Nothing matters more than what you pay attention to.
Brief reflections on the year ahead.
Weekly Filet Awards 2025
The best of the web, in 13 categories you won't see anywhere else.
How do you do, fellow verbs?
Alternate realities. Wonderful personal gifts. And great things that happened in 2025. (#556)
If you're overwhelmed, this is for you
Plus: Solarpunk, the toxic pull of the manosphere, and why we must teach AI to forget. (#555)
Is one human enough?
Plus: self-driving cars, a time machine and an impossible decision. (#554)
Of cowards and monsters
Plus: a mystery box! (#553)
How to write a joke
Plus: Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive and learn in what specific way you are annoying. (#552)
Fuck hope. What's the strategy?
Also, the world is turned upside down. (#551)
A breath of fresh air
Plus: World maps, screen time, organ donations. (#550)
Different Language, Different AI?
Plus: the story of arguably one of the most recognisable sound designs of our time (#549)
Games are the real thing
Plus: What to do with your hard-won, useless knowledge (#548)
Read this before you die
Plus: How one snail inspired two novels on two continents. (#547)