I’m back from our road trip holiday, and getting the daily newsletter back up and running.
Today’s edition is, inevitably, dominated by AI, but there’s also something interesting happening about Apple and Substack open rates…
Started reading: Going to Ground, an Anthology of Nature and Place, edited by Jon Woolcott 📚
A beautiful example of clickbait that immediately owns up to being clickbait in the first par…
Y’know, if you’re trying to persuade someone to give you something, arguing with and attempting to patronise them seems like a poor tactic to me. I do wonder how much success they’re having with that approach…
Sticks are fine things. You can dabble in ponds with them. You can throw them for dogs to fetch. And if they’re of the right build - stout, with a hand-snug end - you can stride through the woods using one as an aid, not just for the walking but for the general quality of the experience.
— From Light Rains Sometimes Fall by Lev Parikian 📚