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A daily newsletter for the intellectually omnivorous, from Noah Brier & Colin Nagy. Edited by Louis Cheslaw

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The Pizza Hut Classic Edition

On revived locations, those warm lamps, and the nostalgia dollar.

The AI and Writing Edition

Seven principles for writing with (and without) it.

The Monday Media Diet with Sanchita LaMore

On The Correspondent, Heartburn by Nora Ephron, and Eurotrash by Christian Kracht

The Saturday Selection, Vol. 117

The MIT Swim Test, near-impossible board games, fake Rolexes, and much more.

The Safety Belt Edition

On a patent given away, the geometry of safety, and behavior change.

The Unwillingly Courteous Edition

On good manners, transcendence, humans, and LLMs.

The Monday Media Diet with James McBride

On Sumba, learning from octagenarians, and The White Lions of Timbavati

The Thrift Store Edition

On TikTok, Hollister, and Colson Whitehead.

The Quartz Crisis Edition

On Seiko, hubris, and Swiss watchmaking.

The Monday Media Diet with Jonny Gannon

On insight timer, the Godfather, and Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan

The Saturday Selection, Vol. 116

Bright headlights, Arnault's woes, GPS jamming, and much more.

The Park Hyatt Tokyo Edition

On familiarity, renovation, and service culture

The Televised Darts Edition

On expert spotters, nine-darters, and "queer trades."

The Mobile Lounge Edition

On Saarinen, airport economies, and future-willing design.

The Monday Media Diet with Margaux Black

On restaurants, Cereal magazine, and The Nudge