sometimes the myth grows bigger than the dream

above: a hyssop stalk stretches up and out of a jungle in edgewood atlanta georgia usa, finding the sun it needs to thrive

Good evening. Here are ten (10) things that you can see or do or read or listen to or look at or donate to or consume or enjoy or whatever:

Wyatt Williams spent a year writing about cloud seeding and militia leaders and drones and maniacs destroying weather towers and what happens when you decide to defy god and you simply gotta read this shit.
Support a queer-powered Italian bakery as it begins a new chapter. Many of you have enjoyed the cannoli, focaccia, and assorted treats of Vinny's Mutual Aid Bakery, supporting a number of worthy community causes in ATL and beyond. Well, now Vinny needs our help to take this thing to the next level. Please give what you can and tell everyone you know.
"You are not a scalable good. You are one person, and you can do what one person does. The work is the thing, and there is no exit from it without distancing yourself permanently from the thing you wanted to be and do in the first place." Subscribe to Channel 6, change your life, simple as.
I've always thought Kevin Morby was fine. Good, not great. But his new album, Little Wide Open, is fantastic, and the eight-minute, self-titled centerpiece of the record is my favorite song of 2026 so far. See y'all at Variety on June 14?
"Fame is more of a nuisance than anything else." Read this excellent 2019 profile of the recluse who dreamed up Hannibal Lecter.
Go see the Amy Sherald exhibit at The High. It's lovely. (Extra credit: go see the Wayne White exhibit at the Knoxville Museum of Art. It's also lovely.)
“Being a person who understands that giving is better than getting is the proper way to live," the late Sonny Rollins said in this fantastic 2020 interview. "Live your life now in a positive way. Help people if you can. Don’t hurt people. That works perfectly for me, man.” Rest in power.
Some of my favorite folks got laid off recently. If your company is looking for a few of the internet's best writers, designers, videographers, project managers, and more, hit me up. I have a list of people you should start giving money to as soon as possible.
Hey, they're finally putting public restrooms on the BeltLine. Seems like a good time to revisit this 2024 Hannah Palmer HIFA essay while hoping that these aren't simply a temporary band-aid to appease World Cup visitors.
And finally, help the folks in New Jersey who are currently dealing with a whole bunch of ICE bullshit.

talk soon,
austie

let's build affordable, supportive housing in Kirkwood

Perhaps you've heard about the proposed supportive housing project in Kirkwood. It's an exciting opportunity for a community to do right by unhoused seniors living in the neighborhood. What's more, ATL's zoning review board recently approved the project's rezoning application

can't fool me, i see it in your eyes

It's another beautiful evening in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Here are some things you might consider doing or trying or experiencing in the near future: * Read a list about my terrifying child: I'm thrilled to announce that I made my McSweeney's Internet Tendency debut today.

we got a wild connection

Good evening. Here are some things. * After weeks of insisting he's going to release it on vinyl, CD, and cassette only, Sturgill Simpson leaked his new album on YouTube last night. It's horny, political, and plumb full of grooves. Long live Johnny Blue Skies. * one of

every generation thinks it's the end of the world

Sometimes, you don't have a plan. Sometimes, you just have some things. Here, then, are some things: * ICYMI: we're doing an anti-ICE sticker fundraiser. We've sent $2,600 to Minnesota mutual aid funds so far. Our sales have slowed, but the violence and terror

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let's build affordable, supportive housing in Kirkwood

can't fool me, i see it in your eyes

we got a wild connection

every generation thinks it's the end of the world