The news knows how to render its own mechanics almost invisible and therefore hard to question. It speaks to us in a natural unaccented voice, without reference to its own assumption-laden perspective. It fails to disclose that it does not merely report on the world, but is instead constantly at work crafting a new planet in our minds in line with its own often highly distinctive priorities.
leftovers are also for project work: best to ensure them as a goal so that we have a way back in, but also so that we can combine unsuspecting components into a spontaneous composition.