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A daily newsletter for the intellectually omnivorous, from Noah Brier & Colin Nagy. Edited by Louis Cheslaw
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The Streaky Vinyl Edition (opens the original)
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Todd Osborn (TO) is a United States Air Force Weapons Systems veteran. He is currently building a flight school.Todd here. Vinyl records are not naturally black. They are made from PVC, which begins life clear, or at least, translucent. We just think records are black because almost every record we have ever seen is black. The tint comes from carbon black, a fine carbon powder mixed into the PVC that colors the record, and which also makes the compound tougher, more stable, and somewhat conducti
The Monday Media Diet with Zaitoon (opens the original)
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Zaitoon writes for Arena Magazine, which is worth your time. Pleased to have her with us this week. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="653" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MjdH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 122 (opens the original)
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Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.It’s WITI, on the weekend.<img alt="aerial view of green and br
The Acupuncture Edition (opens the original)
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Anita Schillhorn is a friend of WITI, an independent consultant who formerly ran strategy at creative agencies across the US and lives in Los Angeles.Anita here. After a recent injury, I’ve been spending a lot of time with doctors. To help me understand how my body works, MRIs and X-Rays have unveiled systems and networks of bones, muscles, nerves. Orthopedists, spine doctors, and physical therapists all read these like a map to see where the jams are, and then use letters and numbers - C5, C6,
The Gulf Game Theory Edition (opens the original)
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Jonny Gannon (JG) is a distinguished fellow at the Middle East Institute and former CIA Case Officer. Check out his excellent Substack here, including an extended version of the fascinating edition you’re about to read. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vnmf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8988f3e-690d-484c-853f-17b1e
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