The benefit of finally getting around to updating my Reading page is that, while I wish I was further ahead on my reading goals for the year, I’m not really as far behind as I was making myself feel.
swissmiss | The Making of a Steinway Piano
Speaking of concert piano… Gosh, I enjoyed this mini-documentary so much. The amount of craft it takes at every part of the handmade process of each piano is humbling.
Hélène Grimaud — Official Website
My Grandmother was a concert pianist. The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in piano performance, in fact. So, I know a thing or two about playing at that expert level. I listened to it near daily growing up…
Hélène Grimaud is next level.
Memories From the Year 2030 is a collection of fictional letters, memos and visual artifacts created by a group of futurists, speculative designers, authors and artists.
This looks incredibly cool and I plan on digging in.
The Future Library by Peng Shepherd | Tor.com
My wife highly recommended this as my next read. My wife is an astute and voracious reader. If she recommends something, it’s worth your attention.
Available to read online for free. eBook purchase links at the end.
The common digital “square” should be the entire web, with a diverse set of platforms… Concentrating too much power in only a couple social media companies is what created the mess we’re in.
Here, here!
“The chief thing that separates us from God is the thought that we are separated from God.”
— Father Thomas Keating
What feminism means to me. – Annie Mueller
Whenever the middle path is taken away, you can be sure someone is trying to control your choices.
Nicholas Bate on getting rock-star good at something.
Photos with my son are more rare because he’s a hard working adult but we got to take him out to dinner tonight and I’m damn lucky and proud.
