Devin

Throwback to when I sent this letter to @NewYorker and they were *too cowardly* to run it. It's not too late. Correct the record.

New QUANTITY MAG issue hot off the presses quantitymag.com

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TIRED: use it or lose it WIRED: embrace its steady application or watch it wither to emaciation

@_Jellyfoot Quest for fire!!!

There’s so much less joy here lately but for one shining hour last night this hell app was a matchmaking service between libraries and transit agencies. ⛴️📚❤️ Salute @lmc for putting the idea in motion!

Niche songwriting genre: Both "Jessie's Girl" and "Call Tyrone" are name songs, where the named person is secondary to the song's primary subject. We never learn the name of Jessie's girl or the man who's being directed to call Tyrone.

@bksnav @joiedevivre9 Doing something similar — Shooting for a 2:1 ratio, owned : new.

I’m curious if anyone has given thought to personal (or group) reading projects for the new year? If so, please share.

@anthgarrett @joiedevivre9 This one comes at the topic a little sideways, but "Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls" is a solid read on codependence and addiction in the domestic sphere.

New FYI BIRDS!!! youtu.be/ruhkiSf2La4

@B_Arrangements I liked this meandering portrait of Federer: hoopladigital.com/title/12416232 This GCP about brain science + phil. of consciousness was pretty good, too! hoopladigital.com/title/12329174

any non-fic recs?

@tabwootwo @chrisarvinsf His name is Lucky Boy!

@chrisarvinsf I'm probably late to this, but LUCKY BOY at the Phoenix hair salon next to Green Apple on Clement & 6th. Lucky boy is extremely chill, and the owner lets him hang out on the sidewalk around closing time ~6

Here's the feature I wrote last month for SFAA. It's a longread on the development of our preservation legislation, its practical impacts on building owners, and the recent conflicts between preservationists and housing advocates. #longreads #urbandesign devinsmithwork.medium.com/does-it-spark-…

@jjrrtthhnn "goth era" Strauss whispers, literally dying without completing the cycle

@DevinSmithWork Four Last Songs>

Spicy Strauss Take: Alpine > Zarathustra 😤 fight me

@CSlatsky @JeffWritesWyrd Taking one for the team. Respect.