Finally, a profile on
#FrankWarren - the person behind @postsecret
#postsecret(Thanks @theBrowser
#theBrowser for link!) 📨🤫👍
https://hazlitt.net/longreads/dark-matter
Dark Matter | Hazlitt
For twenty years, PostSecret has broadcast suburban America’s hidden truths—and revealed the limits of limitless disclosure.
112, 131, ...?
144, of course! :-) Looking forward...
#cryptic #crossword #TheBrowser
Sometimes I think people get too focused on being "data driven". But this piece by Max Roser concisely covers why we need
#data if we seek to understand the world:
https://ourworldindata.org/limits-personal-experience via
#TheBrowser #learning
The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics
The world is huge; to get a clear idea of what our world is like, we have to rely on carefully collected, well-documented statistics.
“The most common reason people made a deal with the Devil, according to these accounts, was the desire to play a musical instrument.”
https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/the-real-story-of-blues-legend-robert?
i don't believe in "the Devil" per se, but i understand...
#music #blues #bluesmusic #RobertJohnson #RIPALX #gtrxela #longread #longform via #TheBrowser
The Real Story of Blues Legend Robert Johnson's 'Deal with the Devil' at the Crossroads
In this section from my new book, I uncover neglected source materials from the 1930s and provide new insights into the most famous story in blues history
djvenus (she/her)
Viresh Ratnakar
awolber