Elon Musk and other internet racists started an internet war over Christopher Nolan’s casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, thereby immediately disproving their point.…

On the latest episode of Wake Up Excited!, I talk with my friend Christine Vallaure. Christine is a designer, speaker, and the founder of moonlearning, an online learning platform for UI and product d…

People photographed with their vehicles. Made me smile.…

Added to the film diary:Carlito’s WayBrian De Palma, 1993, ★★Ricky Jay and His 52 AssistantsDavid Mamet, 1996, ★★★★Side EffectsSteven Soderbergh, 2013, ★★★Added to the music lib…

Turns out just asking for help gets you help? Who knew? Here's how I increased my newsletter open rate.…

Hi Folks,Normally we'd deliver quick bits to you, as we do every Friday. Today however, we are essentially closed for business; standing in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and all people…

Tools I've used in my tech life that help my son in school…

This post is another installment of the series dedicated to building sightread.org. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. When I was writing the last blog post, it occurred to me that I'm still optimizing images by ha…

It’s no secret that newspapers across the country exist in a fragile ecosystem. Automattic has long supported journalism and local media with investments in publications and platforms like Longread…

Towards the end of 2025, I wrote: I think I might change things up in 2026. Instead of waiting until the end of the year to write all the little reviews at once, I think I should write a review…