Nick de la Mare

Really excited for this!

This conversation was a pleasure.

I know next to nothing about Blisstonia, other that I’ve played to their only album at least once a day over the last month, that they don’t have enough listeners, and that they need a boost. Check it out, it’s so damn good. open.spotify.com/album/4cVCZ…

This is wonderful: “There are so many ways of working with stone; the color, the size, the shape the angle it is placed, the direction it faces, endless possibilities." "Rocks, despite their solidity, change when grouped together; they become malleable." mymodernmet.com/jon-foreman-…

Excellent; “California’s coastline belongs to everyone.” mercurynews.com/2020/01/06/m…

As if seeing the numbers behind gun violence wasn't enough, visualizing instances across a searchable map really underscores how insane the lack of gun control in the United States is. No-where, no-one, goes untouched. thetrace.org/features/gun-vi…

Proud and inspired by this crew. medium.com/design-voices/fjo…

A truly wonderful story of an iconic seagull, Rex May and the 49 Mile Mile Scenic Drive vimeo.com/337060404

Man, it’s one of those days/weeks when you want to escape from the world, but it doesn’t feel like there’s a cave deep enough, a place remote enough or a head-space removed enough to get away from all the anger and emotion you’ve internalized.

“I love Westerns so much, but they’re often really racist and misogynist, and most of them don’t even really acknowledge the horses, we don’t even learn their names half the time. That pisses me off. So I made a Western where horses were the focus.” lithub.com/lisa-hanawalt-dra…

This morning I heard how a detailed history of Rome’s ride and fall is etched into Greenland’s ice, and have been thinking about it ever since. The marks we leave in our environment are profound. google.com/amp/s/www.theatla…

Hard to believe, but the trading of collectable memes is apparently now a thing. And with that the rise of digital antiquing and patina (gained through propagation) of image blocks that are traded like blocks of digital trading cards. ecns.cn/news/culture/2018-09…

The future is now ...

Here for the great @NellieBowles article about Martin’s Beach. Stayed for the increasingly defensive and indignant @vkhosla replies. Vanity, pride and a need for control masquerading as an adherence to noble principles sounds about right.

This is both interesting and inspiring. At 13, Bethany Hamilton lost an arm to a shark attack. Now a professional surfer, she walks us through how she manages to paddle into, and ride, so many waves. youtu.be/04jACEVTltw

The ridiculous decorative sizing of women's jean pockets is a lame reality. This article does a great job documenting how different brands differ in their sizing, complete with data, historical context and many nicely put-together visualizations. pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets…

“Space is not only high, it’s low. It’s a bottomless pit.” – Sun Ra The Shape of Space. What the orbital space habitats designed for NASA in 1975 can teach us about living in new geometries. placesjournal.org/article/th… …

Heck yeah. Ditto a movie about William T. Shorey. There are so, so many amazing and untold stories out there. google.com/amp/s/www.theroot…

In some weird way, Jason Statham films remind me of 1960's Beach Party movies. Dude sure knows how to capitalize on a trend. vimeo.com/282316889

OMG these are all so good, everyday.