August 11th Links

Working from home, singing a song.

Long week! I watched a lot of movies, didn’t sleep enough, and test-drove my new bag. This week I had two picnics at work, so Summer is in full swing. The days are getting a bit shorter, but it’s still pleasantly warm in the bay. I hope you enjoy the last bits of summer too. And now, my beach reads:

• My friend Matt works from home. He’s been doing so for quite some time, and I found these tips and reflections super interesting as someone who worked from home for four years or so.

• I’m really excited to return to Tokyo soon, and these rad drawings of storefronts made me smile.

• Speaking of Japan: Ryu Murakami imagined a world in which North Korea took over Fukuoka, and a gang of social-reject youths decide to fight back. This book is also about the failure of bureaucracy, and a critique of the government. Word of warning: it’s graphic, and a bit brutal.

• If you enjoy cartoons, especially ones like Summer Camp Island, Adventure Time, or Over the Garden Wall, you’ll likely enjoy Infinity Train. It’s a fun show about a girl, a dog, and a robot traveling through a Snowpiercer-esque train.

Finally, I leave you with this delightful anthem from a bygone era. I fondly remember when Radio Shack was one of the coolest places I’d ever been to—a place full of possibilities and experiments to come. RIP.

Harry McCracken @harrymccracken

Radio Shack had a secret internal anthem, and here it is. (Watch this until the end, or you'll miss the Shack employees forming the words "Radio Shack" on a hilltop.)