The association waved its flag proudly at the protest today fyi

As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.

A few days into writing a report on machine learning and cultural data for the Library of Congress, I came back with a question:

"Can it be a comic?"

Two years and many iterations later, here's "A Search for the Heart":

libraryofcongress.github.io/a-search-for...

Upsetting to hear that Duke is dismantling its exceptional herbarium—a huge collection of plant specimens and related resources. Here's a recent article about its need for more space and staff—and its uncertain future, despite a 2023 university report calling it a "unique and irreplaceable resource"

I was just forwarded communications from Duke admins that this is true: one of the largest and most active herbaria in the United States is being closed in the middle of an extinction crisis, because Duke leadership does not wish to support the infrastructure costs.

In documents released this week, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring alleges she was forced to have sex with Ohio billionaire Les Wexner more than three times. (This man’s power and influence in Columbus cannot be overstated.)

Claudine Gay pens an essay about her resignation. Everyone should read and absorb this paragraph. Because it encapsulates everything that the next year is going to be. From the election to culture, education, culture, you name it. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/o...

rip 이선균, i’m gonna miss watching you.
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