- The best books we read in 2025 (The Verge)
- The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy movies of 2025, ranked (Polygon)
- The best JRPGs of 2025 (Polygon)
- The 10 best horror TV shows of 2025, ranked (Polygon)
- Zelda: ToTK on Switch 2 was my 2025 GOTY (Polygon)
- The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy TV shows of 2025, ranked (Polygon)
- The best PS5 games from 2025 (The Verge)
- 2025’s best video game remakes and remasters (Polygon)
Tag: Spotify
Weekly Links 09.15–09.21
- Why I ‘upgraded’ to a film camera that’s older than I am (The Verge)
- “He’s The Devil” — A look inside the alleged assaults, lawsuits & shotgun shells involved in the downfall of Christianity’s biggest rock band.
- Weeknote #1966 (Robb Knight)
- Weeknotes 25:37 (Jeff Bridgforth)
News
- Spotify’s free users can finally play the songs they want
- iOS 26 with Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign is out now
- watchOS 26 is now available with a new gesture and Notes on your wrist
- Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26 with more powerful Spotlight search and its own Phone app
- Tim Burton’s Pee-wee movie gets a major Criterion Collection release
- Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled after FCC threat over Charlie Kirk joke
- Here’s the Jimmy Kimmel clip that got him pulled off the air
- Nvidia invests $5 billion into Intel to jointly develop PC and data center chips
- Steam is dropping Windows 32-bit support in 2026
- Microsoft is filling Teams with AI agents
- Notion’s new AI Agents will basically do your job for you
- Ubiquiti’s new desktop NAS looks more like a wireless router
Weekly Links 06.03–06.09
- Brats, a Documentary Film About the 80s Hollywood Brat Pack (kottke.org)
- Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it (kottke.org)
- The trailer for Wolfs (kottke.org)
- The trailer for Butterfly in the Sky (kottke.org)
- The Trailer for Black Barbie (kottke.org)
- Arisa Trew Nails a 900 (kottke.org)
- CSS Length Units (CSS-Tricks) — Is Geoff Graham back at CSS-Tricks? If so, does that mean CSS-Tricks is back for real now?
- Douglas Adams on Reactions to Technology, by Age (Daring Fireball)
- How to ‘Object’ to Meta Using Your Content to Train AI Models (Daring Fireball)
- Review: No. 11 Premium Blended Rum (The Rum Barrel Blog)
- Movies Watched, May 2024 (Khoi Vinh)
- Design Spells — Design details that feel like magic (via Frontend Masters Boost)
- Weeknotes 24:20 (Jeff Bridgforth)
News
- The incredibly charming Astro Bot launches on the PS5 in September
- Sony’s PSVR 2 PC adapter launches in August
- Spotify is increasing US prices again
- Venom and Eddie are on the run in The Last Dance’s first trailer
- Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past
- Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI
- Dr Pepper Ties Pepsi as America’s No. 2 Soda
- NHS patients in England to be offered trials for world-first cancer vaccine
- Hogwarts Legacy’s free summer update DLC: Everything in the new patch
- Apple put a Thread smart home radio into its newest Macs and iPads
- Stanley Cup Final to offer American Sign Language broadcast
- The US doesn’t make bicycles anymore — here’s how to change that
- Humane is reportedly trying to sell itself to HP for $1 billion
- Leica’s new app lets your iPhone mimic its cameras and classic lenses
- DuckDuckGo’s private AI chats don’t train on your data by default
- Why video game layoffs, closures, and mergers keep happening
- Fractal releasing a new Era ITX PC case with a slatted wood panel
- Apple will provide a minimum of five years of iPhone security updates
- Netflix is making an animated Minecraft show
- Tricky Trials comes to Minecraft on June 13, adds new vaults and raids
- World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September (via kottke.org)
- New Utah team announces 6 finalists for name — Of these 6 options, I think Utah Yeti sounds the best, and a yeti could be a great mascot at the games.
- Seven Samurai’s 4K restoration is headed to theaters
- Civilization 7 is launching in 2025
Weekly Links 03.04–03.10
- The Verge’s favorite smart home devices (The Verge)
- How to keep your smart cam footage safe and private (The Verge)
- Paint Factory (SimpleBits)
- The Secret Power of ‘Read It Later’ Apps (Forte Labs)
- Is Matter or Readwise Reader the Read-Later App for You? (The Sweet Setup)
- Should JavaScript developers know CSS? (Go Make Things)
- Movies Watched, February 2024 (Khoi Vinh)
News
- Apple hit with a nearly $2 billion fine following Spotify complaint
- Apple announces upgraded MacBook Air laptops with M3 chips
- Wix’s new AI chatbot builds websites in seconds based on prompts
- Ikea’s Dirigera hub gets Matter support in beta
- Stream the terrific 2024 Oscar documentary nominees
- IOS 17.4 update opens up Apple’s walled ecosystem in Europe
- Ghost of Tsushima is coming to PC in May — One of my favorite PlayStation games.
- Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism
- Epic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again
- Target will launch unlimited rush shipping subscription to rival Amazon Prime
- SpaceX allegedly fostered serial sexual abuse, according to this lawsuit
- Nikon is acquiring US camera manufacturer RED
- Amazon’s new Fallout trailer looks just like the games: grim, goofy, and gruesome
- Apple will cut off third-party app store updates if your iPhone leaves the EU for a month
- Hurricanes land winger Guentzel in multiplayer trade with Pens — As a Penguins fan, this one hurts 😢
- Microsoft says Russian hackers stole source code after spying on its executives
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel is coming in 2026
- Ryan Gosling’s I’m Just Ken performance brought down the 2024 Oscars
- Oscars 2024 winners: Oppenheimer and Christopher Nolan lead the way
- The 2024 Oscars’ biggest moments, winner speeches, and surprises
Weekly Links 01.22–01.28
- The Stanley Water Bottle Craze, Explained (kottke.org)
- Cooked (kottke.org) — “add
cooked.wiki/in front of a recipe URL and it’ll show just the recipe” - Happy 40th Birthday, Macintosh (via kottke.org)
- Winners of the 12th Annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest (kottke.org)
- Where Do We Go From Here? (CSS { In Real Life })
- Automated weekly links posts with raindrop.io and Eleventy (localghost, via Piccalilli)
- Piccalilli Links (Piccalilli)
- Low-tech Eleventy Categories (Piccalilli)
- Knowledge Management for the win (Jeffrey Zeldman)
- Weeknotes 24:03 (Jeff Bridgforth)
- The origin of my online handle (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Blogging and me (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Play at work (Dave Rupert)
- One big, one little (Dave Rupert)
- The time to unmaintainable is very low (Dave Rupert)
- What Can a Website Do? (Dave Rupert)
- Users first then do teams (Dave Rupert)
- How to create your own search API for a static website with JavaScript and PHP (Go Make Things)
- How to create your own search API for a static website with JavaScript and PHP (part 2) (Go Make Things)
- How to create your own search API for a static website with JavaScript and PHP (part 3) (Go Make Things)
- You Should Take More Breaks During Work. Here’s How to Make Time for Yourself. (Wirecutter)
- What You Can Do Today to Revitalize Your Productivity (Wirecutter)
- It’s Probably Time to Replace These 17 Household Essentials (Wirecutter)
News
- The top five RSS readers for keeping up with your news feeds
- TurboTax isn’t allowed to say it’s ‘free’ anymore
- Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon are the ones to watch
- Robert Downey Jr’s Oscar nom proves we need better movies for our stars
- Microsoft Teams is making it easier to control your webcam and audio during meetings
- Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan
- Netflix is turning into cable TV
- Spotify plans to launch in-app purchases, if Apple gets out of the way
- The Mac turns 40 — and keeps on moving
- Apple thought it dealt with Epic v. Apple — has it really?
- Amie: a new calendar app and to-do list with plans to rethink time management
- Jazz owners prepared to bring NHL team to Utah
- Introducing Prompt 3. Now on most of your devices.
- Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone — Also on [Daring Fireball]
- Apple opens App Store to game streaming services
- Apple is allowing alternative browser engines in iOS 17.4 — but only in the EU
- Spotify Reveals Its Plans for the Post-DMA Era of Sideloading in the E.U.
- Epic’s Tim Sweeney calls Apple App Store changes ‘hot garbage’
- Epic Games Store and Fortnite are coming to iPhones in 2024
- Switch 2 will reportedly be bigger, with 8-inch screen
- Dune 2 popcorn bucket is exploding online
- Pharrell is making a Lego movie inspired by his life
- Monkey Man trailer shows off black belt Dev Patel’s action movie chops
Weekly Links 12.11–12.17
- The Year In Review for 2023 (The Iconfactory)
- Default Apps 2023 (Chris Coyier)
- Default Apps 2023 (Matt Cool)
- Apps I use 2023 (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Getting ready for the :has() selector (Jeff Bridgforth)
- So CSS4 is going to happen? (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Weeknotes 23:42 (Jeff Bridgforth)
- HTML web components in the spotlight (Jeff Bridgforth)
- My accessibility journey (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Accessibility links and resources (Jeff Bridgforth)
- Should Your Boyfriend Play Counter-Strike? (Girlfriend Reviews)
- Clear Ice Is Better Than Cloudy Ice. Here’s Why. (Wirecutter)
- Stuck in the dock (Jeremy Keith)
- Piccalilli will return in 2024 (Piccalilli)
- App Store Rankings as a Proxy for Social Network Momentum (Daring Fireball)
News
- QR codes can be phishing scams in disguise, warns the FTC
- Elon Musk unbans conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from X
- Beeper’s iMessage app for Android is back — but it’s a downgrade
- Beeper Mini’s iMessage fight with Apple is about platforms, protocols, and power
- iOS 17.2 arrives with new Journal app and spatial video capture support
- Lego Fortnite draws 2.45M concurrent players on launch weekend
- Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight — Daring Fireball
- Secret Deal With Google Allows Spotify to Completely Bypass Play Store Payment Fees
- Interview: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney after his Google antitrust win
- The Apple TV app now looks more like an all-purpose streaming hub
- Figma’s colorful macro pad aims to make life easier for designers
- E3 is officially over forever
- Nomad’s new Stand One Max 3-in-1 MagSafe charger is simultaneously great yet flawed
- Long-running tradition of Pens fans celebrating wins against Capitals on Portrait Gallery steps could be coming to an end
- Microsoft exec hints at free ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Epic is giving away 17 games as part of its 2023 holiday sale
- Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration — Daring Fireball
- If the Cybertruck is deadly for pedestrians, it’s because all large trucks are
- YouTube will have fewer ad breaks on TV — but the ads are getting longer
- Cable service cancellation fees might be on the way out
- Penguins beat Habs in 12-round shootout, longest since 2016 — Pens/Canadiens Recap: Harkins ends marathon shootout following classic Crosby game
- Homes need to be built for better internet
- Naughty Dog cancels its The Last of Us multiplayer game
Weeknotes 01.31–02.06
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