Curations from the Human Jungle
[A wise man, actually more of a wise guy, once said "The principal issue of the 21st Century will be whether to gain or lose consciousness." OK, it was me--sorry, "It was I" just doesn't sound right. After reading this article I stand semi-vindicated, making the real score Philosopher 1, neuroscientist 0, Silverback .5. SB... Continue Reading →
Sometimes ... ... you just have to give in. Let yourself go. Suck in the air. Eat the cone. Have another sip. Look at the clouds. Take a sniff. Scratch the itch. Watch the rain. Stretch. Take another breath. Forget the score. Listen to the birds. Smell the grass. Think of her. Let yourself go.... Continue Reading →
Not the post that was planned for today, but one that fills in nicely in a pinch. [Question for SBs. Some of you have told me that videos work better as embeds. Others have said they are preferable as a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5APc0z49wg What sayest thou? SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4vsOCn22dE I hope everything goes your way today!
[Silverback Digest provides curations from the Human Jungle. Over the past few days we've been looking at the current state of publishing in an increasingly absurd world. Here's our conclusion. SB SM] from the BBC (yes, the real British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2023) Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight By... Continue Reading →
[Silverbelle Babs who publishes her own blog https://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/ is a frequent commenter on Silverback Digest. She suggested this article to show how the little guys in publishing are trying to combat the big dogs. The big dogs, not unexpectedly, are resisting, fighting tooth and nail to keep their advantage. The average ape is not concerned... Continue Reading →
by Dr. (and SB) Steven Shepard Most of the time, people who want to write a book don’t really want to write a book. What they really want is to see their name on the cover of one, and be able to say that they wrote it (past tense). I would love to be able... Continue Reading →
[SB Steven (Scuba SBs) is, like many of, scrambling to understand a publishing landscape that is continuously shifting. I've divided his essay into two parts to make it more digestible by non-sapiens simians. SB SM] by Dr. (and Silverback) Steven Shepard (At left, SB Steve onstage) I discovered a new online resource the other day.... Continue Reading →
The Bluestocking: On Writing A special edition with some inside baseball. Mar 23, 2023 Helen Lewis Author of Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights. Helen’s Big Rules of Writing Notice what you notice. John Lloyd, the great comedy producer, once said to me that the best comedians use the audience as an editor: the... Continue Reading →
[Here's your background music. Now, read on! SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw-_Ew5bVxs by Anand Giridharadas June 15, 2023 Published in The Ink https://the.ink/p/a-commencement-address On rewriting the rules, redefining ambition, and reclaiming the idea of America In recent weeks, I was consumed by a daunting project: returning to my high school to deliver the commencement address. More than... Continue Reading →
[I'm publishing this in response to the piece by Rowan Atkinson published last week in Silverback Digest suggesting that we've been oversold on the benefits of electric vehicles. Nothing in this piece changes my mind, however. All new technologies-- solar, wind, nuclear-- should be vetted with a full, lifecycle analysis before being adopted, not just... Continue Reading →