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YO MIKE WHATCHA LIKE?

Hi! ​Hey! Welcome!

This is a very simple newsletter, made to share the things I enjoy. I'm a 'very online' kinda guy, and I love to throw things at people and say 'hey look at this!' – so now I'm doing it in a newsletter.

​Okay, right, let's have a go at that.

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Watch this BBC 'spy crab' enjoy the protection of an army of real crabs, as a huge 4-metre stingray swoops in for a feast!

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👩‍🦰 I really like these pastry-, pasta- and cookie-themed hair accessories by Joanna Behar.

I've bought a few for my daughter over the years and they're super cute. 🥖

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I'm weirdly drawn to 'Mood boards' and product bookmarking sites. Like Pinterest, but especially like the long shuttered SVPPLY. How I miss SVPPLY. Here's a few of today's options, if you're into this sort of thing too!

• ​cosmos.so (my fave)
• ​Very Goods (Made by former Svpply team, not accepting new signups)
• ​Same Energy (like a more elitist pinterest 😆)
• ​Savee (mostly for designers)
• ​WantLocker (⚠️ Requires your phone number to sign up)
• ​Benable (This one is a bit different – it's a product saving site, but as affiliate links. I've only just discovered it, so I can't say much for it!)

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🎵 A few days ago, Air performed one of NPR's famous Tiny Desk Concerts, and damn it's beautiful.

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🗞️ Long read: You've heard of 'the greatest generation', a term usually applied to those who lived through WW2 – but what if, actually, the title really belongs to Generation X? NYT writer Amanda Fortini says so.​

"Gen X isn’t just a time period; it’s also, as Rushkoff writes in The GenX Reader, 'a culture, a demographic, an outlook, a style, an economy, a scene, a political ideology, an aesthetic, an age, a decade and a literature.'"

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Today I'm enjoying the art of Jetpacks & Rollerskates, "a designer and illustrator with a passion for everything '80s and '90s".

This aligns nicely with my tastes. 😁

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📀 I'm, like, 18 months late, but: Was 1994 the best-ever year for new music releases? This list is incredible. I was 14 and had more than a few of these albums (very few of them acquired legally), although I'll admit I don't remember being astounded at the time.

It was just... a good time in music, y'know?

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💻 MacOS: Sick of Apple Music opening when you hit ▶️ on your keyboard? You can't delete Apple Music, but thanks to Music Decoy, you can stop it opening in those moments.

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👕 Style: If you're into vintage-style graphic tees, London-based P&Co is a fave of mine. I especially dig this Karma Club tee!

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🗞️ A billionaire’s spiritual guide to letting go – of US$19 billion.​

Damn. The case for MacKenzie Scott – unfairly known best as the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos – being the greatest person alive is pretty strong. I mean, maybe just the greatest rich person, but that feels like a low bar. I feel like Scott should probably just be in charge of all money.

"Since 2020, Scott has given away over US$19b to more than 2400 nonprofits for causes like racial justice, education, and economic mobility. This year, she has donated more than US$700m to a dozen+ historically Black colleges and universities – institutions that rarely receive major funding."

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🕹️ Bring back the Nintendo 3DS! The Switch isn't really that portable compared to this pocketable little gem.

I really miss the days when Nintendo had both a home console and a very compact portable device. That was their thing! Of course, you could just get this popular lookalike, the Ayn Thor...

(Come chat with me on Threads or Bluesky about it?)

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Okay, we're done for today. How was it?