#682 | Are.na Podcast, Normcore Revisited and Crap Crypto
Whilst some of you might be enjoying some well deserved time off, we’ve been working hard on how we can better serve you, our community of readers, curators, and collaborators, as a place where people and ideas grow 🌱
So it feels appropriate to host an intimate IRL + URL event on 16th September 2021 to discuss what we can do better, where we go next, and how you can get more involved … so if you’re interested in being part of the exciting next iteration of Protein, make sure you’re signed up here:
#storiesofgrowth
As Supplement subscribers, you get to hear the final episode of the current season before ANYONE else. This month, we have Charles Broskoski, founder of Are.na, discussing all things visual, crypto and community:
#playlists
As the IRL vibes return, we show some love for ATW Records who’ve been making waves all summer - recently dropping a proper old-skool rave in a field near Cambridge. Listen to their recent mix for Balamii and follow Warehouse Raves for the next one ♥️
#collaboration
- Protein Agency has two permanent roles open in Amsterdam if you fancy changing things up
- Flock Together are looking for a General Manager
- Bloody Good Period are looking for videographers
- Want to be featured here next month? Post it here …
#interesting
- Laura Bachmann on the vicious cycle of creative perfectionism
- Hypepeace is raising funds for their Art for Palestine fund
- An excellent paper on understanding trends through early adopter analysis
- How TikTok’s algorithm figures you out
- Meanwhile, TikTok’s top dance creators are fighting to protect their copyright
- HERVISIONS continues to impress with their Control the Virus Online Exhibition
- Brickit scans your Lego collection and suggests new things to make
- Is Lil Nas X Gen Z's defining icon?
- TextSniper extracts text from images and other digital documents
- Gawker is back … say no more
- Clubhouse’s entire database of 3.8 billion phone numbers is for sale on the darkweb
- In case you missed it, Jaron Lanier wants to fix the internet
- AI powered fashion generator by NewLife
- Sean Monaham has revisited Normcore (subscription required)
- How to sign in BASL (Black American Sign Language)
- Is code ever “done”?
- Playdate is a 1-bit retro gaming device that’s incredibly cute
- Support Big Brother Watch in their campaign against the implementation of vaccine passports in the UK
- Riposte’s new digital issue celebrates the queer club kids who founded their community through the notion of movement
- Read how the voices of women in tech are still being erased
- 25 tips for your next meme video
- The remarkable story of the 82 year old inventor of the Henry vacuumer cleaner
- Tech Yard is a summer coding camp for 10-13 year olds
- Where failed startups get turned into toys
- NEO BLACK MARKET is searching for solutions to the industry’s garment waste problem
- And if you ever wondered, here’s why bees make honey 🐝
#crypto
- If there’s one thing you should read this month, it’s this Prehistory of DAOs
- As well as how the world is being transformed by DAOs
- Luke Burgis on the power of mimetic desire
- Station has a great primer on the Web 3
- Exit to Community is a new investment model for communities
- Cyn Bahati of Herstory DAO, discusses textures of the metaverse, tribal DAOs and crypto anthropology
- And finally, this South Korean toilet turns crap into crypto
#events
- 6th to 19th - Normality and Other Wonders
- 7th - SPUR.WORLD exhibition and live event in Bristol
- 8th - He.She.They in the Park in Brighton
- 11th - Pep Talk: Digital creator and crypto artist, Don Allen Stevenson III
- 20th to 22nd - Grubber x Baesianz ‘ROOTS’ exhibition
- 24th - D&AD Dinner With, President's Award Winner & Australian-born director Kim Gehrig
- 24th - ‘Understand Thyself’ for Creatives & Entrepreneurs
- 27th - Serpentine x Boiler Room: Park Nights – John Glacier live performance
- 31st - Nicer Tuesdays: Finding a tone of voice with Collins, Loulou João
- 16th Sept - Protein DAO launch! More Soon™
Until next month!
Your friends at Protein 💚
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