🌰 Noah Chestnut

tbh at this rate all of the established players are just making it too easy for new publications like @thebulwark.com to grow exponentially because the caliber of available reporting talent is off the charts

Having kids rules.

Our individualistic / sink or swim culture does not rule.

And it’s wild thinking about how much harder it was for a lot of Gen X and Boomer parents.

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This is partially why I am excited about this years all-star game (Ryder Cup style, two USA teams & one world team)

Wemby, Jokic, and Giannis all playing together is the dream of the friendly monstars

incoming new parent here as well... one thing this reminds me of is learning more about paced bottle feeding...

like no sh*t if you just tilt food down the baby's throat, you're teaching the kiddo to just receive vs being conscious and active in feeding.

Letter to the editor:

Goga.

Goga from the corner.

Yes, I am drunk on EuroBasket highlights.

- Lil Franz

The “public affairs” ad industry in the greater DMV - it’s so wild and so one of one.

Darnold + tight ends helping out + an elite interior lineman + an elite breakout WR = magic

Love this new format and can’t wait for the next one (maybe about how Baker’s increased scrambling is actually a sign of his growth not his impetuousness 🙏 lol)

Follow-up: THIS! Predictable days of the week help fans get excited and not have to look up “are they on tonight” (and obviously most fans won’t) bsky.app/profile/velo...

And back on my old fantasy media GM bullsh*t

NBC Sports never figured out a digital offering - be it a blog to a podcast network - and the vibe of The Ringer crew would fit in here at NBC so much better than FanDuel TV

I love the old TNT crew but even before the whole enterprise got Zaz’d… it was creeping into “old man yells” territory too often

There’s a path where NBC’s Sunday Night games are larger than TNT Thursdays both for audience and cultural impact for how we discuss the league

In today’s email, @teamziller.bsky.social captures something I’m hoping to be true!

NBC will to be my favorite spot to watch the NBA!

Combo of the broadcast team, production design, and most importantly they will evolve TNT’s sitcom of Chuck, Kenny, and Shaq www.teamziller.com/giannis-ante...

Those are just outfits you can unlock in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

lol only those are priced at a massive discount!

We missed a chance when Everybody Snacks could’ve grifted into a “I’m just asking questions about public health” play!

Fwiw @erinkeane.bsky.social is 100% right - a media business like Tangle would actually live up to the lofty ideals espoused in that memo (putting aside the international bullsh*t) bsky.app/profile/erin...

As one of the handful of Tampa Bay fans on this app, fire them cannons!

(This is really a dual appreciation post of both Egbuka’s absurd start to the season and JJ consistently posting to this app - he remains one of the best)

$150 million for a media business with sub 200k paying subscribers and a circulation business of sub 2m readers is 100% a “you gonna get fired in 18 months” type of move for anyone else…

(Yes I know the why here but also it’s worth sitting with the absurd economics of this deal)

I still remember when Substack was basically “what if we made it easier for anyone to publish like Ben Thompson” or “wow TinyLetter is a great idea, let’s make it a real product!”

And now… lol… what a legacy

A single page from Jason Lutes graphic novel Berlin depicting an exhausted journalist at his desk lamenting the cooption of institutions he wants to believe in by craven and violent parties… ending with a brief moment of hope followed by an arresting record scratch

Trying hard to not feel like Kurt Severing this morning (and not wind up as fatalistic)

Evergreen recommendation to spend time with Jason Lutes Berlin drawnandquarterly.com/books/berlin...

And yes - my gig (aka my healthcare) is to help fans choose to spend more time with The Athletic!

I think we’re doing a good job (so much more to do) and I fundamentally believe that our success hinges on growing the pie for everyone not just us.

Ultimately for a lot of us - we’re fans of a handful of specific people (usually the best hosts like Sheil, Mays, and Mina) but what makes this feel like a special moment… we’re just eavesdropping on all these friends hanging out with each other.

I know it won’t last but I’m grateful for it.

Disclaimer: Sheil’s NFL podcast is my favorite thing (my wife listens so we can discuss eps)

It’s both wild and wonderful that NFL podcasters all join each others shows regardless of who pays for their healthcare.

This is what fans want! Yahoo, Ringer, ESPN, The Athletic, etc are all connected.

My most “crap I’m getting old” take is that phones should be phones where we talk to people with our actual voices

We should rely on other formats, mediums, and products for news, work, music, and the rest.

And yes small, niche, and private communities have hosts of issues and challenges as well!

There’s something that cracks when we all are yelling (and performing) at the same time in an ever expanding room.

Oh & we primarily listen to each other while staring at these small screens in our pockets

Ultimately I probably believe that this format of short form microblogging layered on top of massive networks is probably breaking our brains and too open to manipulation.

And yes I am terminally addicted and rely on these types of feeds to soothe, entertain, and inform me!

The core idea of "vibe coding" is to quickly build software that is low quality but kinda usable. It's built in a way where you have no idea how it works. It's a fast. It's kinda usable. It's ultimately crap.

Cue Microsoft's "vibe working" vision! www.theverge.com/news/787076/...

Also: Yes, @jaredweissnba.bsky.social has a new gig covering Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. I know a lot of folks have asked about more coverage of that team and player over the past couple years. You're all in great hands.

Really excited for what he has cooked up this season.

Time doesn’t exist yet it controls us anyway

Sister Jean, who cheered on Loyola Chicago’s Final Four run, retires at age 106 Sister Jean became a national symbol of the Ramblers' feel-good underdog story in 2018.

Wait... Sister Jean is 106 and was still on the payroll? Props. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...