Have to say that were somebody to back me up against a wall - put a gun to my head and ask me 🖇️ who my top 10 artists - ever - were, XTC would be on that list.
Just lovely and a tremendous trip down memory lane.
… via the inimitable Maria Popova
The Ostrom Sessions are part of a program running at Indiana University - curated and directed by Doc Searls.
They haven’t all been the best, though the speakers have always been ‘real names’. The video is the latest with guest Jeff Jarvis. This one was good.
Enjoy.
A truly excellent letter - read by Stephen Fry, written by Nick Cave.
📼 🔗 Just in case you think AI is going to take / has taken over the world.
🎈75/366
🔗 📼 Why is England called England?
.. and lots more besides if you have interest in the history of names.
🔗 📼 Why is England called England?youtube.com/watch)
.. and lots more besides if you have interest in the history of names.
Some people respond to me with musical references.
I do it. A lot. In reverse? Not so much.
This is an example of someone who has done it a few times. ❤️
So, may I introduce you to - no, not ‘Billy Shears’.
Elvis.
No, not that Elvis.
This Elvis.
Not sure how I knew but had the Arc search app installed before I understood what it was doing.
It is doing clever things.
Gorgeous. Totally gorgeous. Welling with tears.
In the spirit of John Cooper Clarke and Simon Armitage.
You’ll be hearing more about them soon as part of a larger initiative I am working on.
Oh - and if you like Orbital - you might also enjoy 🎵 📼 🔗 this
On a business call this morning, we took a sidetrack down the path of ‘the problem with flying’. Flanders and Swann were mentioned - and specifically the ‘bit’ they did about excess baggage. I know their stuff - this one didn’t ring a bell.
😂 Fell on the floor laughing.