Ivan Illich on how technologies create radical monopolies

Choosing what to read isn't always easy. Alan Jacobs recommends reading for pleasure and indulging your Whim.

Reflections on CSS masonry's early origins and the slow evolution of the web.

A brief, personal reflection on why I choose to do this thing.

James Bridle on the value of randomness, and how modern computing is fundamentally incompatible with the very idea of it.

What do we lose when we default to crafting our written words using purely digital tools?