: A reasonable take. AI could have sped up the development here and there. But Jobs bet Apple’s …
: Finally got around to seeing Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas. What a film. Magnificent cinematography and …
: Something mystical and timely about the subject of this read — a series of now-removed pixelated …
: It took me no time at all once I downloaded and opened Quiche to set it as the default browser and …
: This restored 1970s Italian villa is pitch perfect — literally, that sloping roof, and it seemingly …
: The irony of PC Gamer recommending the use of RSS readers inside of an article weighing 37MB+ is …
: I don’t have a particular horse in the race against social media bans / “think of the children”, but …
: Good find, Taegan. The bill in question is the “Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and …
: After watching Kurosawa’s High & Low (Criterion 4k release) and Linklater’s Blue Moon, this list …
: A local guy invents a water bottle that cajoles the mouth and throat muscles to exercise in a way …
: Two thrillingly wise takes on how many of us have complicated our lives intentionally and …
: Really enjoy seeing the younger generations still connecting with cinema, so much so they’re …
: I’m usually not one for indulging in nostalgia, but the pull towards it has been greater these …
: This is how you continue to win the PR battle of late-stage capitalism, in context of Costco aiming …
: The rebellious changes to small businesses' models during the ICE occupation in Minneapolis have …
: AppAddict has a well-sourced, updated list of OCR apps for Mac. Personally, I can vouch for …
: Information Architects’ take down of the fetishization of Microsoft Office and US software tyranny, …
: Trying the new Acme Weather app by the original Dark Sky devs. A clean, succinct interface kindly …
: Watched Blue Moon last night 🍿 — Chamber drama camp, Linklater-style, with long-time collaborator …
: Taegan Goddard's reality check on the worst jobs in politics, kindly suggesting folks should pursue …
: When traveling, is it “selfish to withhold a location, or responsibility?" Appreciate …
: Thoughtless acts of idiocy in the name of disgruntlement and social media attention. It happens too …
: For those who remember, the Sleep Indicator Light was the perfect Second Steve Jobs-era attention to …
: What is this moment? Benn Stancil writes a frenzied piece, kind of nailing it with that bomb of a …
: Absolutely this: [for a local newspaper with out-of-state reader:] Why not instead charge per …
: Re-Thinking the RSS Experience ✱ We never stop talking about RSS.
: Watched: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 🍿 at the Alamo Drafthouse (during a limited two-time showing …
: An overdue excalamation for not just the past few months, but years: I’m proud of our local …
: I take a few weeks off from posting (the current stage of what’s happening with our country …
: Everything has to break all at once, I suppose. From The Economist, on the rapid decimation of the …
: Appreciating The Verge’s work lately, including keeping us informed on the best gas masks to …
: Small non-violent victories. A knitting shop in Minneapolis resurrects red Norwegian hats to signal …
: Kirstie Kimball (of Beyond Beurre Blanc) on the extremely difficult nature of writing about food in …
: Racket’s piece on neighbors who turn a nearby restaurant into a field hospital on Jan 24: …
: The Minnesota General Strike of 2026 ✱ The first general strike in the USA for 80 years occurred in Minneapolis on January 23, 2026 ✱
: A well-documented piece from The Guardian on the situation here in Minnesota. It’s been difficult to …
: Positive momentum into 2026 with regards to the prices of renewable energy: Today, wind and solar …
: Generational context of invasive structure (via Racket): Today, Fort Snelling is doing what it was …
: Mobilizing for the truth. Throughout those four minutes, almost every civilian — dressed in puffy …
: Short clip from Christopher Nolan on the defense of the physicality of movies, both shooting them …
: A grand way to start the year: “Dedicated to bad writing… and other irregular tributes.”
: Brazil, Terry Gilliam’s manic daydream of totalitarian pandemonium and comic dystopia, holds up …
: Does one need to get their mind out of this rot, or is it accurate: … the endless death …
: In watching Criterion’s 2025 4K release of Eyes Wide Shut, my immediate thought was that the grain …
: The Disney and OpenAI licensing partnership seems like a terrible idea, insofar as controlling IP …
: Tad alarmist of an article, but good effort for a warning bell against the generational risks of …
: This may sound counter-intuitive, but I just discovered that the WSJ has a specific app that …
: In light of the Warner Bros dilemma, Jason L. Riley writes on the movie theater’s inevitable, …
: Speaking of the Mad Men debacle on HBO Max, special effects wizard Todd Vaziri has an analytical …
: The Verge on HBO’s poor execution of the “remastering” of Mad Men in 4k for …
: Waking up to the first snowfall of the season up here. It’s been tardy for the last several …
: Author Robin Sloan’s suggested gift guide is a reprieve from the usual banality and homogenous …
: ✱ Regional Film Reviews & the Beauty of Human Connection Through Art As a film lover and, particularly, an enthusiast for film criticism – one of the best ways to …
: Valve’s Steam Machine and controller are legitimately one of the more exciting hardware …
: Always funny to see emails from software products seep back into the inbox after years, and I mean …
: Fascinating interview with Helen DeWitt on the highly improbable methods and circumstances leading …
: Though Dan Brooks’s take down of the “new, lonely vices” reads as more of an opinion piece, it …
: As the autumn winds churn through the outside world, I’m increasingly excited to settle into …
: And herein lays the true goal of OpenAI with ChatGPT Atlas: …by acting as ChatGPT’s agent, …
: More lamenting of the malaise of the Internet, but a thoughtful one from Kyle Chayka: Remember …
: What a time to release something so terrifyingly dystopian: decor to dress up your surveillance …
: Unexpectedly found Kirstie Kimball’s Beyond Beurre Blanc blog, and it’s tremendous. …
: I live on the planet Earth in 2025. I see the storms are getting worse. I see the natural world is …
: I do appreciate Tonx’s forthright reckoning with himself/the industry on how to operate an …
: Halfway through Ray Nayler’s Where the Axe is Buried. If you want near-future existential dread, …
: Depressing. What’s happening to news media and free speech right now in the US is going to echo …
: While I haven’t read it since it was released (back in 2013?), Brian K. Vaughan’s The …
: Beautiful night at the Arboretum on Saturday. They hosted a walking event under the full Harvest …
: An astute equivalency of loneliness amidst other addictive vices, but with the thesis that …
: Combo articles that spell out the major problem all generations are running into: the decline of …
: In Monocle’s Briefing newsletter today, they highlighted the modernist/brutalist architecture …
: We may never get another season of Scavengers Reign, but the showrunner did get a chance to release …
: No idea how Kottke found this essay, but great companion to my previous link: And I’m glad they’re …
: Digital experiences continue to strive for the relentless pursuit of maximizing engaged user time, …
: So now we’re getting to the stage where drone warfare, once thought to be an electronic …
: 🕗 Updated my Slimmest Wallet Pursuit recommendations page. New entry for the year, probably my …
: Excellent piece by Heavy Table on the Midway Men’s Club at the Minnesota State Fair. My …
: Friendly reminder how excellent the MX Master 3S mouse is from Logitech. Sure, they may be working …
: This was a once-in-a-lifetime-first-experience read: I Who Have Bever Known Men. Phenomenal novel by …
: This is a slightly ridiculous article about the increase in appetite for higher spice-level food in …
: There is something so alluring and exciting about a newsstand, particularly the kiosks abound around …
: Nice paper pad by Yamamoto — the Pen Addict takes it through its paces. While I don’t often write …
: Chris Person’s essay on Death Stranding 2 resonates. The last four hours of Death Stranding 2 …
: You would have thought pristine wilderness in North American could weather pollutants better than …
: Passed by this stack of fallen trees, sliced up by the city, on my morning run. We’ve been …
: The Internet is in a Recalibration Era A few pieces going around about “Google Zero” — essentially, the estimation that in the very …
: Brutal, but absolutely on point mixed media work by Thomas Doyle (nice aggregation by Colossal). …
: A genuinely hopeful take from Greg Storey on the malaise we all are (likely) feeling. The late-70s …
: A rewatch of Laloux’s Fantastic Planet (1973) re-establishes — in my mind — its boundless …
: Brian Eno: I remember an early review of one of my ambient records saying something like “No song, …
: This is awesome - a local pop-up focused on renting DVDs/Blu-rays the old fashioned way. Streaming …
: Phenomenal retrospective on the building of Alien Isolation by the newly reformed Game Informer …
: Cool discovered (or re-discovered?) use of the 8BitDo’s Micro controller. John Voorees …
: Stock Pot has a ridiculously wonderful project to recreate physical media with NFCs akin to an old …
: Just discovered this post-war architectural collective of “buildings inspired by pyramids and …
: Palmer’s knew how to describe a proper bar: A church for down and outers and those who romanticize …
: Nice Steve Carell interview from a while back (when the US version of The Office wrapped), with …
: NYT piece on the breadth of Hmong food (gift link) we have here in Minnesota, particularly …
: CW&T have been on a roll lately with a few up cycled products, and their latest — the …
: An updated Skyline wallpaper collection from Basic Apple Guy was released today, and looking nice. …
: Snapped through some fresh pull-tabs in a farewell tour of sorts to my area of St. Paul (Halftime …
: Crazy this side operation out of Coudal Partners has been going on for 20 years, but Field Notes …
: The new nearby Mexican spot is high on vibes (you know, one of those places with every chair and …
: “Anything that lasts 10 years, 20 years, it has to be new. And most of those are not received …
: Whenever I reload on Uber gift cards at either 20% or 25% off at Costco, it feels like a system …
: Big move coming up. Am I one of the few who consider themselves moving enthusiasts? Yes. Organizing, …
: Love to see iA Writer get nominated for an Apple Design award after 15 years of existence. A …
: Hell yeah, I have no notes on this cheeky piece by James Norton explaining why the eternal supper …
: As a zipper enthusiast (😅), how can I not admire the comical designer brilliance of this …
: Hydration two ways at Nico’s Tacos in St Anthony Park after a pitstop biking up and around Como Ave …
: A truly random, critical meta analysis of Sam Altman’s kitchen as he unconventionally fixes a meal …
: The Highs & Lows of Watching Professional Basketball ✱ I was never a sports fan, though in my youth I played sports and enjoyed watching them. And while …
: Fascinating [re-]discovery of a rare plant “physically resembling arabica beans” that grew in the …
: Nothing beats an impromptu decision to hit up Turf Club and find out you know the band playing the …
: Wonderfully sincere piece by Annie Mueller on reevaluating perspective: Calcification occurs when …
: For anyone seeking to ‘smartly’ augment doomscroll fatigue, I recommend giving Taegan …
: Not sure exactly when this went live, but Monocle has a gorgeous new website layout — really pops in …
: A new, fast recipe search engine was released by Silvio Rizzi (maker of Reeder and Mela), called …
: Great cinematic analysis by Allison Vincent across three films dealing with “time travel” — Every …
: George Packer in the latest Dispatches for The Atlantic: Ritualized humiliation is essential to an …
: Moment of non-political distraction: Racket has a thoughtful piece on dive bars and glass block …
: I’m not sure they’re entirely right about millennials only caring about authenticity here, but NYT’s …
: The comedy of this Economist article almost betrays the absolute serious imbecility that was just …
: I may be late to the party on this, but Robin Sloan’s Moonbound is a terrific read. It’s like he …
: Target’s timing for refocusing its food supply chains for in-house/private label nicely …
: While a tad dramatic, it’s wonderful seeing a mainstream piece on the metroidvania sub-genre, one …
: False spring came early to the midwest. Had to dig quite a trench out of this heavy, semi-wet hazard …
: The precursor to capitalism’s demise may have just begun… A moviegoer from Bangalore became so …
: John Siracusa released a clever Mac app today that uses APFS file clones to reclaim disk space …
: A brilliant Timberwolves win over OKC tonight. This team steps up for the most challenging teams in …
: Came across this old gem in the battery box — Apple’s Rechargeable AA pack. It was a great …
: God knows what the coffee sludge was made from. They prepared it in a way that I didn’t have to get …
: I’ve tried all the Mac launcher utilities over the years, including the legendary Quicksilver …
: Continued discourse from The Atlantic on the deficit in ‘marriage material’ in the US. …
: If you know, you know. Minnesota’s legendary dive bar frozen pizza brand of choice › Racket …
: Kottke has a rundown on the recently released 4K restoration of Seven Samurai. Funny he mentions …
: Bryan Hansel talking sea smoke off Lake Superior, including some new shots of that and pack ice. I …
: As an idiotic champion of my favorite bag brands, I have to acknowledge the new 420D Spectron line …
: As an “elder” millennial, Lindsey Adler’s piece is a refreshing reminder that the 2012-2017 era …
: RIP, David Lynch. Too soon, dreamer.
: The Midwest will likely benefit from “farm productivity, economy and in overall comfort” as a more …
: Derek Thompson’s interrogation into adult loneliness corresponds with a wavelength that connects to …
: Rewatched Twin Peaks: The Return and can reaffirm, it still operates on its own masterful level of …
: A trend that’s been seemingly happening across culinary, beverage, and other cultural lines: a …
: New Year’s Eve surf and turf, the only way to go (if you’re so inclined).
: Buckling up for some relaxation and reading this holiday week. (Creation Lake / Julia) 📚
: Parasocial relations, persons vs brands, and, I suppose, the future of media, via Ed filling in for …
: Succinct ode to the ideation and evolution of the backpack, heralding back to the 1960s with …
: Great to see the junk fees rule enacted (will officially go into effect in April 2025). Pricing …
: Rich typographic find by John Gruber of the Sanborn Fire Maps. Worth re-linking to.
: Seems like everyone is predicting a transformation of the browser… this from Mustafa …
: Om Malik predicts a major evolution of the browser: While browsers are so ubiquitous that it may be …
: I’m seeing more and more of this concern amongst friends and coworkers, and journalists/artists in …
: ✱ Finding & Buying a Specific Glass Using Image Search I was surprised at how quickly I was able to identify, and moments later, buy a specific glass that …
: You love to see Best Made Co. come back to life this year. Limited run of items so far, but still …
: ✱ Bentleyville is Like Stepping Into a Holiday Movie Last week was our third year straight year of a tradition in going up to Duluth for Thanksgiving, …
: Part of me likes this book-reading weight, but it also seems fitting for hardcover books only — I …
: You have an entire article about the virality of splitting the “G” on an official …
: Louie Mantia has been on a tear lately releasing (or re-releasing?) new icon packs, the latest of …
: Really digging Tom Bihn’s holiday product release aesthetic — dripping in that 1970s/1980s …
: After 15+ years, it’s astounding to me that when working with folks across multiple time …
: The Trials & Rewards of Modifying the Most Mundane Things in Life This sounds way more dramatic than it is. Both 2020 and 2024 were the years I decided to re-think …
: Watched the French film The Taste of Things twice this past week, and can’t get its immaculate vibe …
: I love how Bear blog deploys its lean analytics (cleverly via CSS) for users of the platform — …
: Placed new batteries into an old Dreamcast VMU I had sitting in an OEM controller, in anticipation …
: Phenomenal animated short film, Return to Hairy Hill, found via Colossal, who describes it best: …
: Jim VandeHei (Axios co-founder) on The Grill Room podcast regarding new media vs the old: “What I …
: This place gets it — charge that extra $3 to cook the frozen pizza. (Loony’s Brew up in Ranier, …
: Westenberg’s How to Destroy a Generation: When every feeling becomes a guiding star, resilience …
: Sometimes new stories are just old stories badly remembered. Susanna Clarke, afterword: snow …
: China tightens control of rare earth minerals — what’s the plan here?
: This scene hits harder and darker.
: At least Steve Ballmer is trying to reinforce the “twin pillars” of democracy and capitalism through …
: How endemic will AI feeds and content become? Sounds like this is the plan for Meta, at any rate, …
: CW&T's M.R. Tape Dispenser Exactly like it sounds: The humble tape dispenser, rebooted with industrial integrity › The M.R. …
: At this point, what industry hasn’t been upended by private equity.
: ✱ The Short Letter ✱ Oct 25 Joan Westenberg builds a summarized, paywall-less news feed highlighting the news atop the …
: Ridge Biflex Wallet Review I’ve stayed away from Ridge wallets for years — they always looked bulky, …
: Finding out about this UK publication for the first time – Delayed Gratification. Purposefully …
: An intriguing idea, as I for one am interested in seeing Submerged but am not buying a Vision Pro to …
: ✱ The Short Letter ✱ Oct 18 If only I was collecting and listening to vinyl… The Lost Recordings does such incredible …
: Ben Thompson has a thorough, future-gazing interview with Hugo Barra about Orion and Meta’s AR …
: Studio Neat starts a patch club concept with the focus on simple designs within the confines of …
: A few weeks into using the new Reeder app. Still enjoying it. Some interim thoughts: You have to …
: The Martini is Special The martini is special. I respect the craft. But I also dig this new age shit in NYC attempting to …
: ✱ The Short Letter ✱ Oct 11 A list. Of things. Of interest. Podcast interview from Scratching the Surface with Taylor Levy …
: Green Day de-masters their landmark Dookie album into 15 inconvenient, throwback musical formats in …
: Movie theater popcorn solved: refined coconut oil and Flavacol. Butter has nothing to do with it.
: Corporate Imperialism, Lifestyle Subsidization & Behavioral Malaise A reminder of the rationale for investment capital into corporate imperialism companies: Companies …
: You aren’t alone, Ben. Am I alone in preferring an offline, analogue, tactile reading experience? …
: The hype is on point for Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead. 📚
: Really digging the vibes of this hulking skeleton yard decor — saw this before dipping into Halftime …
: Sometimes the Economist’s book reviews are (probably) a just-as-good reading of the …
: This Strib article really should have linked to my pull-tab library, but alas, at least it’s a good …
: Olga Tchepikova-Treon’s piece about Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’, intersecting with the Coen brothers’ …
: Thank you for writing this, Kevin (from @overkillwtf@overkill.social). My partner and I feel the …
: Chicago. Six years after moving out, it still drips that high-octane energy whenever I visit. And …
: One of these days… my dream job.
: Good to be on top — while just one of many airport rankings, J.D. Power issued its 2024 report and …
: The call for returning to lunchtime chatter that fuels the City and a new London restaurant flexing …
: I concur, Matan Budy, on buying things you use: …I press the pay button with love. It makes me feel …
: ➔ A big concur to Dr. Drang’s thoughts on the most important update for watchOS — kayaking will be …
: The New Reeder App (Review) When Silvio Rizzi released the new Reeder app, it didn’t explicitly replace the previous, fourth …
: Dang, the new iA Writer app logo is beautiful.
: One of those unexpected, sudden rising to fame stories that happens every so often in the literature …
: ➔ Patrick Rhone has a nice “Rhoneism” today regarding clothes, and remarks specifically: [...] …
: Stumbled upon a pull-tab that oddly looks like an angry JD Vance. I don’t like it, and I …
: Hey, I am using the new Reeder app & I like it So I took the bait and am using the rebooted Reeder app, and I like it. The gist this time around is …
: MN State Fair 2024 - Back to Tradition A few days overdue, but had a great time at the MN State Fair. Went a few days, including the …
: I’ve been the same exact way Nick Heer does about a number of small iPhone interactions lately …
: Playing a Dragon Quest game immediately lightens the mood and lifts the soul. I’d credit the …
: Agree with the take here (we need an “iTunes for streaming TV”), but doubt it’ll …
: Fun piece from the ‘rebooted’ Minnesota Star Tribune on the state’s long-standing …
: Six Colors' Interview with Zach Gage on Puzzmo and specifically, Pile-up Poker. He’s got an …
: Ingenuity in ’re-agriculture' has led to successfully transitioning out of factory farming …
: The most magical restaurant on the North Shore has, and always will be, New Scenic Cafe.
: Watched the Olympic Men’s Basketball game at Roscoe’s in Duluth. Dive bar with the sound on was the …
: Looking up at the St Paul Cathedral after dinner around the corner on Selby Ave. The architecture is …
: A lot of eyes on Minnesota over the past few days, and I’ve enjoyed seeing the country awash …
: Great new video from coffee guru James Hoffmann covering celebrity coffee products. Few have …
: Kudos to Matt Birchler’s simple declaration about the AeroPress making a phenomenal cup of …
: Say what you will about the Mall of America, but the architects and teams running it have designed …
: A sad reality for the book industry… via No one buys books - by Elle Griffin: in 2020, only 268 …
: Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario requires constant reading breaks in order to stomach the …
: The Best Local MN Hop Waters As breweries continue to excel at their core product, but look to monetize in adjacent ways, several …
: July 4 Roadtrip to Michigan A few photographic impressions from the roadtrip from the Twin Cities to west-side Michigan and …
: A list of some lists, from Field Notes. A quintessential kind of post for the notebook brand, …
: Riven Remake is Wonderful So... Cyan released a remake of 1997’s adventure game Riven (the sequel to Myst) this past month, …
: Caught up on a few posts from The Obsessor, and came across a recommendation for a new camera app …
: Is there any other state in the US with such a breadth of grocery store non-dominance as Minnesota? …
: Beer & Cheese from Vermont We went cruising across Vermont last week for a vacation, staying in a variety of towns (including …
: The people have been talking about Gabriel Smith’s Brat, and after picking it up at a local …
: This guy, absolute connoisseur of north Minnesota/Wisconsin dive bars. A pleasure bumping into his …
: Ambitious collaboration of companies using “luminescent pigments [from FibreTrace’s tech] into raw …
: Om’s great suggestion for Apple resonates on a number of levels — donate to national park …
: Very pleased to see Christina Nguyen win Best Midwest Chef at the James Beard Awards last night. The …
: Nothing quite stirs an emotional energy like waltzing into your local bagel shop with “Never Gonna …
: This MagSafe, slide-out Nintendo DS-like iPhone game controller is brilliantly conceived, and one of …
: Good to hear the use of QR code scanning for restaurant menus is reversing. This has been an …
: There seems to be a changing tide to hustle culture — whether it’s the folks I follow getting …
: Kino was released today as a 1.0 — a powerful, fun new video recording app from Lux, the makers of …
: As an admitted bandwagoner, it’s been an absolute pleasure watching the Minnesota Timberwolves …
: Love this quest to make a mass-manufactured paper bottle (alc bev brands Diageo and Pernod Richard, …
: Worthwhile, fun article on the very talented actress Sarah Paulson, whose performance in The People …
: Love that this is the example of how LLMs working together as teams, called multi-agent systems …
: I just received the email about Five Dials closing shop after a wonderful 16-year run. It’s …
: Jason Fried is finding his niche with the Once software` portfolio that 37signals is building out. …
: Declaring it here: Dragon Quest IX has the best battle music in the series.
: Zippers Deserve a Holiday I’m not usually one for randomly invented holidays, but if today is ‘Zipper Day’, …
: The absolute disregard of reasonable proportions in the wedge salad at Manny’s Steakhouse is …
: 8BitDo Micro Controller is a Super Portable Wonder With the new Delta game emulator out for iOS, I decided to invest in a super portable controller to …
: Every time I land…. feeling in good hands with Delta. Something about this airline is reassuring …
: A warm day here in St. Paul to kick off the weekend. Enjoyed a scooter ride up and into Como Park, a …
: The Atlas Ankle Sock Review - Simply the Best, Probably Socks are such a standard attire item that we don’t talk enough about them. But they are some of the …
: Jemima Kelly has an invigorating opinion piece pondering where all the admirable, virtuous role …
: This is an absolutely bonkers story detailing how a man named Mickey Barreto stayed in the New …
: Another notch towards disinformation dystopia… Microsoft researchers warn us (as if we …
: Great piece from Bryan Hansel on unread books: Unread books are a way to know that we don’t know. …
: Aggregator Review Sites & Hints of Their Degradation Ben Brooks has a well-appointed linked commentary up for a post by HouseFresh, detailing the …
: Another concerning trend — 80% more people are tapping their 401(k) accounts than pre-Covid. This, …
: Truly epic and inspiring achievement from Cole Brauer, the first woman to race non-stop (and …
: Casual, introspective interview with The Zone of Interest’s director, Jonathan Glazers, who I only …
: My favorite detail about the Kottke.org redesign is the share button at the bottom of each post is …
: Nice piece on the Criterion Collection. I like the details on their approach to streaming: …
: You could have guessed this would happen… “Ghost Kitchens Are Advertising AI-Generated Food on …
: Didn’t realize the Honeycrisp apple was such a delicately engineered fruit that many thought …
: The Advancement of Circular Fashion One area we’re seeing a lot of commerce sustainability innovation in is apparel. Several companies, …
: Disappointing to hear about these pullbacks from the financial behemoths, but… at the very least …
: A Trip to Fargo for No Particular Reason It’s mid-February, and we decided to make a drive up to Fargo, North Dakota. We had planned this in …
: Finally posted a proper blogroll on my site. Saw some others rebooting this idea and had to fall in …
: True Detective: Night Country was a succinct masterclass in whodunit that delivered a rewarding …
: Not sure if this actually counts as urban sketching or simply watercoloring, but I made an attempt …
: The Simplebits team rolled out a whimsically experimental club today called Simple Type Club. It …
: Joan Westenberg wrote an impeccably-tuned condemnation of the injustices of societal engineering …
: More of this, please — using AI to literally unravel the writing from a two centuries’ old papyrus. …
: Crisp, clean, and clear product landing page for the new, standalone, pay-one-time-only Campfire by …
: End of an era… Google drops cached pages from its results pages. Their …
: Savvy tome that Actual Source just put out (Shoplifters 10: New Type Design Vol 2). Looks fabulously …
: Coffee bean production is in a difficult spot, and Arabica beans in particular will face harvesting …
: Really dig this concept and its content — Low-tech Magazine is a solar-powered website, mostly …
: Another good essay on the slowly disappearing internet and the dwindling skill of curation. And the …
: Not only is the origin of this shirt a mystery, but the iconography is also excellent. I hope one of …
: Loving overview of the incredibly-focused German furniture maker, Vitsœ. They’re famous for …
: The NYT has a huge article with curated restaurant menus that dissects trends across menu design, …
: It seems like credit card spending and delinquency rates could be heading heading towards a minor …
: More bad news for journalism: [Google News] ultimately does not focus on whether a news article was …
: Finished ‘North Woods’. Lumbering exercise in cross-genre short stories woven together across time …
: Succinct retrospective on The Sopranos, exemplifying its radical impact on television and …
: Why is No One Talking About Bidets Look, I know this superlative isn’t entirely true, but in the circles I follow online, which tend …
: This Ezra Klein Show episode is stellar — “How to Discover Your Own Taste”. Discussion …
: The Mobis e-Cornering system on the wheels of this future Ioniq 5 is the dream.
: Another great generative AI perspective (this one from John Siracusa) about the coming foibles of …
: Digging Chuck Wendig’s rant about generative AI and the creative arts, notably that the timing isn’t …
: Heavenly headline — Gartner predicts that half of consumers will abandon or limit use of social …
: Matthew Panzarino joined the startup TipTop (posted about it on The Obsessor). A more modern, …
: Just a shout 👋 out to the wonderful Mac development company, Panic. They have made wonderful …
: The Verge went hard with this piece about the homogenization of websites, pointing the finger at …
: Been a while since I read a David Mitchell novel, but I just finished The Bone Clocks 📚 and wow: an …
: Notable Entertainment from 2023 I log all the entertainment I go through every year, dating back to 2009. There’s something about a …
: Astute observation from Airbag Industries on the impressive feats of independent teams building …
: Re:Form Wallet Review While I don’t usually do this, I’m writing a brief review of the Re:Form wallets (RE:01 and RE:02) …
: Agree with Panzer on this over at his new blog — Opinel knives are an exceptional deal. Inexpensive …
: Already missing this excellent Variedad Colombia F6 Natural coffee from SK, which alas, was in short …
: Kudos to this concept — solo dates, artist dates, dates with oneself, whatever you want to call it, …
: We’re entering the era of streaming platforms licensing their content back to Netflix. Hard to …
: This Reading Rhythms party in New York needs to gain traction elsewhere. This is my kind of vibe: …
: While hearing about additions to the Apple News+ offering is good, I agree with Dan Moren — the UI …
: So glad someone wrote in detail about Uniqlo’s incredibly well-designed self-checkout system. So …
: App Appreciation Lots of folks have been posting about the default apps they use, but I’d rather just shout out a few …
: The Truncating of Physical Retail Saw this piece from the WSJ, and they’re certainly onto a significant change sweeping across …
: This Solo Magazine, dedicated to all things coffee, looks wonderful except for the eye-watering …
: Huge advocate for iA Writer (been using it since it launched years ago), and they just unveiled …
: Making a few predictions in commerce for 2024 via MediaPost. Let’s call it a fairly informed …
: Scavengers Reign is one of the most surprising, strange, and best shows of the year. So glad I …
: Ann Kim’s take on Spam at her new restaurant sounds fabulous, even if Hormel is policing its usage …
: You rarely hear about the failures of screen productions, but the New York Times has a thorough one …
: Partially agree with Dave Winer on journalism in the AI era — they need to stop leaning so heavily …
: The sustainability scorecard that Nisolo provides is a great example (and direction for others to …
: Really dig the Volvo CEO’s take on focusing recurring revenue outside the car (e.g. maintenance) and …
: Received my physical mail (including two puzzles) to unlock access to Puzzmo, and it was a …
: Love taking public transportation for a slower but more appreciative immersion in moving about a …
: Piles & Piles of Books Came across this article via Tracy Darnell's blog, and what an essay! A masterstroke of reflection …
: This retrospective on The Exorcist is marvelously done. Excellent headline typography and placement …
: The Slimmest Wallet Pursuit 🕖 Last updated: August 26, 2025 Latest Perspective: Been nearly two years since I’ve …
: I used to follow Aisle One for years, but at some point the RSS feed I had must’ve dropped off …
: A short but note-worthy take on management and career-pathing that really resonates with what I’ve …
: Who isn’t loving the Midwestern autumnal vibe right now.
: This worm celebration by Camryn Bynum was perfect last night.
: Love this sketch card of a classic Tom Bihn Synik bag and the things you can pack into it. Comes …
: Nice to see the dev behind Really Bad Chess returning to gaming with Puzzmo, which — I quote — …
: Warehouse and fulfillment are a curious industry to shift into “gig work”, but …
: Om sums up the soulless hell of social media quite nicely in this piece: “In this reality, …
: Films are longer. Blame blockbusters and prestige directors. Or maybe streaming competition. Who …
: The wonderful world of dive bar politics by way of the Men’s bathroom door — Anchor Bar, Superior …
: Bayfield, WI from a perch on the Madeline Island ferry. Pleasant sojourn at the island for the …
: You hit a certain age… and you start to think more about aging. So I’ve been savoring …
: Great find from Kottke (actually a repost from a decade ago) about the Japanese artist using …
: My first concert in several years was fantastic at the Turf Club. Saw Islands perform, alongside …
: The Economist has a fantastic focus in their latest Technology Quarterly about the pursuit of …
: What a way to open this article on the FTC suing Amazon.
: Sea of Stars has been a really charming throwback to so many great SNES-era RPGS. Reminds me of the …
: A really neat app from the makers of Halide was released today called Orion. In a throwback homage …
: While I rarely think about playgrounds (no kids here), from a zoning perspective and for …
: I’m an idiot and have started curating a library of pull-tabs. If you’re into weird art, …
: Maybe I’m old, maybe I don’t get the 5E rule set, but no dice roll for ability points in the …
: Freshly-roasted SK Coffee beans (Colombia Variedad F6), ready for a pour-over. ☕️
: Molly Young nails the feeling of paralytic anxiety many feel when confronted with high art of any …
: How to Solve the Plastics Ecosystem Before it Kills Us This fact-laden piece by The New Yorker ("How Plastics Are Poisoning Us" by Elizabeth Colbert) spins …
: Curly’s Bar up in Duluth was the perfect complement to a splendid dinner at New Scenic Cafe. This is …
: Grabbing an excellent dawg up in Duluth outside Bent Paddle. Love this area.
: This headline had me second-guess an EV investment as my next vehicle… replacing bumpers, …
: Amusing that some men still think certain glassware is “too feminine” to drink from.
: Evergoods’ Undyed Mountain Pack Performed Like a Champ at the Fair I was so enamored with Evergoods’ choice to go undyed with a set of their bags to build a more …
: The new Islands album (‘And That’s Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs’) is fantastically catchy, like all …
: Hey, hey! For anyone who is remotely interested in getting these posts (short and long-form) via …
: The Minnesota State Fair - 2023 Edition In Minnesota, the end of summer brings with it one of the best two-week stretches. Leading right …
: First day of the big Minnesota Get-Together was a near-perfect success rate of food choices. Union …
: CW&T just opened the door for orders on a new batch of their solid state watches, an …
: Love this 1980s scan of an ad for the Twin Ports up in northern Minnesota/Wisconsin. (via Perfect …
: MUBI’s Printed Notebook (film magazine) Just received my first issue of MUBI’s Notebook, and it’s an incredible print production. Absolutely …
: Finished reading: The Museum of Rain by Dave Eggers 📚 Marvelous short story that seamlessly world …
: Evergoods' Undyed Collection is Pragmatic Sustainable Manufacturing One of my favorite bag brands, Evergoods, has announced a new line of products under the banner …
: Finished reading: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine 📚 It has an incredibly inventive concept …
: Minnesota continues to be a driver of THC-based business growth, and it’s booming for its …
: Great to see the push for a front-runner 3D scene standardization (USD) and its adoption by the …
: Encountered a treasure chest in the neighborhood. Didn’t have the guts to open it.
: Real-life Twisted Metal in Mexico. Absolutely wild what the drug war has wrought.
: Fascinating global race for lithium battery recycling and closed-loop supply chains. USA is getting …
: Another cinema rant: Khoi Vinh observes Wes Anderson like he truly is, for better or worse: …
: We’re finally starting to see a contraction towards pragmatic efficiency in the VC market. …
: While I enjoyed Oppenheimer, Keith Harris’s full review here helps solve my askew feelings about it.
: Pleasantly surprised to see dismantling innovation in the scrapyards business. …the firm will build …
: Anne Helen Petersen reads an academic paper, and then pontificates (in a good way) on the hell of …
: The sage keeps on keeping on. 🌱
: Breathing New Life Into the Weber Spirit E-210 Grill I’ve been using this thing for going on 7+ years now, and as I’ve noted in the past, it keeps on …
: Throwing this out here again – ooh.directory is a magical place to find writers, bloggers, and …
: 🌱 Not sure what kind of carrot we grew here…
: Jason Fried has an encouraging piece about who and why you do business with selective companies, and …
: Reworked the fence gates with very direct instructions. (If you’re interested in these, you …
: Willamette Valley Wine Country is Worth the Trip One of the first forays into our Pacific Northwest trip last month was Willamette Valley, sprawling …
: Nice to see Japan Airlines’ sustainable traveling push (by way of carbon reduction) by encouraging …
: The Tom Bihn Store When we were planning our Pacific Northwest crawl and decided to head into Seattle for a few days to …
: A vastly important federal push for reducing reliance on foreign sources for battery materials by …
: Curious to see how this pans out in court, but the FTC suing Amazon for “allegedly duping millions …
: Negotiating with AI companies for licensing IP to be fed into LLMs is a slippery slope, especially …
: Truly, a masterful multi-year run as not only the best, accessible gateway into Reddit, but also an …
: Om’s darkly acute perspective on the future: …as a society, the idea of what a human-to-human …
: Plenty to say and share (in the coming weeks) on the incredible wine country, seafood, and natural …
: Charming Newberg town in Willamette Valley. This caught our eye while passing through on the search …
: Paris Dining Club is the Meal Delivery Service to Rule Them All We only had one opportunity to try Jamie Malone's Grand Cafe in Minneapolis, a well-regarded spot …
: Love this bit by Philip Mallegol-Hansen: As the ecosystem of blogs have moved between the various …
: There have been a flurry of great 📺 shows dropping. Controversial timing as the weather warms here …
: Fantastic sale on Micro.blog, an exceptional, independently-run content management system for short …
: Resale – On my Om Resale is shorthand for not knowing the true joy of ownership.
: SK Coffee in St Paul You never really stop seeking out the best a locale has to offer when it comes to coffee. Ever since …
: The Future of Search & Engagement Imperils the Notion of 'Websites' I spent a great deal of my early career working towards he betterment of website experiences for …
: The Weber Spirit E-210 Seven Years Later It's been seven years since I started grilling on this beast, and it has held up remarkably well. …
: “When ‘postulates’ rears its head…” — fun ‘Close Read’ in the latest Believer …
: Tom Leighton’s (@tomleightonart) Geomorphology photo series is stunning.
: All I could think about after reading Maggie Appleton’s cogent case on the ‘expanding …
: Via John Gruber — I’m not jazzed about where the auto industry is going, either. …
: If I’m reading this piece right, it appears fine dining has eroded quick serve’s and fast casual’s …
: Cannabis Seltzers in Minnesota & the Chill State Collective Ever since Minnesota’s accidental (or secretly intentional) legalization of hemp-derived …
: Using Generative AI to Summarize Articles While I am a voracious, enthusiastic reader, there are more than enough times throughout the day …
: Does anyone choose to use the stickers they get from various DTC brands as bookmarks? Well… I do.
: A fellow after my own passions – modifying zipper pulls. Love this piece by Ben Brooks. Heat …
: NYT rounds up recent biopic films about consumer products in lieu of a single person. I see this …
: Cabel Sasser finds an architecturally-derived secret at the Lotte Hotel in Seattle. Great …
: Really thorough design notes on the 2023 Wikipedia redesign, particularly for such an in important, …
: Our Fascination with Violence Our cultural fascination with violence is endless. When it comes to meeting it up close in various …
: Back to pleasant, evening outdoor fires. 📷
: Highlights on the retail resurgence from Monocle, including a bit on Montpellier’s cafe …
: Couldn’t agree more with @jaredwhite@indieweb.social ‘s succinct note on the Banshees of Inisherin, …
: Always learning composting nuance from Cass Marketos’s The Rot, like: “A compost with good fungal …
: Continued investment in RFID tech for supply chain tracking and management also paved a way for …
: Financial Times runs GPT-4 and Bard through the ringer on a few imaginary scenarios, including …
: First time coming across the html review, an infrequent curated literature drop designed to be read …
: Folks have been worried about the side of AI creative generation ripping artists without …
: Celeste Review While a few years late to this one, I picked up Celeste on a whim and got right into the "masocore" …
: You have to admire the work that went behind this Streaming Optimizer by Axios, which takes inputs …
: Look, it’s inevitable bars will continue to diversify their drink options and cocktail recipes to …
: Taking a gander at Modist brewery in Minneapolis.
: I’d bump Wine Thief & Ale Jail higher on this list, but a finely curated St. Paul liquor store …
: Winona - Small Town, College Vibes An impromptu thought earlier last week: let’s visit Winona and check out a coffee shop that is up …
: 🔗 Concerning piece by Fionn Pooler on “coffeewashing” practices in the industry. A Short …
: Metroid Prime is Still Great 21 Years Later It's been 21 years since I played the original Metroid Prime, released on the purple-clad Gamecube …
: Boludo Pizza - Re-Posting my Review A “short” review of the best pizza place in the Twin Cities Parked on a worthy block at …
: Yeah, we’ve all been wondering about this. They are terribly annoying. …
: Minneapolis' Paris Dining Club Delivers A short appreciation post to one of the best (well, the best) local monthly meal-delivery service …
: Amusing to see EDC land on A1 of the WSJ.
: Private Markets Shoring Up an Insurmountable Lead on AI Investment The dangers of industrial capture by the private market could spell a slow progression for …
: Assuming he’s actually going to do this… it’s a very thoughtful (and obvious) …
: Dave Winer has the right read on the ChatGPT situation. Another generation of every information app …
: Impressive to see. “It got denied 100 percent by every county commissioner that was on the …
: Riveting analysis and perspective on idlewords.com (aka the Pinboard guy) as to why we shouldn’t …
: Quite satisfied with this post-dinner haul from Trader Joe’s for the hotel tonight. Twist-top bottle …
: Zipper Pulls & Usability Experience Here I go again with another post on zipper pulls. Why is it I find these things fascinating? First, …
: A little bit of serenity taking a break from the throes of winter back in MN.
: As a hot sauce madman, this incredible report of a stranded sea survivor has me brimming with new …
: You love to see the ambition here… surfing in the dead cold of winter on Duluth’s Lake Superior …
: Stepping through mirrors for short-distance transportation? Count me in. After just forty pages, I’m …
: Haven’t watched the show yet, but I wish there was more coverage on the production of these …
: Really love this piece from the lead developer of NetNewsWire: If we took money, even a little bit, …
: One More Time Is the third time the charm? Resuscitating this microblog one more time to meet my sincere ambition …
: An Attempt at Making Kimchi This is my first go at making kimchi, the beloved Korean use-everywhere fermented cabbage dish. I …
: The Joy of Using the Tom Bihn Zip-Top Shop Bag You have to love the Tom Bihn brand of bags and accessories. They make a great portfolio of products …
: Aer Travel Pack 2 - A Very Good One Bag Travel Kit I picked up Aer's flagship product, the Travel Pack 2, last year in preparation of work travel …
: Garden Fresh Tomato We struggled to grow tomatoes this year, namely because we were out of town for several weeks and …
: Pioneer Wallet - Molecule Card Holder Review Pioneer has been building a special materials series of wallets since 2016, which is right around …
: The Hyper Key Solution for Mac The beauty and efficiency of keyboard shortcuts has mostly eluded me. While I've memorized native …
: Western Rise - Apparel Review These past several years, I've been bouncing around a few technical-fabric apparel brands, seeking …
: Zipper Pulls A fleeting thought about zipper pulls -- the kind that are either natively part of your bag, purse, …
: Updated Take on One Finance - Two Months In In a double-whammy, I've updated initial thoughts on my experience so far with One Finance + …
: Democratized Technology & Its Empowerment of the Predominant Headline Narrative After reading Jessica E. Lessin’s “What Critics of the News Industry Get Right — and Wrong” essay, …
: Switching Banks: Simple Bank to One Finance [Includes updates after using One for four months; scroll to bottom.] January 7th brought …
: ➔ Deep reading being eroded by skim reading via modern child development These processes include …
: Just received my first book from Black Garnet Books, the recently-launched Black, woman-owned …
: ➔ I’m always sleuthing for great advice on meetings, agenda, and whether/why to have one. This is a …
: Just watched Boys State 📺 (Apple + A24 joint). Excellent, superbly cinematic documentary.
: Just grabbed a subscription to Brand New to keep it afloat. I’ve probably read dozens of their …
: ➔ Perlstein’s Fourth volume on the rise of the US right Like trying to keep up with American …
: Chip Butties Really fascinating to come upon such a strange delicacy in the UK. Baffling. But worth …
: Great read from Current Affairs found by Gruber (via Kottke – hah, love how this stuff gets …
: Journalism & Paywalls Great read from Current Affairs linked to by Gruber (via Kottke -- love how this stuff gets around) …
: Tooletries Shower Kits | A Most Notable Review First, Some BackgroundAfter stumbling upon these ingenious (maybe? Let’s give it a few months) …
: ➔ A lovely memoir about family, heritage, and Taco Bell. Taco Bell was easy, and inexpensive, and …
: Delightful to see useful, playful hardware designs again from Sony, like this portable AC unit. Not …
: Solidarity in the Twin Cities Reading through a few recent posts from Minneapolis’ Trylon cinema blog, Perisphere, I came across …
: Great reminder from Gruber on the differences between the Return and Enter keys.
: Crazy times in hyper-trading ➔ Ranjan Roy on investing in a scathing piece about robot-investment firm, Robinhood: It's …
: I really hoped this guy would have survived more than a few days after he finally bloomed, but a …
: ➔ Matt Mullenwag (Automattic’s CEO), interviewed in this New York Times Corner Office …
: Nicole Cardoza schools inquisitive minds regarding AAVE (aka Ebonics): There is no historical or …
: The BBC has an intriguing examination of an occupied radio frequency that may or may not be used for …
: More on the “why” of the Lincoln Project, explained by Vox. This point is apt: Liberals …
: ➔ Agreed with Dave Winer on this bit: Project Lincoln so far has been great entertainment. Good for …
: Tackling Kaufman’s tome for the remainder of the summer. 📚
: Linked List (First Post!) ➔ Read the New York Times Magazine interview with Charlie Kaufman, who published his first book last …
: July 14, 2020 ➔ Read the New York Times Magazine interview with Charlie Kaufman, who published his …
: Reviving RSS Via Feedbin & NetNewsWire I had an RSS crisis a few months back, if you can call such a thing something so dire. I'd been …
: Back to the Mac It’s been an unusual couple of years for my computing. My primary directive from work is use to a …
: Scenes from Grand Marais We did a pleasant jaunt up to Grand Marais for a few days, taking in the quiet small town before it …
: The Aer Cardholder Wallet Been a while since I’ve tried a new wallet. After using the Trove wallet for years, a new cardholder …
: The Millennial Appeal of A24 Over the last seven years, a small New York studio’s films crept into the film distribution scene. I …
: The Delightful Escapism of 'The Good Place' Trucking through modern television series is usually an exercise in exuberance or exhaustion, no …
: Thorough overview by The Wall Street Journal on "how pizza night can cost more in data than …
: I'm sure people are going to fall into two camps with Google's Duplex: you're for it, or you're …
: Lava Cheese Exploring Iceland’s Snack Directly (But Indirectly)My wife recently jetted over to Iceland for a …
: Just Use DuckDuckGo " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" …
: Apple AirPods Review A Foray into the Future of Audio Platforms While the unveiling of Apple’s AirPods at last year’s …
: A Round of Memorable Op-Eds This Week While I've been around the clock a number of times with some of the most astute and compelling …
: Trove Returns with the Swift Wallet Iterating on a Good Thing The team behind what I've called (and remain firm on) the best slim wallet …
: The Two Faces of Apple The evolution and success of Apple products in the future will likely hinge on how deep their …
: The Listening Machines " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" …
: Facebook's Overreach A few recent reports on Facebook’s activities should have its users, policy makers, and …
: Faster Web & Less Bullshit, Please It wasn’t long ago we were witnessing a cosmic shift in web development to accommodate the influx of …
: Your Referral Here " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" …
: Facebook's Data Dilemma Authoring a tech post on the Guardian this past Tuesday, Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former product …
: The Trials of Deleting Uber Uber's public image has had a hell of a first quarter. I can't recall the last tech company in …
: "Nobody's Got to Use the Internet" We heard some fighting words from US Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) this week, a stocky old man …
: The NSA & CIA Fail the American People Remember the Apple iPhone / San Bernardino case from early 2016? Here’s a recap: The F.B.I. has been …
: Take the VPN Route with Caution We should have seen this coming. That online scammers are now attempting to piggyback on the …
: New York Strikes Back Against ISP Data Law According to the New York State Senate, there is new state legislation in motion that would combat …
: The End of The Deck Ad Network The Last Bastion of Privacy-Conscious Advertising is DeadBack when the Internet was breaking out and …
: Privacy Sold So Much for Draining the Swamp It's official. In what should have been a non-partisan issue and …
: Congress Moves Toward Eliminating Internet Privacy Rules In another unsurprising feat by the Republican-led Congress, "lawmakers moved to dismantle landmark …
: MN Police Receive Search Warrant for Anyone Who Googled a Name As a former Minnesotan, this story piqued my attention over the weekend. Police in Edina, which is …
: Google Gmail Phishing Scam An important heads-up to anyone using Gmail (particularly on the domain itself): Here's how the …
: Oxford Comma Woes in Maine If you know me at all, there's a particular grammatical deployment of the comma I prefer when it …
: Pod Save the World's Interview with Glenn Greenwald Crooked Media's newish podcast, Pod Save the World, has a great 45 minute interview with The …
: Weekend Reading List - Hope Amidst the Darkness Round-up for March 11-12 Machine Bias: ProPublica's ongoing investigation into machine/data-driven …
: WikiLeaks Unloads 'Alleged CIA Hacking Documents' This happened just a short while ago, but an important development nonetheless. According to the New …
: Weekend Reading List Round-up for March 4-5 New Bill Would Force NYPD to Disclose Surveillance Tech Playbook: Though not …
: The Terms of Service Dilemma Great piece from The Guardian on how no one reads terms of service for apps/services/hardware they …
: Our Privacy, Our Data: A Call to Be Defiant There was once a time when human societies were truly free from mass surveillance — at liberty to …
: Big Changes Ahead: Defiant Sloth Relaunching Hello readers. It was inevitable that this day would come, particularly if you’ve been reading the …
: Newspapers’ Revenue Decline & Ad Blockers Jonathan Irons writes about his defense of using ad blockers on news sites and how these companies …
: Hostile, Ad-Ridden Articles This is a brief bit about hostile reading experiences. I've been keeping a reference gallery of …
