We Love the Internet 2024/04: The How platforms killed pitchfork edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• That Spotify Daylist That Really ‘Gets’ You? It Was Written by A.I.
• If you want to understand modern politics, you have to understand modern fandom
• Why Elon Musk needs MrBeast
• Hit Man deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible
• Doug Liman Says He’s Boycotting SXSW Premiere Of His Jake Gyllenhaal Film ‘Road House’ To Protest Amazon MGM Bypassing Theaters For Prime Streaming Release

Reference points:

• Peak TV Is Over as 2023 Scripted Series Releases “Crash”
• 8 Forecasts & Implications for the Years Ahead: 2024+

Longer reads:

• How platforms killed Pitchfork

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• The Murder Game Revolution That Has Gripped China

Things to look at/read:

• Air Jordan Is Finally Deflating

Animal corner:

• The eyes have it: 100 of the world’s cutest photos
• Must have a sniff of everything!!!
• It is cartoon kinda icy here! They are okay, don’t worry

Tweets of the week:

• Idk anything about Dune but from this poster it looks like it’s about a giant chihuahua chasing some tiny people.
• The big bad wolf after seeing this
• All four people currently depicted on the reverse of Bank of England banknotes either died at the age of 41 or were portrayed in a film by Timothy Spall.
• I feel there could have been a better way for management to diarise my annual leave
• SIMPLY HAVING A
• my stomach after the fifth pint of Guinness
• It’s alright, in the UK this man is rather rudely known as Alan Brazil

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• What To Do About Beer Festivals
• Hippy, capitalist, guru, grocer: the forgotten genius who changed British food
• My Unraveling

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