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**Hi.** My name is Mike and this is my newsletter. Every week I answer one of your questions. The question can be about anything you want, but I'll only answer it if I think I can give a good answer. To ask a question, just subscribe and reply to one of the newsletters. **Why the hell should I subscribe to this?** Well, you shouldn’t. You should go outside and plant a garden. You should start a band! You should go explore every part of the world you’ve ever wanted to see. You should learn Italian, French, or Tagalog. You should volunteer your time to an organization that works with disadvantaged youth. You should go teach an ESL class for immigrants at the local community college. You should spend your time tracking down abusive priests, like some sacred Avenger. Those are the things you should do. And I encourage you to do them. Feel free to subscribe to my newsletter because you want to. In addition to doing some of those things above. **How often will this shit hit my inbox?** Weekly. **Are you going to eventually charge us for this newsletter?** Nope. I can’t imagine asking you to pay for this. I might promote some stuff at the bottom of the newsletter. Don’t get me wrong, I very much want your money. But not for a newsletter. **Who did that drawing in your newsletter header, and is it supposed to be you?** My friend, the wonderful Kate Bingaman-Burt. And yes. **Is there any hope for the world?** No, but there's a lot of work to do.
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How to watch my new talk
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-watch-my-new-talk/
Published: October 31, 2025 19:55
Hello. There is no question this week because I’ve been traveling. Just got back from Oslo last night. Got to give a new talk at Y-Oslo, which is a fun excellent conference. Oslo is also an amazing city, full of kind people. I recommend it. Y-Oslo is also…
How to whistle for help
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-whistle-for-help/
Published: October 23, 2025 19:09
Soon I will start looking for a new painting studio. Whistles aint cheap. Gimme $2. This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: How can you be of help to someone when they don’t want anyone to help them? You can’t. Unless they’re drowning,…
How to make coffee
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-make-coffee/
Published: October 16, 2025 21:15
The back side of art. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2. Coffee aint cheap. This week’s question comes to us from Victor Lombardi: What are your opinions about how to make coffee? First of all let’s all agree that this is going to be an incredibly…
How to eat with others
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-eat-with-others/
Published: October 9, 2025 17:55
This is the last painting I did at my old studio. I left it behind. You can support my shenanigans for a mere $2/mo. This week’s question comes to us from Milly Schmidt: Some people have friends with very different politics and they keep them very separate…
How to die
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-die/
Published: October 2, 2025 18:36
These little ghosts ended up being part of a much larger painting. If you’re enjoying the newsletter gimme $2. This week’s question comes to us anonymously: How do you deal with your impending mortality? I believe that the best way to die is to do it once,…
How to come correct
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-come-correct/
Published: September 25, 2025 00:06
A bunch of wee random paintings I made in 2022 or so. 💰Join the $2 Lunch Club!💰 This week’s question comes to us from Charles Pearson: Is it weird that video meeting tools offer appearance retouching effects? Are we that consumed with smoothing out…
How to cook brussels sprouts
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-cook-brussels-sprouts/
Published: September 18, 2025 17:43
This is FIX YOUR HEARTS, a little painting I did earlier this year. 💰 Support independent publishing and join the $2 Lunch Club! 💰 This week’s question comes to us from Gurj Johal: What would be a reader’s best reaction to reading one of your newsletters?…
How to fold socks
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-fold-socks/
Published: September 11, 2025 23:10
This is my art studio all packed up. It’s all in storage now. Still looking for a new place. 💰 Join the $2 Lunch Club! 💰 This week’s question comes to us from Gina Trapani: How do you think about your creative practice? What are the most important parts of…
How to clear an inbox
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-clear-an-inbox/
Published: September 4, 2025 22:45
Cleared out of my art studio last week. Because last week’s newsletter was such a bummer, and because this was a short week, and because I have tickets to a Valkeries game tonight, let’s do a mailbag and just run through the silliest questions we’ve got.…
How to lose a child
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-lose-a-child/
Published: August 28, 2025 17:39
Out of kindness: We’re talking about children’s deaths. This is Uvalde, painted by me in 2022. This week’s question comes to us from Chad Moore: What do you know in your bones? No data to support you. What do you know deep down. In your bones. I know deep…