You should read (Mar 4)
Top articles from my Pocket reading list, the week of February 28, 2022. I wish I could say I'd read even a handful of these. It's been a helluva week.
World War Three
- Putin Isn't Just Attacking Ukraine. He's Fighting the Direction of History (Haaretz)
- Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man: Why did so many observers misjudge Putin and Zelensky? (The Atlantic)
- ‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes (Politico)
- Old Ukraine Is Gone. Ukrainians Carry On. (The Bulwark)
- US Extremists Have Picked a Side in Ukraine: ‘Lol Putin Is Brilliant’ (Vice)
- Laughter In Dark Times (The Convivial Society, L. M. Sacasas)
- Putin’s War of Annihilation: A Decrepit Empire’s Last Stand (Byline Times)
- John Bolton: Trump Is a Putin-Loving Moron Who Thought Finland Was Part of Russia (Vanity Fair)
- Finland to begin parliamentary debate on NATO membership (Politico)
- Marin: Finland to break energy reliance on Russia “as soon as possible” (Helsinki Times)
- Ukraine in the Heart (Roshi Joan Halifax, Upaya Zen Center)
Everything Else
- Managering in Terrible Times (Lara Hogan)
- Design Is Spiritual (Eddie Opara)
- Mice Farm: A Visual Archive of Computer Mouse Designs (Core 77)
- How Do We Move Past Designer as Hero Dynamics? Dr. Christina N. Harrington Discusses the Power of Co-Design (Core 77)
- Why Old Books Smell Better Than New Ones (Core 77)
- Book Review: Allow Me to Retort—a Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (Kirkus Reviews)
- Write plain text files (Derek Sivers)
- An EPIC thread on hiring, designers or anyone else (@mikeindustries)
- Sid Meier warns the games industry about monetisation (BBC)
- Gabe Newell: 'Most of the people talking about metaverse have absolutely no idea what they're talking about' (PC Gamer)
- Beyond the Upper Middle Way (Lion's Roar)