I had never heard of Jim Riswold before reading his obituary, but I definitely knew and saw his work on television. A fascinating and smart man.
Jim Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, Dies at 66His work for Nike — particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee
The full trailer of season 2 of Severance just dropped and it looks incredible, as expected. Plenty of time to watch the excellent first season and catch up.
Notre Dame Cathedral is set to re-open December 8th after the devastating fire from five years ago. This article at the NY Times shows the work done and a short history of the building which I appreciated seeing.
Notre-Dame Reopens in Paris After a Fire. It’s Astonishing.Five years
A really good and interesting video about Sam Altman, the visionary leader at OpenAI (maker of ChatGPT). Phil Edwards looks at how Sam rose from a failed startup to become the CEO of one of the fastest growing companies in the world.
The term “flow” was coined by psychologist Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in the 1960s. He described it as a highly focused mental state where people are fully engaged in an activity, often losing track of time and external concerns.
A good introduction to flow and how to achieve it, by Anne-Laure
Fall is becoming one of my favourite times of the year in Kelowna. Growing up in Whitehorse, fall was a short transition period between summer and snow. Thankfully, Kelowna has an actual season of brilliant colours throughout the city that lasts.
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