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Newsletter Issue #252: 14 Diversions
Patton tells you to get weird, the worst solo ever, and the origin of the blurb — it’s all the latest issue [https://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/issue-252-14-diversions] of my newsletter from this weekend. Sign up here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe] to get it before it’s posted on the
The Era of Perfection
YouTuber/Record Producer Rick Beato mourns the loss of imperfect music [https://youtu.be/L-8EbHkc8tc]: It does seem that there’s a new generation of anxiety-filled, perfection-seekers topping the charts. But what’s topped the charts has rarely been what’s interesting to the devoted fans/evangelists of any art
New newsletter: Issue #250 "Creativity in Anxietyland"
Podcast zombies, personal websites, and notebooks for bad ideas — it’s all in the latest issue of the newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/issue-250-creativity-in-anxietyland]. Subscribe here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe].
"Suggestions for Staying Safe While Shopping"
Today, Kottke.org [https://kottke.org/20/03/grocery-store-worker-offers-suggestions-for-staying-safe-while-shopping-during-the-pandemic] highlighted a grocery store worker’s video and her suggestions for safe shopping during a pandemic. On the list was (item #3) was, “Go to the bathroom at home.” Jason commented: > “Are people serious with #3?! Jesus. I know it
New newsletter: Issue #249 “Hunkered”
Photography in a quarantine, the spy pixel debate heats up, and the world needs more editors — it’s all in the latest issue [https://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/issue-249-hunkered] of my newsletter. Sign up here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe]. Thanks!
Examples of Newsletters Doing It Right
I keep a folder of well-designed newsletter examples going back years. Here’s some of my most contemporary favorites. Here’s a great sign-up form from James Clear [https://jamesclear.com]: The copy on this is form (located above the mast for entire site) so well-considered. It’s not “Subscribe,
