flight over denver for the first time

jaron lanier (via the ezra klein show) on backlash

i’ve talked about this a lot (especially with cameron) but haven’t yet written about it and now it’s time.

yuval: harari what sets humans apart is our ability to create stories that can lead to massive cooperation

yesterday, i started listening to yet another amazing podcast episode that grant sent me. this time, it was an episode of the ezra klein show with yuval harari. he said the first 30 minutes were like :O

on blackness

two weeks ago, i was having dinner with my friend, james, and we were talking about growing up black and queer in mostly white spaces. as always, the conversation was pretty thought-provoking. there are a couple of bits of the conversation that have stuck with me and one in particular feels a little haunting.

book reviews: when my brother was an aztec and the souls of black folk

when my brother was an aztec