Hey folks, I’m gonna be on vacation with my family for the rest of the week. Catch you back here next Tuesday!

New Craig Mod book siren: Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir. Super interesting publishing process here: a self-published, limited-quantity, fine art edition w/ full-color photos, followed by an expanded mass market release.

Edith Zimmerman: “My main thing is trying to figure out who I am again. And how to make myself happy.”

What We Learned In Our First Year of 404 Media. “We are very proud and humbled to report that, because of your support, 404 Media is working. Our business is sustainable, we are happy, and we aren’t going anywhere.” Fantastic.

The TinyAwards have announced the winners of the 2024 competition: One Minute Park and One Million Checkboxes. (If you want to win next year, just name your project One Something Something.)

From the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins, What to Know About the Updated COVID Vaccine for Fall, Winter 2024–25. The updated shots are available now at US pharmacies and soon at doctor’s offices. Go get ‘em!

An extensive report by Erin Kissane and Darius Kazemi on how governance, moderation, and diplomacy works in the fediverse. “We think the fediverse’s structure can allow for particularly humane and high-context moderation…”

Oasis is reuniting after 16 years with a 14-stop tour of the UK & Ireland in 2025. “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.”

Here’s my recap post of the 2024 XOXO Festival, written as a series of thank you notes. “XOXO is a singularly impactful gathering that’s touched/changed/bettered too many lives to even count.”

The limited edition 2024 XOXO Field Notes are available to the public for a very short time (limited supplies and all that). I know some of you collect…hop on it.