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Feb 27
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Making Sense of Nonsense
+ Surreal Anish Kapoor sculptures, Trey Hensley, and letters to young creators
Feb 26
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From AI Anxiety to Creative Momentum
Managing creative teams in the age of AI
Feb 20
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The Energy We're Aiming For
Close Study: Andy Goldsworthy
Feb 17
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Unstuck Your Creative Self, the Smallest Possible Way
Small, low stakes moves can change everything
Feb 10
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How CAKE Crushes Their Marketing
Mar 17, 2023
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Unstuck Your Creative Self, the Smallest Possible Way
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The Hand & Eye is now NESS
Oct 2, 2023
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Suddenly, Claude is Everywhere
A closer look at Anthropic's tight ship, a dream audiophile basement and The Purse!
Jan 30
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Substack is Instagram Now
Photographers have found a new home, but how long will it last?
Jan 27
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Finally, the Return of the Essay
Music as a weapon, Sebastian Junger + a very scary milk thing
Jan 23
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Choose the Long Strange Trip
Notes on the passing of Bob Weir and the journey of the artist.
Jan 13
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My Operating Principles for Creative Work in 2026
Please don't call them resolutions.
Jan 6
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The Things That Cut Through the Noise
The best content from 2025 + Some predictions for 2026
Dec 18, 2025
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Back on the Water
When the past resurfaces on social media
Dec 15, 2025
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