food & drink
What's the ideal shot and a beer combo?
The aficionado behind @nyc.beershot explains his system for rating New York's best and worst beer shots
internet
Al Gore's internet, not whatever you guys are using.
internet
Will Twitter die before I find out why Howard Dean blocked me?
Will a whistleblower from Dr. Dean’s social media management team come forward before Elon Musk drives Twitter into the ground? Or will the secret of my blocking die with Twitter?
sports
Club Leftist Tennis takes a swing at pickleball
Can anyone save us from the "cancerous growth of fascist pickleball"?
internet
We need to talk about bedside water carafes
A bedside water carafe might be the best option for your night water drinking—but honestly, probably not
internet
The NWCIPC public comment period is open
Events beyond the control of the council have opened the floodgates of public opinion on our Halloween PSA
internet
Will the Bushwick Bachelor find love?
The YouTube series dares to ask, “What would The Bachelor be like if the lead’s primary personality trait was ‘likes PBR’?”
internet
I thought I was smart. Then I joined LearnedLeague.
My participation in LearnedLeague, an online trivia league that’s been running since 1997, is an exercise in pure masochism.
Day Soda
Day Soda #1: Babyland General's Beguiling Instagram
Plus: a question from a Day Soda subscriber
music
“Vermont Is so Great and Cities and Towns Places!” is definitely an album about Vermont cities and towns
The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns delivers another set of songs about cities and towns
internet
Special Report: night water tweets hit different
A special Friday edition of the newsletter to report on a wellspring of night water content posted on Twitter last week.
internet
Pixel's Podcast List
What space do you have on the internet that you can truly call your own?
internet
What's on the Pokémenu?
A chat with Australian animator brainqueen on his disturbing viral hit