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Dispatch #6Feb 4, 2026

Going Dark, Dead Fist Bumps & the Nexus of Perpetual QA

A winter dispatch: surviving the season by going fully dark, a defense of the high five over the fist bump, what school is even for in an AI age, the 'Nexus of Perpetual QA,' a Creative Post gallery wall, and a Dunkin' pop quiz.

  • ai
  • culture
  • winter
Dispatch #5Nov 7, 2025

Voicemails, the Coalesce Multiverse & Space Pigeons

Summer School never ends: the slow homogenization of tech and a case for ornamentation, the sprawling 'Coalesce multiverse' of namesakes, whether the Upper East Side is actually cool now, and a pile of hot links from Clove boots to fake planets.

  • tech
  • culture
  • nyc
Dispatch #4Sep 23, 2025

Feral Ads, Nudie Jackets & a Vape That Runs a Webserver

Autumn arrives: custom Nudie work jackets and the perfect 16L daypack, why digital ads got so feral (it's not AI's fault), finding music after Spotify killed human curation, Steve Buscemi reading erotica, and a webserver running on a disposable vape.

  • advertising
  • culture
  • music
Dispatch #3Aug 29, 2025

Stealable AI Slides, Worthless NFTs & Clankers

Back-to-school state of mind: a steal-able AI slide deck, finding out your old NFT is worth $1.36, making IRL parent friends without Facebook, plus new slang (clankers, sloppers) and an immersive Phantom of the Opera.

  • ai
  • nft
  • culture
Dispatch #2Jul 18, 2025

Space Lasers, Dubai Chocolate & Cheap Japanese Farmhouses

Round two: raising an ungodly sum with a fake space-laser startup, why Dubai chocolate is overrated (meet Peelers), fleeing Big Tech for an $8K Japanese farmhouse, a cartoonish 1958 microcar, and the people walking around with three kidneys.

  • startups
  • culture
  • food
Dispatch #1Jun 23, 2025

Labubus, AI Lies & Too Many Smells

The first Summer School: whether you need a Labubu, what to do when AI invents a fake résumé for you, and a heated debate over whether the world has too many smells — plus Mentos, decaf, and newsletters worth opening.

  • ai
  • culture
  • labubu