This is like the best thing right now. If you don’t know about 31 minutos, it’s about time you check it out. m.youtube.com/watch?v=UEqT...

I’ve always marveled at this.

This line from Anna Tivel’s song, “Holy Equation,” is a searingly acute commentary on where we are at right now: “Good luck to the lucky few and God bless the rest of us fools.” open.spotify.com/track/4MIA8S...

21 Ways People Are Using AI at Work. A high school music teacher used the prompt “make it more Gen X” for helping her write rejection letters that were direct and “thoughtful, but didn’t sound like Mr. Rogers on molly”. 😂 [nytimes.com]

I was introduced to James Gleick’s book Time Travel via this article from The Marginalian. I was finally able to check it out and it’s been a fascinating read so far. www.themarginalian.org/2016/09/27/j...

The MAGA movement is focused on touting only the exceptional parts of our past “because having to look too closely at the disturbing parts of American history would mean having to look closely at the disturbing parts of themselves,” Clint Smith argues:

When things seem difficult, add a little simple syrup. Check out the latest from An Uncommon Commute. #anxiety #depression #wisdom #taoism #jung #music open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

Where first graders watch educational media, before the impact of eliminating federal funds: * PBS - 45% * Nickelodeon - 14% * YouTube - 9% (from a 2025 study by child development researchers)

Silence, solitude, and the art of surrender – Pico Iyer on finding the world in a Benedictine monastery www.themarginalian.org/2025/06/12/p...

Can’t say enough about The Pudding. These people amaze me. If you like math, funny fonts, and the creative process that is cutting an onion, you’ll love this: pudding.cool/2025/08/onio... #onions #cooking #math

I love the simple and profound bits of wisdom sprinkled throughout Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea—like this one: “Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light?” #light #shadow #power

From Ursula K. Le Guin’s version of the Tao Te Ching: “What works reliably is to know the raw silk, hold the uncut wood. Need little, want less. Forget the rules. Be untroubled.” #wisdom #education #literature

If you’re consumed with the virtual, maybe it’s time to dissolve back into the real. #technology #art #nature #evolution ericwenninger.com/dissolve-int...

Are you becoming more like a crab? Read the latest from An Uncommon Commute to find out: #technology #education #music open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

Will Euskara survive? “I say yes, because I’m an optimist,” Errekatxo said. “Basque has its ups and downs, it evolves forward and backward, like life itself.”

Wish I knew Euskara. #language www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...

Check out the latest from An Uncommon Commute: Blind Spots #music #history #education open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

It’s Never Too Late… ericwenninger.com/its-never-to...

Alan Sparhawk on not being broken… ericwenninger.com/not-broken/

Fascinating article on a lot of levels. aeon.co/essays/are-h...

I’m loving this song from Bruce’s Tracks II: The Lost Albums m.youtube.com/watch?v=55xR...

Check out the latest from An Uncommon Commute: Things as They Are #gardens #news #uruguay #community #fear #anxiety #summer #ocean open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

Defensa de la alegría - por Mario Benedetti m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve6-...

Incredible.

Right on @annkpowers.bsky.social

Check out the latest from An Uncommon Commute: It Comes in Waves #grief #life #death #loss #music #books #support #water #art open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

Grief, "It Comes in Waves" - Here's how you can respond: #grief #loss #love #death #life ericwenninger.com/it-comes-in-...

Wonderfully insightful: m.youtube.com/watch?v=IBcB...

I found a penny after writing about the value of finding a penny. It was a good day. open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

What a dedication from "The Little Prince." www.instagram.com/p/ByA2DQqjHXF/

Can't recommend this book enough. Being present is the key to helping others through unbearable pain. #loss #grief #books #love #life www.themarginalian.org/2020/10/29/t...

Words of comfort and compassion when facing loss. #loss #grief #love #life www.themarginalian.org/2017/03/13/l...

Sage advice for helping a friend in grief. Look to acknowledge their pain, and be present for them through. Grief is something we carry, not a problem to be solved. #loss #grief #music #love #life kottke.org/18/10/how-do....

This interview...so so insightful. Thank you, Alan Sparhawk, for your vulnerability and for all you give us. #loss #grief #music #love #life www.stereogum.com/2282444/alan...

It happened to me. Really want to see “Oh, Mary” and “Maybe Happy Ending.”

Excited for this one! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Check out the latest from An Uncommon Commute: Space Outside of You #nature #outdoors #dogs #music #night #sky #reading open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

The soundtrack to Alex Ross Perry's experimental Pavement biopic – featuring the band’s first new recording in 26 years – is out now

Uruguay's former President José Mujica dies at 89 www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...

Check out the latest from An Uncommon Commute: Losing the Squeeze #music #accordion #loss #library #circus #edtech open.substack.com/pub/ericwenn...

This guy is bonkers cool. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv7W...

I love me some accordion sometimes. And a little melodica too. Check out Gregorio Uribe. ¡Ay, Leonardo! m.youtube.com/watch?v=O0sU...

How have I never listened to this album before? Even Pitchfork gave it a 10. So happy I’ve finally arrived. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

A classic argument between husband and wife gone awry… ericwenninger.com/a-universal-...