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Put your ego aside for this one, and let it kick you in the shins. As I was talking with a cofounder of a tech company rocketship, he told me something he tells every employee on the way in: “You are expected to run through walls here.”  There is no “can’t be done.”  There is no “impossible.”  These are fireable offenses.  ncG1vNJzZmicopzCs7rEq2WsrZKowaKvymeaqKVfpXy6u9RmpZ6dlGLBsHnRrqVmrJinvLazx2aumqScqA%3D%3D

“Rot gut whiskey's gonna ease my mind…” Listening to the Zach Bryan song I Remember Everything there are a few lines that strike a cord with me. This song is about heartbreak, memories, and yes… drinking. Typical country song, right? The lyrics speaks to the complexities of drinking to escape, the haunting of trying to connect with someone who’s only physically present, and the nuance of a night out where one minute someone’s begging you to stay out with them and the next you get the cold shoulder.

Spoilers ahead for Netflix’s “You People.”  Jonah Hill? Eddie Murphy? Julia Louis-Dreyfus?! With a literal comedy all-star cast, “You People” was going to be a surefire, hilarious hit! Right? Right?! Unfortunately, hardly any of the “bits” landed—and the movie’s cringe, lame, and unfunny attempts at humor weren’t the only things offensive about the movie (which was penned by Kenya Barris of “Black-ish,” Mixed-ish,” and “#BlackAF” fame in collaboration with Hill). “You People”—another twist on 1967’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and its subsequent 2005 remake, “Guess Who”—runs it back with the ol’ “whirlwind romance between white and Black partners leads to awkwardness with their respective families” trope.

In last week’s post, Plain Talk on the Bagel, I did not get around to addressing the transatlantic dispute regarding the more accurate transliteration and pronunciation of the beloved roll-with-a-hole: Should it be spelled b-e-i-g-e-l, according to the proud loyalists of London’s Brick Lane, or should it be b-a-g-e-l, more closely reflecting how it’s written and spoken in New York, Montréal and North America? As a New York Jew in London without any particular expertise or conviction, much less a death wish, I gave the question considerable thought before ducking it altogether.

Angels! I just wanted to start with a wee note to say that if you love culture vulture as much as I do, and want to continue to support me in publishing as many young/ new writers as possible, please consider becoming a paid supporter! You’re the reason this newsletter exists!!!! Growing up in the early 2000’s was an intriguing time to have unsupervised internet access. Not long beforehand, The Adults™ thought the entire world would blow up because computers weren’t built to process the date 1/1/2000, and in class we had lessons about how to use Google, which was new information to the teachers themselves.

👋 Welcome to all the new subscribers who joined in the last couple of months! I’ll be writing at least 15 articles this year that will help you avoid the voodoo that’s in design and instead equip you with a better perspective on solving problems. Ok here’s this month’s article… Milky Way and Snickers are two chocolate bars that look very similar and are found on the same shelf right next to each other, but they don't compete against each other (I'll come back to this).

Hey everyone, Allow me to step on to my soap box for a second. Have you ever made homemade ice cream? What about sorbet? Gelato? No?! Well you, my friend, are missing out on one of the most joyful, rewarding, and lick-able things you can do in your kitchen… especially in the summer. Not convinced? Here are the main reasons why you need to make your own ice cream this summer:

I called my mom on Sunday, and we talked about the usual things we talk about — I told her about my weekend and how I got so annoyed at the people sitting next to me at dinner for ordering the sardines because the sardines smelled truly repulsive. (They were! So gross!!! and I just had to sit there and TOLERATE IT!) She doubled over giggling (one of my favorite things), texting me after that she hadn’t laughed that hard in a while.

Explore the intersection of sights and sounds with GLASSES, a deep dive into the expansive world of music graphic design. Thug speaks to us from behind bars, but looks at us from the courtroom. Loading... BUSINESS IS BUSINESS is Young Thug’s fourth studio album, and in an extremely dry release year, has caused a huge splash online. Young Thug sort of has a famously stacked visual discography, so let’s place this new cover into context.