Online Politics
“So what happens here is that we have a normative understanding that we should treat [the web] like public space—that you should have rights to speak, that no one should…
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Luke Waltner
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Luke Waltner is a custodian, not a janitor. He regularly writes oral histories.
Vladimir Nabokov, Butterfly Expert
Nabokov once wrote “Genius is an African who dreams up snow.” Now, about 40 years after he dreamed up an evolutionary history for a species of butterflies, gene sequencing has…
An Epic, Three Year Prank to Try to Convince a Young Man That he is Destined to Save the Human Race
Piero Manzoni once canned his own shit, called it art, and sold it for its weight in gold. It was part of an early sixties backlash against the art market.
Luke’s Caveman Link List
There are many theories about how man is separate from the animals. The most recent one is that fire was the difference—not in a Ringo Starr fights the other tribe…
The Rumpus Oral History Project — Harry Ricker, Alaskan
It is -7º F outside. In his kitchen, Harry makes me tea. He is a broad-shouldered man with a prominent chin and a deep, smooth voice. He has been remodeling…