“but the problem was not attention span or gluttony; the problem was that i didn’t actually believe the knowledge i acquired online was useless. i sought it out purposefully, defensively, as if it would one day become vitally important, provide the clue to some threatening mystery of my social or professional life.”
“i let her pull me into a hug, and i spent the rest of the day thinking about the letter, which meant that at work i just sat there with a silly smile on my face as i watched a video of a man in red coveralls being shot in the back by an invisible assailant in the distance.”
“the sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
“what have you done today to deserve your eyes?”
we talk to allie rowbottom, author of aesthetica, about botox, emojis, and lana del rey.
“i reach for my phone again, lift it to scan my retina and unlock the screen; i don’t bother using face recognition, it never works for me.”