Shayna Kulik

Illuminating the quiet power of patterns through art, creative direction and forecasting.

[Shayna Kulik @shayna121]

The zeitgeist has landed on the most off-putting & unpatriotic of colors…a slime green that’s oozed into public consciousness. Kudos to Kamala & her team for weaving it into her narrative. cc Callie Holtermann @NYTStyles

[Devon Cantwell-Chavez @devon_cantwell]

@PolisciMonica The great twitterless Rachel Torres described the vibe of brat as being "you're a bitch but you are iconic." So folks have really taken off with the vibe of this and have been using the chartruese green album aesthetics to claim stuff as "brat" (2/)

[James Denman @thekingmob]

This is superb. There is definatrly an opportunity for artists to shape their own story within the withering confines of streamers. (Side note, the Chris Blackwell book mentioned here is well worth your time).

[Late Night with Seth Meyers @LateNightSeth]

Rachel @maddow explains how her research into American antisemitism informs her understanding of the rise of hate in recent times.

[scott belsky @scottbelsky]

What keeps me up at night these days? The attention-seeking algorithms powering the news and media we consume these days that naturally and efficiently polarize people.

When you’re engaging with content that reinforces anything you’re passionate (or angry) about, the algorithm not only feeds you more similar content but also widens the content queue with variations of content from adjacent people. The algorithms are designed to keep and intensify your attention. As a result, the surface area of topics or reasons that stoke and feed your anger increases - and this often includes manipulated media and fake news that was tailor made to do so. As you get amped up, you click, watch, share, and engage even more (and an even wider array of reinforcing content is queued up to serve you - and for people similar to you). The AI learns quickly that any rational or “both sides” content is less likely to sustain your attention (so you won’t get many of those, which drives the sensation that more of the world agrees with you). But the rage-inducing stuff keeps us swiping.

The outcome of all this is expanding the surface area of what triggers you (along with the opportunity to serve you more ads). As you can see, this technology works wonderfully when you love football and seek camaraderie and endless stimulation about your favorite team, but it is dangerous when you’re angry about a polarizing topic going down the rabbit hole.

(shocker, we'll cover this more deeply in the next edition of IMPLICATIONS .com)

[Paul Graham @paulg]

One of the most consistent mistakes I made when I was younger was to spend my time learning about things that other people thought were interesting — things that were cool or prestigious — instead of trusting my own curiosity.

[Shayna Kulik @shayna121]

"Vulnerability helps you prioritize what matters in life. Go out on a limb, do things that make you nervous, fight the perfectionist while acknowledging the drive that comes from that.” - Joshua Roman via @creativemorning

[Danny Meyer @dhmeyer]

When did a 6:00 dinner reservation become the new 8:00, most prized table of the night - and will it last?

[cindygallop.eth @cindygallop]

OK folks, hold onto your hats: here commenceth my annual live-tweeting of my reading of the @condenast @voguemagazine #SeptemberIssue Predictions for this year: more #CarefullyCalibratedDiversity, more ineffectual use of celebrities, more adspend wasted looking like everyone else

[Bloomberg @business]

As a heat wave bakes Europe, Tour de France riders are wearing vests filled with ice https://t.co/oMSO8aVWrz

[Shayna Kulik @shayna121]

“Nature’s greatest artist”

[TAXI @designtaxi]

Pufferfish are more than just puffy! #Pufferfish https://t.co/qe69oOfFBa

[Mike Bodge @mikebodge]

I’ve been recording the average color of the NY sky every 5 minutes for the past decade. It has never looked like this https://t.co/NSRo7eda0x

[Lorenzo Green 〰️ @mrgreen]

Expanding famous album covers using AI. 🪄

(Photoshop generative fill)

h/t to @dobrokotov for this amazing idea!

1. Michael Jackson - Thriller:

[Enuma Okoro @EnumaOkoro]

✍🏽 wrote a bit this weekend about how our life experiences bear on our ongoing oft shifting relationship with our parents. @ftweekend #TheArtOfLifeWithEnuma
The lessons of parenting — and being parented https://t.co/LB88Ke4es7

[Daniel Ek @eldsjal]

To all the people who can get work done while listening to music with lyrics…

I have one simple but important question:

How?

Teach me your ways.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

Erich Fromm's 6 rules of listening – the great humanistic philosopher and psychologist on the art of unselfish understanding https://t.co/D0DPIjbNpw

[Chris Hoofnagle @hoofnagle]

The NYAG's fake comments investigation is worth a look---lead generation companies (the same kind of companies that do direct marketing) were key in creating fake comments to the FCC on net neutrality. https://t.co/M69z9o1AjY

[Shayna Kulik @shayna121]

"We're still in a sweet spot where these tools are too naive to be fully autonomous, but can serve as prompts to reignite our creative thinking that has been dulled by instagram..."

https://t.co/e0SfRPIl79

[Amber Vittoria @amber_vittoria]

I've been playing with AI for the better part of a year, and majority of my outputs have not been satisfying. I'd always think, "I can paint this better myself." So I started to envision sculptures and elements I could not reasonably create with my own two hands, and wow.

[Coby @Cobylefko]

We shouldn't be afraid to take risks with the decoration & ornament of our cities.

Worst case, we can always replace things we don't like. But when it goes right, these little moments of wonder are fantastic!

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

once again, i think fashion faces undue scrutiny bc it's historically coded as a feminine interest and thus seen as frivolous. other areas of cultural life, such as art, architecture, and even sports are heavily intertwined with wealth but are not criticized in this way