Day Soda
Late Night Read Multiball: Alt-Right Jack Dawson
"Titanic II was called the ship of anti-woke politics. And it was. It really was."
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Night Water Cooler
Night Water Cooler: What are you wearing (to bed)?
Late night sartorial vibes
books
The Monster at The End of This Book ending explained
Five decades later, the ending of The Monster at The End of This Book continues to vex readers
internet
The endless feeeed
Rethinking the infinite scroll
Day Soda
Another surprise in your mailbox
Plus: A weirder surprise in your inbox
film & tv
The 2024 Night Water Oscar Ballot results are in
Who will take home the top prize?
nightcap
13 pickleballers standing guard ‘round your basketball court
Plus: Faux gras
film & tv
The Night Water 2024 Oscar Ballot
Plus: cultivating desert power
Day Soda
Day Soda #15: Year Three Coda
Plus: A song for the road
Night Water meta
Night Water: Year Three
A quantitative look at the third year of this newsletter
music
City Pop, Escapism, and Nostalgia for the Future
Japanese city pop is back, but its revival isn’t only about posh romantic tunes—the genre’s popularity can be traced to our political mess and the need to escape it
food & drink
Eulogy for a fallen bagel shop
A victim of capitalism and bagel man fratricide