This morning, for the first time in 22 months, we published a podcast:

http://publicannouncement.org/episode/based-on-happy-times/

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Will We Still Recognize New York City When It Reopens? grubstreet
"I’m trying to grieve in advance, to gird myself for this monthslong personal project of assessing the damage to my mental map of New York." 

Belgian Shoes are like The Smiths thecontender
At first seemingly impenetrable and alarmingly twee. But in fact singular and even fierce.

The pandemic is changing how human beings think about status fastcompany
During lockdown, the rich and famous look less heroic than scientists, medical experts, front-line workers, and folks with a little tech savvy.

Bleached and Axed: How Sterling Ruby Made the First True Pandemic Fashion Collection gq
“The apocalypse won’t look like a Terminator film, but instead resemble some abstract future version of Little House on the Prairie.”

Always Leave Them Wanting Less harpers
Gary Indiana on how not to write about Andy Warhol.

My Name Is Prince: On Race, Identity & The End Of The Love Symbol thequietus
Twenty years after Prince abandoned the Love Symbol to reclaim his own name, Soma Ghosh explores what lay behind this subversion of gender and racial identity.

A Literary Insult Chart mentalfloss
Eloquent comebacks for your next quarantine argument.

Untitled 2 by V.TSANG theletterbet
A new numbered and signed print from Montreal artist Vincent Tsang.

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