Hello and welcome back to another edition of THE POSTCARD, Unregistered’s fortnightly roundup of recommendations.
Thoughts, tools, and treats
This week, we’re back to the old format of recent finds, with no central theme.
Why literature?
Here’s Henry Oliver’s manifesto. It’s just 240 words, so there's plenty of time left to do some actual reading.
The story in the data
Investigative reporter Jon Keegan surfaces visually interesting datasets from public sources. Have a look!
What would Lessing and Tschichold have opined about Apple's latest design?
Oliver Reichenstein attempts to answer.
Zen
Anshi Zachary Smith has been practising Zen since 1993. In a lengthy article, he reflects and arrives at a surprising insight: „I’ve come to understand that the Way isn’t a destination located far from the world, reached only by force of will or sudden insight. It unfolds through steady, daily practice.“
Life and time
Some songs are simply beautiful, and that's all that needs to be said.
Noteworthy
“I sense that there's never going to be a revolution. There's never a before and after. What there is is a moment-by-moment struggle to try to live the best life you can, to change things where you can, and to work within a world that is not your own. You didn't make it, but you were born into it. You work with the tools that you have and you try to do your bit while you're here, and other people try to do their bit.“
—Fred Turner, talking to Jasmine Sun about counterculture, cyberculture, and dating apps
A mystery link leading into the unknown
Who’s next?
As always,
Dirk
P.S.: Feel free to send me pointers to articles, books, sites, pods, tools, and treats that could be interesting for this roundup. While I cannot promise to link them, I read and appreciate every hint.