Jul 6, 2026
The Mark Pines Auction II Episode: Mark Pines, The
Second Surprise Auction, The Life of a Reseller, Bidding from
Korea, The Contents of the Second Set, An Unexpected Subset, More
Mark to
Come.
About the
previously unknown second set of Mark Pines materials that was bid
on, and what it means for the Mark Pines...
Jul 4, 2026
The Stacks of Catalogs Episode: A New Round of Sorting
Catalogs, The Miracle of the Catalog, Desktop Publishing, Forgotten
Labor, The Rise of the Instant Change, The Guided and Adored
Catalog Scanning,
Treasure.
Another
rumination in just how much I love old catalogs, on the occasion of
sorting the 40,000+ catalogs...
Jul 2, 2026
The DMZ Episode: Visiting the DMZ in Korea, A Bus Ride
With a Passport Count, Burgers, Grenades, Bridge, Mines,
Observation, Denial of Visitation, A Very Deep Tunnel, The
Spectacle and the History. Plus: Not
Forgetting.
Some
notes while visiting a war zone, albeit one with a relatively small
amount of action by the day.