Quyển tiểu thuyết ngắn nói về đời sống của những nhân vật trong ngõ Lỗ Thủng gồm có anh Gù, cô gái làm điếm, vợ chồng gã tiến sĩ, và Bình (người kể chuyện). Trong ngõ Lỗ Thủng có nhiều thành phần khác nhau từ những người lao động đến những người buôn bán đến dân trí thức. Qua những lời quăng tục, những cãi cọ, những buổi nhậu nhẹt vui vẻ, và những cảnh tình dục điên cuồng, ngõ Lỗ Thủng là một nơi thú vị. Trung Trung Đỉnh viết ngắn gọn nhưng nêu ra những lỗ thủng đớn đau trong cuộc sống.

Although I don’t know Dean Allen on the personal level, I am shocked and saddened to learn that he had passed away. Om Malik has written a beautiful remembrance of a man who had profound influence in the web community back in the days.

For me, Dean taught me typography way before I even knew anything about type. I used to marvel the simple, minimal design of Textism. He was also a fine writer with impeccable prose and humor. “Annotated Maunifesto” is one of my favorite pieces he had written.

When I worked at Vassar college in early 2000s, one of my responsibilities was creating homepage banners. When I got stuck, I browsed Dean’s book cover designs for inspiration. I “stole” his simple use of imagery and typography.

Last week, I was thinking of him out of the blue. I tried to revisit his site, but it is no longer available. Today, I found out “Dean is no more.” Thank you and rest in peace.

I have been listening rigorously to NPR’s “How I Built This with Guy Raz.” Episodes I have binged through include LinkedIn, Kate Spade, Instagram, Chipotle, Teach For America, Starbucks, and Kickstarter. So many inspiring stories. Love this podcast.

Jia Tolentino:

Blogs are necessarily idiosyncratic, entirely about sensibility: they can only be run by workhorses who are creative enough to amuse themselves and distinct enough to hook an audience, and they tend to publish like-minded writers, who work more on the principle of personal obsession than pay. The result is editorial latitude to be obscure and silly and particular, but the finances are increasingly hard to sustain; media consumption is controlled these days by centralized tech platforms—Facebook, Twitter—whose algorithms favor what is viral, newsy, reactionary, easily decontextualized, and of general appeal.

Blog still provides freedom and fun for me. I am just not getting paid doing it and that’s OK with me. I don’t expect to get paid for freedom and fun.

Lệ Quyên trả bài tốt nhạc Trịnh. Giọng cô khoẻ và phát âm rõ nhưng cách hát quá hoàn hảo nên bị đơn điệu từ đầu đến cuối. Thất vọng hơn nữa là những phần hoà âm quá chán. Album không tệ nhưng cũng không xuất sắc. Lệ Quyên chỉ làm album đủ tiêu chuẩn.

Katt is still charismatic, energetic, and pornographic. Katt’s materials aren’t great, but he delivered. The Trump jokes, for instance, aren’t edgy, but still funny as fuck. He had some standout punchlines. On driverless car, he would just sit in the back and if the cop pulls him over the officer can talk to the driver. On technology, if you interact with Siri and Alexa, you have a threesome. On relationships, he offers three-word advice: “do more fucking.” If you can get past the vulgar and misogynistic language, Katt is highly entertaining.

Slate has a new logo, types, and design. Read Julia Turner’s “Slate’s New Look” and Jason Santa Maria’s “Redesigning the Way We Work.”

The Guardian has a new masthead. Read Brand New’s review.

With the recent Aziz Ansari sexual allegation, the fiction essay, “Cat Person,” by Kristen Roupenian in the New Yorker has been mentioned. Just read it this morning and loved it.

iA:

There seems to be a weak undercurrent of old and young bloggers like us that feel sentimental or curious and want to bring back blogging. Blogging won’t save the world. But, hell, after two weeks now, we can confirm: it feels great to be back on the blogging line.

If you are one of those old or young bloggers, please join in. Drop Facebook, drop Twitter and drop Medium for original thought. Own your traffic. You can use them to engage in discussion. But don’t get lost in there. Write daily. Publish as often as you have something to say. Link to other blogs.

I am so glad to see the return of one of my favorite design blogs.

In this analytical work, Anthony illustrates how the poor design of everyday things can lead to frustrations and serious consequences including injuries and deaths. From toys to glass staircases to restrooms to healthcare environments to digital experiences, design plays a crucial role in our lives. As designers, we have the responsibility to make sure that our design is smart, safe, and inclusive. This book highlights both good and bad designs to learn from. It’s a must-read for designers.