& the most interesting of all – what do we do with the uncomfortable idea “that money, far from debasing art, is what pins it to the world”? Where do we put that? A great read.

a view to outside, & better food – it shouldn't be a luxury

Honestly, the topic of the – literal – architecture of recovery is something I'd like to dig into more at some point. We've drifted so far away from the convalescent homes, everyone should have a window.

It gives me hope that books like this can find a publishing home, what an original idea

It's such a strong link – I've found it again and again in art...

Is this real?!

I mean, Virginia Woolf wrote about the body and illness in terms of a window pane, which is kind of what I'm after...

It might be a step too far, Mark! It just seems so ripe for some kind of analysis but maybe it doesn't exist...

this really depresses me

When I'm teaching my students I really do frame this as a Q to them which is: if you're here, surely you're here because you're actively curious? And AI is the antithesis of that. You learn nothing by skipping all the "making" parts of writing – when you think of it merely as a product.

always here for the stationary chat

I’m not surprised!

You’re a one woman powerhouse, what vitamins are you on?!

It is as beautiful as it is haunting and incisive. Schlossberg happens to be the cousin of RFK Jr, and this piece is also a fierce and clear-eyed dismantling of the irreparable damage he is doing to people’s lives.

Same!

And lest we forget: