another rant on AI
Plus: coco coir buffering, teenage birders, and ube cheesecake
What's in a name? 🇹🇼
Plus: social prescribing, The Republic of Slowjamastan, potatoes for chips
Post-expo thoughts on expo, with expo brain
Plus: DND maximalism, motion sickness wristband things, satirical article
Divorcing worth from art
Plus: headshot minis at WoC, "taste," and illusions
Crickets & crickets
Plus: Print store!, fear of exclusion, InnSæi
Seeking out culture
Plus: mechanical keyboards, identifying smart glasses, socially anxious networking
Another week of no reading or media, done
Plus: t-shirt quilts, Pinterest AI slop, and a backyard cafe
Service
Plus: fountain pens, magnolias, whimsical grief
Making time for play
Plus: Dawson's Creek, request for WoC San Diego, and some coffee headlines
2026 Word of the year: Clarity
Thoughts behind this year's word theme & some longread links
Celebrating a decade of newsletter writing
Plus: Being an artist, Pantone's Color of the Year, annual review templates
Pre-holiday musings on money
A meandering essay on it + some long-read links