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Seth Putnam

@sethjputnam.bsky.social
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Editor of Shelter, a newsletter about how spaces that feel like "home" can help us live bravely in an unraveling world.📍Chicago. Subscribe! 👉 shelterletter.substack.com

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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Are you there, Algorithm? It's me, Seth.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Popsicle-lovers everywhere: what is the BEST ice pop, paleta, or other frozen #treat on a stick?
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
With all the AI Studio Ghibli chatter, I just keep thinking about how frustrated and hurt Hayao Miyazaki must be — just as an individual creative, given his well-publicized opinion about AI being an insult to humanity. Real they-massacred-my-boy vibes.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Shelter will be written and published from Palm Springs this week. Is there anything I should know before going there? Assume I know less than Jon Snow (nothing).
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This didn’t quite make the cut for this week’s newsletter but is delightful & worth 15 minutes of your time this weekend: The Great Backyard Bird Count, a global group project where you log the birds you see in your yard. It really helps scientists. Learn more here: birdcount.org/participate
birdcount.org
How to Participate
Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds. Simply watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days and tell us what you see!
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Pretty bad week for Drake tbh
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The politics behind the mainstream social media platforms are repellent, but I bet it would be a lot harder for users to leave if they hadn’t also enshittified the user experience. Substack & TikTok are proving the point by being a delight to use (though there’s plenty to debate about them, too.)
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hell yeah Casey
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
It seems like all the Nigerian prince scams of yore really should have prepared us better to spot its cousin: the South African prince scam.
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empty seats can't melt supreme court justices @emptyjetseatbribes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
the ppl who were very concerned that Joe Brandon wasn't following Congresss rules and thrilled Chevron deference was ending so unelected agency staff couldn't interpret laws seem to have chilled out for some reason
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Here you go people.com/525-pound-be...
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525-Lb. Bear Discovered Under Evacuated Altadena Home Too Fat to Tranquilize: 'Not an Option'
An Altadena, Calif., man was shocked to discover he couldn't return to his home — which he evacuated due to the Eaton fire — because a 525-lb. bear had nested in the crawl space under his house. It to...
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New issue just dropped on what concrete steps you can take to resist. shelterletter.substack.com It also points you to @mariapopova.bsky.social (on Camus’ antidotes to absurdity); KC Davis (on messy homes); Anita Shah (on voice notes) & Emily Tobin (on a barn in the Cotswolds).
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Heard, chef.
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Mandy Medley @videstellae.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Chicago, baby.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
You get it!
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Oof, better ask for a refund
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
You can rename stuff all you want, but people are still gonna call it what they want. Ask any Chicagoan.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This week's newsletter points you to excellent stories from: @monteiro.bsky.social @katykelleher.bsky.social @kottke.org ...and some other folks who aren't on Bsky. They deserve your attention! Link above or in bio.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
In the newsletter: a dispatch from a weary captain (read: dad) dealing with mutinous deckhands (read: children) after four days of stomach flu. shelterletter.substack.com
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Okay pen geeks, maybe an odd query, but what highlighter models do we love? I am a recovering underliner while reading novels, but lately I’ve had my head turned.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Okay pen geeks, maybe an odd query, but what highlighter models do we love? I am a recovering underliner while reading novels, but lately I’ve had my head turned.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
“Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground.” —Frederick Douglass (Whom I hear is being recognized more and more.)
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The mask is off and it took less time than a TikTok ban. Half his simps saying “he was throwing his heart to the crowd.” The other half: “Get used to it. We’re making the Roman salute great again.” He can’t be the most brilliant entrepreneur in the world AND too dumb/naive to know what this means.
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Paul Ford @ftrain.com · 19/01/2025
as the rollercoaster crests the top of the initial incline, the ratcheting noise slows and stops, and you can, right before the plunge, observe the entire amusement park
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
As far as Sunday Scaries go, I must say this is the scariest one in a minute
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Welcome, teens coming here from tiktok. I think you’ll find that through the magic of the written word I am able to craft sentences that are as vivid and compelling as any short-form video!
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
The colors are duller this morning. Breakfast has no taste. Can't smell the coffee. My TikTok has gone...
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Wow, the TT ban really did hit you hard eh
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Shutting down TikTok early has to be a calculated move, yeah? Accompanied by the direct mention of the hero-president for maximum drama…
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on, and cop out.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Done 🫡
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Genuinely: Do you find that Meta products are improving your life? Maybe they once did, but for me, these days it's a hard no.
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Sarah Jones @sarahjones.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Happy Severance Day to all who celebrate
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Yes. Next question
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The homies on my timeline @dansinker.com 🤝 @whetmoser.com
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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Warehouse (2000)
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We all wonder from time to time. But it probably chose us in some way, shape or form.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Yup. Frozen and Moana. And now Number Two is bringing them back three years later.
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Hard launched on Substack today. If you like stories about architecture, design & spaces that feel like “home,” check it out: shelterletter.substack.com
shelterletter.substack.com
Shelter by Seth Putnam | Substack
A newsletter about the spaces we create—at home, on the road, and online. It's what a handwritten note is to junk mail: a delight to open. Click to read Shelter by Seth Putnam, a Substack publication....
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
hey, so this is insane Jordan
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
what, they're *great* in a crisis /s
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
you've done a great job with this
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
beautiful work
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
That new Hobonichi Techo feeling. I've been keeping a (mostly) consistent journaling practice since 2020, and it sure feels good to have a seasonal & emotional record to go back and look at. (And to see them stacked up like this.) #journaling #hobonichi
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Seth Putnam @sethjputnam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Bah, and I'd just found you on the other place! All this makes me wonder if there's any value to occasionally posting on the platforms where the followers are (IG, Threads) vs what impact my leaving will really have. Maybe they're broadcast channels to direct folks to where the content actually is?
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