John Gruber:

The better the Apple product, the more shamelessly it gets copied. Apple should make Clips into an iOS video editing app that everyone rips off shamelessly.

My daughter’s friends refer to videos as “CapCuts” or “edits” (hence the name of the new Instagram editing app). That an entire form of media is associated with a firm’s product is profoundly worrying.

Ezra Klein:

Silicon Valley and crypto culture’s embrace of Trump has changed his cultural meaning more than Democrats have recognized. In 2016, Trump felt like an emissary of the past; in 2025, he’s being greeted as a harbinger of the future.

Great analysis of why the current New Yorker cover is so powerful: 1000 words.

Oh, flip, I’m out of coffee beans. 😱

Today is Blue Monday, which is a myth, invented by the marketing team for a travel company.

Have a great, productive day! 😉

Watching the kids do HADO.

A scoreboard shows a match between red and blue teams, with the red team leading 15 to 10.

Started reading: The Year in the Countryside by Frances Pitt 📚

Journalism department Christmas lunch (delayed)

A plate features two slices of toasted bread, a dollop of avocado mixture, a small salad with greens, and a streak of red sauce.

Just finished watching Skeleton Crew with the family.

Just the best Star Wars in years. Family-friendly but with enough of an edge of darkness to give it depth for the adults.

More please.

Oh, no. David Lynch is dead.

From now on, sadly, the owls will be exactly what they seem.

🏔️ 🏔️