Scenes with Simon

Scenes with Simon

On The Invention of Hallways, Incidental Life, and Enfilade Shaped Futures
A long entry through all. Walk with me.
A Trip Through the Venice Biennale, Interregnums, and Protocol Art
May 2026 is about Venice, Art, and Protocol Art.
A Roadway Design Detour Into Protocol Resolution and When To Do Nothing
April 2026 is about: roads, protocol resolution, ZIRP, and plotting.
A Long Drive Back to Non-Algo Time
January 2026 is about: algorithms, boredom, AI coding, seriousness, and aesthetics in the 21st century.
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Things I Enjoyed In 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026
Thanks for reading!
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The Critique of the Algocene Through Beeple's Regular Animals and Intimate Systems
Sunday Edition #28: Also, Aesthetics Matters, Top Records of 2000-2025, and new Knives Out
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Starmirror, Charli XCX, and What We Are Really Creating
Sunday Edition #27: A shorter edition.
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Interruption Nostalgia
Sunday Edition #26: Also, Cozyweb Animals, Ranked Choice Voting, and some 2010s electro pop.
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Aesthetics Over Time
Sunday Edition #25: Also, Churches, Trains, and White Lies
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What To Do About Distribution
Sunday Edition #24: Also, Disney+ AI, Canon, and Table Mountain!
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Scenes with Simon
Scenes with Simon
Exploring ideas across culture, technology, society, life, and creativity in a monthly newsletter and occasional long-form essays. Studying scenes to make sense of the world.
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