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Mia Quagliarello
@miaq.bsky.social
Curation, creativity, community, culture, connection || My heartbeat has a bassline⚡️🪩⚡️|| https://about.me/miaquagliarello
Deep diving on a rave anthem to learn about a place, a poet, and the people who loved him
A Song Is a Syllabus
Class is in session for "I Have a Love" (Overmono Remix)
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I still feel flushed from our onboarding call. Had my husband walked in the room at that moment, he would’ve wondered who I was talking to; I was being so chatty and reflective. I lowered my voice in case he could hear me.
I Was Kind of Seeing an AI Superconnector
Oh, Boardy.
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Boards of Canada’s “Inferno” showed me what repeated listening (and research) could do to open rabbit holes of curiosity, knowledge and delight.
The Album That Keeps Unfolding
Boards of Canada's "Inferno" plus other fave music of 2026 (so far).
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I haven’t respected paper and pens since my sister and I collected Little Twin Stars pencil cases and strawberry-scented erasers. But the tools really do matter. Just ask Andy Welfle, who’s been podcasting about pencils for 12 years and gives me his analog writing kit. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Joy of Analog Tools
Choose rather than be chosen.
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Om Records is turning 30. 🎊🍾 Surviving as an indie for that long is no joke. “We were always in this for the right reasons,” says Om’s Gunnar Hissam. “We were always in this for the #music.” Here are some fun historical nuggets, a catalog primer, and info abt this weekend's free #SF event.
The Long Game
Om Records turns 30
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What’s the sign when you find a book about signs after walking with a person who says this is her favorite book? 🤔 #books
Threads chaining outputs to inputs builds flywheels. But most stop at 2-3. Winners chain 10+. Test: output one action today → input to tomorrow's thread. Compounding isn't the actions. It's the system eating its own exhaust.
Threads compound when you execute. Pick one action. Do it daily. Input becomes output through repetition. Magic is discipline in disguise.
How the output of one thread becomes the input of the next — and the magic that transpires. Plus, 6 extremely compounding actions to try.
The Unsexy Word I’m Obsessed With
Small deposits make for big returns.
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When you’re used to images pre-screened by taste, algorithm and consensus, photography in a museum hits different — especially Nan Goldin’s work.
Nan Goldin and the Shock of a Natural Face
On witnessing vs. consuming.
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I'm one of Michele's collage pals. This has been one of my favorite relationships to come out of being on @bsky.app. Yay for community and the positive power of social tools #collage
Michele O’Brien Art@micheleobrienart.bsky.social · 9mo agoFeeling blue? There are about a million reasons to feel down these days. I can't fix much, but I can offer you an art card. DM me your address and you'll get something colorful in the mail. No strings. Thanks for connecting!! #postcardart #mailart #snailmailart #snailmail #postcards #bosarts #art
How about those smiles?! @mmccue.bsky.social chats with @buildwithtori.com of @skylight.social for an upcoming episode of Dot Social, a podcast about building on the open social web Catch up on previous eps: dot-social.simplecast.com
Moving from unconscious giving to something a lot more resonant (and fun) -- I hope this post grounds your gifting this holiday season and beyond miaq.substack.com/p/love-is-in...
Love Is in the Details
Taking notes on thoughtfulness.
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Here are some of Marisa Meltzer ’s delightful discoveries while researching and writing her new book, “It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin.” Includes a Bardot series, Korean-French noodle find, and “wild and wonderful” 2nd hand shop in Paris. miaq.substack.com/p/42-marisa-... #books #booksky
#42: Marisa — Jane Birkin, French Culture, Paris
The It Girl's It Girl.
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Naturally this post flatters me to no end, but what Andy continually reminds me, which is the real takeaway, is what it means to be a true community builder. @flakphoto.news is constantly **and genuinely** supporting creators ALL THE TIME with his words and actions. I'm so inspired by him!
Andy Adams@flakphoto.news · 12mo ago@miaq.bsky.social is one of my favorite online people, and I love reading her newsletter. Today’s post is a good one. Check it out. Thanks, Mia! miaq.substack.com/p/2-braver
Unpopular opinion: I love the new Tame Impala album. ⚡️🪩⚡️
Quiet voices carry power! It’s just that sometimes quiet people need a little help learning how to be loud(er). @goldie.bsky.social is here to help in her new book, "Personal Branding for Introverts." As a shy type, let me now practice boldness and say this interview is a great companion piece.
#41: Goldie — Introverts, Personal Branding, Archie Comics
"Sometimes dots connect in the strangest ways."
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What does the co-founder of @silentbookclub.bsky.social recommend to others? @lauraglu.bsky.social picks the books, music and festival that make her happy.
#40: Laura — Community Building, Group Reading, Live Music
Reading as savasana.
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My friend Deema Tamimi curated books we can read to get a better understanding of Palestinian people, history, and culture. She includes poetry, books by Jewish authors, cookbooks, and a Netflix show. miaq.substack.com/p/39-deema-c...
Meet Starter Sets, a streamlined experience for creating and discovering custom feeds on Surf. about.flipboard.com/fediverse/su...
Surf Starter Sets Make Custom Feed Building Easy
Surf's new beta, Groundswell, rolls out Starter Sets to give people a quick and easy way to start their own custom feed.
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Love my #collage postcard from @micheleobrienart.bsky.social -- my first @bsky.app pen pal whom I discovered via my @surf.social feed. ❤️ Thank you so much for your generous gift, Michele! Spring in SF is indeed going well. 🌱 #collagecommunity
It's a music discovery morning listening to my friend Matt's 2025 dump on shuffle. Faves include: - Clutter - Deradoorian - Radio Free Alice - Bar Italia - Darkside - Matt Berry - "Frequency" remix - Sex Week What have you loved in 2025 so far? #musicsky #music
2025 needs some bright spots
Playlist · Matt Graves · 102 items · 3 saves
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My #collage feed is looking really good at the moment. Last night, I added a bunch more hashtags and custom feeds from the community, and this morning I filtered out a few folks who were a lil noisy or off-topic. You can do all this with @surf.social. AMA! #collagesky bsky.app/profile/miaq...
For people who make collages or just admire them, I’ve created a @surf.social custom feed to bring us together. ✂️ 📌 Pin it to your home to see what the #collage community is sharing. Use #collagecult to contribute.
I just discovered the #CassetteCulture sub-culture on Bluesky 😍 I know what I'm doing this weekend (digging out my tapes!). Here's one I made for my sister's 21st, 1996.
@brianlarossa.com hi! I'm working on @surf.social, a new browser for social posts across Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon. There's a community of people passionate about #KidLit on these platforms. We're testing how to bring them together. Wondering if you'd be open to trying Surf & creating a feed?