internet
Swifties have shown us the future of Bluesky
The mass migration of Taylor Swift stans reveals the power of Bluesky’s features for building community
Adam Cecil
Writer: Night Water. Podcast producer: Milky Way Underground, The Nonbinary Carrie Bradshaw.
nightcap
Austin Powers saying “Yeah, baby!”
Plus: Don't forget to check Disney+ for your homework
food & drink
Let's drink Pocari Sweat
Recording podcasts and drinking a Japanese sports drink at 11 pm on a Tuesday evening
Day Soda
iMod Diaries #3: Rocking with Rockbox
A deep dive into an alternative software stack
games
Tricky Madness channels the spirit of SSX
Developer Nathan Dearth wants to bring “simple, arcade-y fun” back to the snowboarding genre
Day Soda
iMod Diaries #2: A classic rebuild
Featuring a classic mistake
mailbag
What is this motorbike singing to me?
And more reasonable questions about a talking motorcycle
film & tv
Join Night Water in Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League
Taking our Oscar Ballot to the next level
Day Soda
iMod Diaries #1: A classic shopping list
Building a new iPod, brick by brick
games
Two Early Access city-builders with a twist
Memoriapolis and The Wandering Village take city-builders into parts unknown
nostalgia
It’s time to bring back the iPod
1000 songs in your pocket
hot water takes
Hot Water Takes: Smoking in pub gardens
It's open season on cigarette smokers in Britain