A Good Beginning Edition

My Favorite Things on the Internet This Week

Author

Sean McDevitt
March 31, 2024

The Weekly Click

Hello internet stranger,

Welcome to The Weekly Click, a weekly (shocking, I know) updated list of interesting bits on the internet that I thought I’d share.

Happy clicking!

The Irresistible Appeal of Rick Rubin’s ‘The Creative Act’

The legendary record producer believes everyone is an artist—and he has a plan for unlocking your potential.

The So-Called 'Cardinal Way' Needs To Be Revived.

Is the so-called “Cardinal Way” a thing of the past? Does it belong in history, put into the museum with memorabilia from the Gashouse Gang, Stan the Man, the rollicking 1940s and the inspirational 1964-1968 run personified by Bob Gibson and Lou Brock? Is the Cardinal Way a lost tradition…

My 15-Year-Old Daughter Died. I Recently Found A Box Of Hers — And What Was Inside Left Me Shaken.

"I wanted to share something about Ana that only a few of us still remember. Ana was here. She was amazing. She invented entire worlds."

How I Learned to Ignore the Worst of the Internet

The internet has a lot of great stuff on it. But if you can't focus on what's good, you won't be able to get anything worthwhile out of it. These tips can help you ignore the worst of the web.

Can a friend be your most significant other?

Author Rhaina Cohen on what we can learn from people who choose a friend as a life partner.

Linky Goodness

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story. The home of Sean Combs, the music mogul also known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and Diddy, was raided by federal agents as part of a probe in sex trafficking. Shohei Ohtani breaks silence on interpreter gambling scandal. YouTube Livestream captures the moment Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore. Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87. When Tommy Orange received an impassioned email, he dropped everything to visit the students who inspired it. Scott Yu-Jan turns his Mac Studio and an iPad Mini into a vintage Macintosh. Photographer Steve Parke talks about his 13 years shooting Prince. There is no evidence supporting the use of the death penalty. Here’s a list of 43 things that don’t work, according to the author of the Dynomight newsletter. Meh. Vernor Vinge has died at 79. "I am the New York Times' paywall, and if I let any non-subscribers in, they'll kill my family." The Cinema Cartography created an incredible video essay about 15 of the film’s greatest documentaries. Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control. Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82 from complications from a fall.

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Guess what happens when you stop freaking out about [waves hands and arms around frantically] everything? You actually get a chance to breathe, maybe start that book on your dresser, listen to some new music, and hang out with the important people in your life. In all likelihood, the world won't implode while you're away. So, kick back, relax, and catch you next week!

Be seeing you.