: Weber Spirit E-210 - Grill Review Growing up, a summer seldom went by that didn't include copious amounts of steaks, hot dogs, and …
: SlimFold Wallet Review It's been a while, but I'm back at the wallet reviewing game. This time we have a marvelous new …
: The Privacy Quandary Revisiting the advertising industry of yesteryear in shows like Mad Men feels quaint when you …
: Saga of the Leftovers How do we deal with the fragility of life? How do we cope with lost love and lost family? How do we …
: Next Keyboard for iOS Review An Attempt to Change Typing Across iOS Back in February, I backed a Kickstarter project with a …
: What the Ad Blockers Debate Reveals Thoroughly-written post at Monday Note, detailing the woes and triumphs of the advertising industry …
: Is That an Apple Watch? The whole thing was a gamble. We1 had both mentioned our curiosity and disdain for the Apple Watch …
: Trove TAG & Cable Clip Review My new go-to, English-made wallet Trove has released a few more products over the past month, adding …
: The Time I Decided to See a Movie Without Watching Its Trailer I was three hours from wrapping up a ridiculously long week of work, adjusting my posture in the …
: Trove Wallet Review - The Best Slim Wallet I've finally found it. After years of seeking the most minimal, functional, and succinctly designed …
: Apple Leather Case for iPhone 6 Plus Product Review For the longest time, I've distanced myself from big phones and phone cases, but last …
: Apple Pay Makes Buying Shit Easy, Fast & Secure The last few months have seen an enormous amount of activity around mobile payments. This has mostly …
: All You Need is Edge of Tomorrow Leaving a movie theater thoroughly entertained is usually rare. Or perhaps my opinionated tendencies …
: Stop Whining About the iPhone 6 Plus Size I made a huge, last minute decision at the crack of 2am Sept 12 -- I decided to shrug off years of …
: Jodorowsky's Dune - A Documentary on Artistry When I originally saw the pre-release poster for the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune on a February …
: The Super Nintendo: A Retrospective Every time I write about a game it seems like I'm pulling out a dusty box of memories and …
: Is Silicon Valley Funding the Wrong Stuff? I don't normally "link-list" stuff on this blog, but I felt this article hit a nerve for the kind of …
: Snapback Slim Wallet 2.0 Review A Wallet Reboot of Sorts Last year, the SnapBack Slim (1.0) was launched as a Kickstarter project. I …
: Canadiano Coffee Maker Review A recent gift from the brother and sister-in-law prompted me to write a review about it. The …
: NYT Now App Review From a Casual News Observer Journalism and news have had a rough decade. Everyone has seemingly …
: Facebook's Paper App & Its Undesirable UI Direction A Review from a Dormant Facebook User For someone who doesn't regularly use Facebook (as in: next to …
: Life Expenses Through Reporting A smidgeon over a year and a half ago, I finally received my invite to Simple, the self-described …
: Colossal's Curation is Amazing There are some sites I follow via RSS daily, and there are others that I visit every few weeks or …
: In the Name of Unread Last week saw the release of a beautiful new RSS feed reader, Unread, from Jared Sinclair. After …
: My TV Show Watching Habits Eclipse Film While it may not seem that extraordinary to the average person, my television show watching habits …
: Squarespace's Logo Creation Tool I have a new logo up on the site, if you didn’t notice. It cost me hardly any time at all. It’s …
: Ephemeral Photos Meteor App (iOS) Review (May 2024 Update: The app is no longer available in the App Store) With the …
: The Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Review " data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" > <figure class=" …
: New RSS with FeedPress The sorry state of the RSS ecosystem since Google Reader's fallout has left bloggers and news sites …
: LogBlog App Review Every day, billions of human beings poop -- unless, of course, you're this guy (apparently). As most …
: Gaming Achievements in the Modern Era I remember long weekends in ‘96 at my neighbor’s house, swapping turns comandeering the …
: Snapback Slim Wallet Impressions & Review Here we are, back to wallets. Another minimal, thin, elastic-binding money dumpster. The Snapback …
: Pret's American Grapefruit Juice: A Notable Review Have I completely lost my mind? A review of a grapefruit juice from Pret a Manger, of all places? …
: Around the Internet (July 2013) A few things discovered or linked to across the Internet the past couple of weeks that I've either …
: Analog <> Digital An easy guess would be to assume there will be an outcry over the big change when iOS 7 hits Apple …
: For What Shall It Profit An informed follow-up piece to the Verge's article prematurely proclaiming Pocket as the victor and …
: Free & Pro Options for Services Devir Kahan evaluates the merits of pricing digital services with free and paid options, using …
: Instapaper vs. Pocket Updated: Sept. 25, 2013 -- Jump to Scorecard Bookmarking has been part of Internet browsing since …
: Kairo - A Minimalist Exercise in Puzzle Gaming Grainy, misty monolithic landmasses hovering in a field of white. Ethereal music droning like a …
: Introducing an Exhibit on Hostile Reading Experiences If you grew up reading newspapers and magazines in their analog formats, you know quite well the …
: NSFWCorp Tentatively Squats Over Modern Journalism with a Solution "NSFWCorp is the future of journalism with jokes, which basically means we tell you what's going on …
: Defending & Deflating the Use of the Oxford Comma If you know me at all, you know that I'm a stickler for the Oxford comma. Why be a stickler for a …
: Gaslight Coffee Roasters Gaslight Coffee Roasters is the latest entrant near Milwaukee Ave in Logan Square, the street that …
: Words, Words, Words The Web, years later, is still about words. (via 37signals)
: Supr Slim Wallet Review The Minimal Wallet that Gets it Right Twenty-twelve seems to have been the year of minimalism across …
: Favorite Stuff in 2012 But Not Necessarily Made in 2012 It's a series of lists. But they're good lists. Favorite Films …
: Dishonored: Honoring the Genre Looking Glass Studio Built Long dismissed as mere entertainment (as most mediums, like literature and film were in their own …
: Room 237 & Immersion Criticism Chuck Kolsterman's documentary review of Room 237 has me itching to see it at the Chicago Film …
: As Dusty and Torn a Map as Possible Slate has a fantastic essay on Cormac McCarthy's writing style and production. The man is a literary …
: Siri's Humor is Charming From the The Verge's Siri detective work. <div class=" image-block-outer-wrapper …
: Dredd 3D: A Film Review (Really) Though it should be obvious to the intrepid filmgoer, pretentiousness should be avoided when …
: I Finally Understand ADD Kudos to xkcd's ADD.
: Milwaukee 2012 If you happen to be interested in my recent jaunt to the northern lands of Wisconsin (specifically, …
: Defiance Tumblr has been a fantastic writing platform that I used -- admittedly, infrequently -- since …