On this day 15 years ago, Mark Armstrong fired off a tweet.

As it turns out, that was the beginning of something special.

sending huge, huge love to my former colleagues at WIRED. world-class people who do world-class work.

'The spies ... are patriots without countries, cursed forever to play out the violent gestures of war without any of the context that distracts from (or justifies) the carnage.' @gyasihall's critical essay about the iconic comic strip is a must-read. longreads.com/2023/09/12/ret…

With the novelist's death at age 89, American literature has lost another giant. Enjoy a few of the pieces *about* Cormac McCarthy we've enjoyed over the years.
longreads.com/2023/06/13/out…

Agree—once it's sub-$1500. Right now it's a statement of intent and a proof of future development, not the last best chance.

Reminder that virtually (!) everything about the Vision Pro has been in the works for *years*. In 2019, I put the puzzle pieces together about Apple's AR dreams. wired.com/story/apple-ar…

The new YouSB port, obviously

Apple conspicuously ignoring the tether running down people’s backs

With the series finale roaring toward us on Sunday, Chloe Walker 🎬 looks back at some of the very best commentary and reporting about the beloved HBO show 'Succession.' longreads.com/2023/05/25/suc…

Dubs really looking like the Washington Generals on offense rn

i'm sorry they're called WHAT

'Much of the time, I feel like a girl. A curious girl of 48 who, today, is walking the neighborhood streets with a girl of 13, and listening to what this girl has to say.'

So grateful to Peter Rubin & Longreads for taking this one.

no thank you

As a journo with 20+ years experience, I respectfully pay for newspapers, mags, podcasts and newsletters but I am not paying to be verified. #byebluecheck

man, if you heard the sound I made when someone dropped the link into Slack.

The formatting is completely borked, but going back to mat honan ☀️'s great 2014 story about Buzzfeed (and Circa and First Look) shows you what an eerie-ass time capsule tech optimisim can be. wired.com/2014/12/new-me…

Damn, I was just listening to his trio on Friday. What a an artist, what a legacy.
nytimes.com/2023/04/16/obi…

Rest in power to Al Jaffee, whose monthly fold-in back cover was one of MAD Magazine's most iconic features (and whose 'Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions' raised multiple generations of smartass kids). 102 years. Legend.