You know that feeling when everything finally clicks into place? When a messy desk becomes a clean, functional workspace? That's exactly what’s been happening with my Substack lately.
Over the past few days, I’ve made some updates behind-the-scenes to make the reading and watching experience more streamlined for you. And the posting and writing experience more streamlined for me. Win-wins for the win!
The navigation bar is now cleaner and easier to use, with quick access to my latest posts and videos. And I’ve started tagging posts more thoughtfully, helping everyone find what they’re looking for more quickly.
NAVIGATION BAR
TAGGED POSTS
As an added bonus, I’ve also toned down all the “shameless” self-promotion.
You’re likely here to read a blog or watch a video, not be bombarded with links to my Shop or YouTube channel. I’m not saying links won’t happen, but they’ll take a back seat so you can focus on the content that brought you here.
And if you’re looking for them, my links are on my homepage.
Lastly, I want to thank everyone who subscribed during one of my "forced breaks" from YouTube. Your generosity, patience, and support are greatly appreciated.
While I needed to vent my frustrations about those, now that both of my “community guideline” strikes have expired, you can expect fewer “inside baseball” posts.
Unless, of course, you really like that behind-the-scenes chatter.
If so, let me know—comments are open on this post for a reason.
Thanks for reading and watching!
Clint
NEWS + VIEWS
"nobody Takes Anything Seriously Anymore" (d’angelo) 📺
Uk’s National Gallery Bans Liquids After Activist Attacks (euronews)
The Rise & Fall of Zombie Formalism (christopher West) 📺
$50 M Ed Ruscha from Oil Heir’s Collection (ar Tnews)
ON THIS DAY = OCTOBER 20
BIRTHDAYS
1882 = Bela Lugosi = Hungarian-American actor
1913 = Grandpa Jones = American singer-songwriter and banjo player
1925 = Art Buchwald = American journalist
1927 = Joyce Brothers = American psychologist and author
1931 = Mickey Mantle = American baseball player and sportscaster
1937 = Wanda Jackson = American singer-songwriter
1950 = Tom Petty = American singer-songwriter
1958 = Viggo Mortensen = American-Danish actor
1964 = Kamala Harris = American politician, lawyer, and 49th VPOTUS
1968 = Sunny Hostin = American lawyer, journalist, and television host
1971 = Dannii Minogue = Australian singer-songwriter and actor
1971 = Snoop Dogg = American rapper
1979 = John Krasinski = American actor
CELEBRATIONS
EVENTS
1969 = Dr. Evelyn Hooker released a report through the National Institute of Mental Health that called on states to repeal long-outdated sodomy laws. Hooker is credited with contributing to the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 declaration that homosexuality was no longer considered a mental illness.
1973 = The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.
1987 = The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted to pass legislation requiring the justice department to collect statistics relating to hate crime violence, including that experienced by members of the LGBT community.
1992 = The San Diego Police Department severed its 25-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America after a local chapter of the organization dismissed a member of the police force due to his sexuality. The move incited the San Diego Human Relations Commission to ask the city to terminate the leases it had previously provided the Boy Scouts of America.
2010 = The first Spirit Day took place. Stemming from an initiative by Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan, the event calls on people to wear purple in solidarity with bullied LGBTQ youth.
PHOTOS + QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.”
Mickey Mantle
you are working well/well done/doing well.