Meet the developer saving the iPod’s click wheel games
Finally, you can play LOST: The Video Game with a click wheel
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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
Austin Powers saying “Yeah, baby!”
Plus: Don't forget to check Disney+ for your homework
Let's drink Pocari Sweat
Recording podcasts and drinking a Japanese sports drink at 11 pm on a Tuesday evening
iMod Diaries #3: Rocking with Rockbox
A deep dive into an alternative software stack
Tricky Madness channels the spirit of SSX
Developer Nathan Dearth wants to bring “simple, arcade-y fun” back to the snowboarding genre
iMod Diaries #2: A classic rebuild
Featuring a classic mistake
What is this motorbike singing to me?
And more reasonable questions about a talking motorcycle
Join Night Water in Vulture’s Movie Fantasy League
Taking our Oscar Ballot to the next level
iMod Diaries #1: A classic shopping list
Building a new iPod, brick by brick
Two Early Access city-builders with a twist
Memoriapolis and The Wandering Village take city-builders into parts unknown
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
Day Soda
A depressing surprise in your mailbox
Plus: the Brooklyn to Long Island pipeline
games
RNG Party Games is in bloom
Checking in with the Playdate game developers two years later
radio
Tune in to Antioch Broadcasting Network
Old-time radio from Illinois
Day Soda
Day Soda #18: The naked truth about the SoundDec DualTone radio
Plus: Raw Dog
food & drink
Greggs’ new vegan bake is a sopping mess
“Why am I wet?” Gyal, that's Mexican Chicken-free rain
radio
One weird trick for improving broadcast sports
Sports streaming platforms hate him!
late night vibes
Late Night Vibes: Wimbledon Queue Edition
“Waiting for Jannik”
food & drink
3 London bagels I ate this month, ranked
The search for the perfect New York-style bagel in London
Day Soda
Day Soda #17: The disturbing truth about British popcorn
Plus: Movie Link Lightning Round
internet
Exploring Bluesky, one constellation at a time
SkyGraph shows the potential for custom algorithms on Bluesky
mailbag
Stick Season(al Depression)
And more questions from the Night Water mailbag