I think if I could use only one recording to demonstrate how good vinyl can be, it would be this one. Spacious, rich, perfectly balanced.
Currently reading: Reporting World War II: Library of America 📚
“A Humanism of the Abyss” — my essay on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Oliver Sacks’ Awakenings — is unpaywalled.
Robin Sloan wants me to ask “What do I want from the internet, anyway?” I’ve been thinking about that a lot and I’ve decided that I want it to be (a) distributed, (b) slow, and (c) reticent. (Which may not answer his question.)
Garden Path by Eric Ravilious (1934)
Finished reading: The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien. I’m wondering how many times I’ve read this book straight through – maybe twelve? Fifteen? Every reading is different. This time I was especially moved by Eowyn’s story. 📚
That ridiculous black tail
