We Love the Internet 2024/43: The Comprehensive look at UK video viewing edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Why AI can’t spell ‘strawberry’
• Podcasters Ditch Short Episodes in Favor of Four-Hour Conversations
• Why Acquired Is Your Boss’s Favorite Podcast

Reference points:

• A comprehensive look at UK video viewing
• How to monetize a blog

Longer reads:

• Is anyone out there?

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• Buster Keaton — The Art of the Gag
• Come to Jail With Us. You’ll Need a Calculator.

Things to look at/read:

• L.A.’s. new graffiti wars: A bold generation of taggers hitting high-profile targets
• Ethel Cain says we are in an irony epidemic — is she right?

Animal corner:

• It’s hard work, but someone’s gotta do it
• Rusty, my sneaky golden retriever, got into my blue slushie when I wasn’t looking!
• Saying words my dog loves

Tweets of the week:

• These Great British Bake Off themes are getting to be ludicrous.
• Cruciates & Alcohol
• every time this video pops up on my tl i have to watch it 3+ times. it’s not enjoyment but something much deeper that compels me
• THE WHITE PEOPLE PHRASES TIER LIST IS COMPLETE
• C3-PO was a menace in his time

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre-Dame
• Trump: “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had”

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