My newspaper rightly pulled out all the stops to celebrate David Hockney — and to mourn his loss. He was a ‘national treasure’ in the same league as David Attenborough and Alan Bennett Quote of the Day ”You will know you’re old when you cease to be amazed.” Noel Coward Hmmm…. I’m getting there. Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Mumford & Sons + Friends Bonnaroo | Amazing Grace Link A venerable hymn given the bluegrass treatment. Long Read of the Day What would Muskism be without Musk? Henry Farrell’s review essay on Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed which, appropriately enough, came out just before Musk became the world’s first trillionaire. Both they and Henry are trying to get above the IPO fray to figure out what the longer-term consequences of the current madness might be. It’s hard to even begin to articulate this question on a day where on the one hand Musk is enjoying his stock market apotheosis, and on the other is…
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