Greg Moore

@gregmoore

Missives from the dark forest.


I always marvel at the well observed details that sculptors are able to capture. I almost felt like I was intruding on this woman’s quiet moment.

A bronze statue of a girl with long hair drinking from a shell

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Twelve years ago, we took our then kindergartener for pancakes before her first day of school. Today, we’re celebrating her graduation from high school and, like all parents, dumbfounded in the realization that our child has become an adult right under our noses. We couldn’t be more proud.

A blue graduation gown is hanging on a door, featuring a decorated cap with a painted design and colorful ribbons.

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The history of tech has calcified into stories of dramatic wins and unforeseen downfalls, and what results is a tech culture of near compulsory participation in prediction rather than creating value or serving needs.


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Expecting a sanctioned biopic to deliver unvarnished truth misunderstands the dynamics: The estate is the gatekeeper, and the film is a catalog activation strategy — a two-hour advertisement engineered to send audiences straight to streaming platforms to rediscover the back catalog.

It feels really good when the dominant culture likes the things you like but it should never be construed as more than companies finding new ways to amortize art.


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Hard for me to believe that today is my daughter’s very last regular day of high school ever. Her mother and I tried not to overthink it as we had breakfast together but I did insist on a photo.


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