Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

★ The New York Times Printed the Wrong Crossword Grid Last Sunday, and I Find That Timing Serendipitous

Software brain says *Go faster; do more; the only mistake you can’t fix is having gone too slow.* Hardware brain says *Slow down; do less; focus; strive for perfection and never settle for less than excellence; mistakes are forever.*

Stranger Things: Tales from '85 fixes the final season's biggest mistake

In the animated Stranger Things spinoff, Dustin and Steve's friendship takes center stage in the show's best episode

A profile of Dwarkesh Patel, whose podcast has become mandatory listening in the AI community, with guests like Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg (Benjamin Wallace/New York Times)

Benjamin Wallace / New York Times:
A profile of Dwarkesh Patel, whose podcast has become mandatory listening in the AI community, with guests like Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg  —  Dwarkesh Patel was a bored college sophomore looking for intellectual stimulation.  Now he commands interviews with Jensen Huang …

Google’s new gradient icon design is coming to more apps

In late 2025, Google started rolling out new icons with a gradient design. Now it seems the new look is coming to the rest of Google's apps. 9to5Google got its hands on images of the new icons that ditch the uniform circle design that tries to cram in every color of the Google logo. In […]

The best Batman comics and episodes to watch before Clayface

One of Batman's creepiest villains is joining the DC when Clayface releases in October. Read and watch these first.