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The house byline of Grokkist Press: Snackables, the Grokkist letter, and the things we make together.
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Surprise meEntangled Vale
The delightfully-named Rest of World is a nonprofit newsroom writing about technology, culture and human experience outside the usual frame of reference. This piece looks at how the harrowing journey between Africa and Europe gets packaged for TikTok — offering both valuable information an
Less aloneEntangled Vale
A revealing conversation about the 'class ceiling' facing working-class professionals — masking to fit in among front-row colleagues, and how social class is the dimension most often left out of diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Make senseEntangled Vale
A no-code solution for visualising data, with stylish presentation and lots of options: upload your data, play until you're happy, then download or embed. There's a free plan — a real one, not a trick one.
Less aloneHearthlands
A highly-entertaining Instagram meme account that will liven up your next doomscrolling session with the shared absurdities of modern working life.
✍🏼 Oh, but darling, what if you fly? - by Danu Poyner 🎙 Still Curious Podcast - Navigating the passing of a loved one with estate planning lawyer and author Robert Kabacy 🤲 Grokkist Guide To The Beatles - by Trevor Poyner 🍬 Snackables - assorted awesome links
✍🏼 Best, Bored, Bad, Becoming 🎙 From classroom to corporate with TESOL teacher and instructional designer Diego Boada 5️⃣ Links - Danu Poyner's 5 links for grokking Pixar 🍬 Snackables
Less aloneUnfolding Realm
One of the clearest, most humane things I've ever read about the creative life. Lawrence Yeo maps the emotional and financial arc of anyone trying to make a living from what they make — the false summits, the long middles, the quiet recalibrations. 'There is no easier or harder in any crea
WonderEntangled Vale
People Make Games hang out inside VRChat and it's glorious — a reminder of the early wild-west days of the pre-corporate internet. Watch it and you'll understand far more about the 'metaverse' than you did at the start.
Make senseUnfolding Realm
Ali Abdaal makes clear, concise, information-dense videos about productivity and navigating life. This one is recommended for anyone who thinks their biggest problem is that they need to get more stuff done. Spoiler: you don't, and you probably can't.
ImagineHearthlands
Codenames is a word-association party game that's easy to learn and difficult to master — tremendously fun with high replay value. You'll learn a lot about how your friends and family think. Available as a board game or online.
Make senseSoma Isles
A raised garden-bed greenhouse that's self-watering and protected from birds and pests by a permeable mesh cover. I've had one on my apartment balcony for about a year — great for fresh veggies and herbs (gardening firmly belongs in my Becoming box). Don't miss the delightfully Aussie vide
ImagineMaker's Forge
If you haven't played Cuphead but you're at all interested in animation, the indie game-dev scene, or the highs and lows of bringing an ambitious passion project to life, this 24-minute mini-doco will have you captivated. If you have played it, you've probably already clicked.