to Daniël for tirelessly writing, rewriting and editing (and rewriting) my clunky first drafts, and forever jealous of his way with words.

I wrote a book. Or rather, I wrote for one 📚 In the @nogood.studio book, my contribution forms a gentle introduction to Thomas’s moniker through a foreword, a few chapters, and lots of editing. The process was an exercise in restraint, and I enjoyed it very much. www.daniel.pizza/journal/nogo...

Fun to see Trema listed on InboxReads 📫 inboxreads.co/n/trema-1

Haven’t been this excited for a movie since …….. Dune Part II. youtu.be/NdvqHc56lE0?...

I've recently discovered the writing of Anne Fadiman. This collection of essays I read in one sitting, and I immediately ordered another. “Is it strange to have a frog in your freezer? Yes. Does it make perfect sense within the confines of the piece? Also, yes.” www.trema.website/anne-fadiman...

I miss him, and I hope Portugal clinch the title just for him 🖤 youtu.be/5rGzuQH99vw?...

This little site by @jasonsantamaria.bsky.social has never been more necessary. I'm seeing straight quotes appear *everywhere*, because everyone's copy-pasting AI-generated writing. The biggest giveaway 🕵️ smartquotesforsmartpeople.com

Hello, Clarice.

I've been reading A Working Library since, I think, 2010. mandy's writing is always thoughtful, always probing. It's a luxury to have all of those years of writing, which is of such high quality, be available online—for free. Thank you, mandy!

During a recent visit to Louisville, Kentucky, I stopped in at Carmichael’s on Bardstown Road. Whenever I’m abroad I like to visit one such bookstore and buy a book by a local writer. The employee I asked, eyes shining, steered me towards Wendell Berry. www.trema.website/wendell-berr...

I have to resist the urge to screenshot every paragraph. This story gets more insane the further you read. Lock these monsters up. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Today marks one year since I launched my current personal website. I’ve really enjoyed keeping up with it since. Much more than I have keeping up with social media. Might write a little post on that. Next project is going to be a revamp of its homepage. www.daniel.pizza

Books have arrived, but not revealing too much just yet 😅 Shipping next week, and you can still pick one up at nogood.studio #BookSky #IndieBooks #ArtBook

I wrote a recommendation for Greyhound a while ago. I highly recommend you read it, preferably while seated on a bus. www.trema.website/joanna-pococ...

🇬🇧 Day 2. Great weekend 👌

🇬🇧 Day 1.

Amsterdam 🥹

There comes a time in life, when you look outside at the rain and think, “the plants’ll love this”.

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

Looking forward to the end of this Premier League season 😶‍🌫️

I helped write it! Looking forward to flipping its pages 🥰 You can order it here → nogood.studio

Yesterday’s hike was brilliant. We’re heading to the Cotswolds next weekend and needed to test our gear. The day started rainy, with a little wind, and ended sunny. Conditions couldn’t have been better, and the area we hiked through was gorgeous 🌞 www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/...

“Why talk to an expert who might tell me no, when the omniscient machine that always tells me yes is right here?” daverupert.com/2026/04/more...

I'll keep beating this drum: leave Substack → leavesubstack.com

There’s no way to couch this: Vance is getting pillowried during negotiations in the former Ottoman Empire sofar.

Accidentally strolled into a clog makers’ shed today.

Really enjoying “Greyhound” by @joannapocock.bsky.social, an especially great companion while traveling in the US. Pretty sure it’ll make an appearance in one of my upcoming newsletters.

🥰 pitchfork.com/news/the-str...

#Artemis II lunar flyby images are showing up! 😍 A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon.

i'm finding it extremely hard to think about or focus on anything else after seeing pics like this

Fantastic birthday dinner at Jack Fry’s in Louisville 🥰

What a view, from the Artemis II.

Carmichael’s in Louisville, Kentucky. Very, very good!

Samantha Harvey’s “Orbital” has been floating around my mind since the Artemis II launch. Every politician on earth should sit down and read it. www.trema.website/samantha-har...

This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days

Nala Sinephro's soundtrack for “The Smashing Machine” is gorgeous. open.spotify.com/album/3LPmqG...

Different scenery for my morning run today.

I’d very much like to justify the €70 expense of a notebook, but if it writes as great as advertised, how do you justify its repeat expense? youtu.be/NnX84UtwMc4?...

What a fucking shot holy shit

A sad thing about all this is that I have gotten kind of tuned out of space stuff because so much of it now is at least partly billionaire propaganda. To be honest, I didn’t even fully understand that this launch wasn’t until today. Just another thing I’d love to feel better about someday.

I re-read “The Memory Police” by Yōko Ogawa last week. Originally published in 1994, it’s a dystopian novel; a beautifully written tale about an island where vanishing is ordinary, and remembering is dangerous. www.trema.website/yoko-ogawa-t...

Fiction / Non-fiction / Poetry toggle on my Library.

The NoGood site got featured on The Colophon ✨ And it's in good company, right next to two @daniel.pizza websites! Thanks @ronaldsvilcins.com 🙏

It doesn’t matter though. Poor ideas never survive. Let them make the thing, have some fun, and move on. Good things have staying power 🤗

2006 kottke.org: RSS feed, member supported, free to read for everyone, lengthy blogroll to other great blogs 2026 kottke.org: RSS feed, member supported, free to read for everyone, lengthy blogroll to other great blogs

The other day I found myself at Söderbokhandeln Hansson & Bruce in Stockholm, and ... this is the best book store I've ever visited. Beautiful space, a fantastic collection, many books from small presses, many in translation, they had me hopping from shelf to shelf.

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Great analysis, as usual. They're struggling to play slow, and struggling to play quickly. Very frustrating to watch. youtu.be/9AEn4kQVo60?...