After the @WSJopinion piece called “Are there too many Asians?”, I’m seeing a piece called “Are French People just lazy?” in @nytopinion today.
…Which begs the question: are there any good editors left?!
Very Online
If you’re able to watch it on Apple TV+ (which is a service I definitely recommend), “Super League: The War for Football” is a fascinating look at what happened in 2021!
The Guardian, on AS Monaco’s youth talent factory!
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Really enjoyed this piece on my childhood club: AS Monaco 🇲🇨 The Monaco academy boasts a star-studded list of alumni: World Cup winners Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Petit, Lilian Thuram, David Trezeguet and Kylian Mbappé all graduated from the club. When Monaco tinkered with their successful formula of youth development, signing Radamel Falcao and James Rodríguez for big money, they won Ligue 1 and reached the Champions League semi-finals [≠]If you want to strip what’s left of the Titanic, call the Washington Wizards front office. No one is better at salvage operations.
Y’all just don’t understand
As I’m preparing for the Manchester derby this weekend, this was a great read!
“How we all started dressing up like Seinfeld” by the most excellent @Sprezza_ !
2023 is the year I put my community-building and online-friendliness skills to good use on my own projects.
I’ve given enough and been burnt enough by corporations.
“We want a little 82-year old granny to come in the morning to have her coffee. If the place ends up being Instagram-cool, okay, sure. But the goal isn’t Instagram, the goal is the granny. If granny comes, the rest will come.”
Big advocate for “one device that does one thing well and allows you to slow down” (aka delayed gratification)
Reading: “The Unfolding” by A.M. Homes
Monday, January 2, 2023
This was too relatable considering my current personal situation and professional predicament. “Right now you’re in a very specific moment. It’s called liminal space. You’re in the ambiguous or disoriented phase, also known as the middle of a rite of passage. Part of that is just growing up, but it also has to do with what you found out. Now you’re transforming, incorporating that information into your identity. It can be scary, like free-falling.I was wondering why I found both Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and joyful holidays to anyone celebrating this end of year 😊
Really appreciate y’all on here!
Very happy to see another issue of @adders’ newsletter though very sad that El Musketeer is shutting down Revue 😢
Starting to think that… Billionaires (with a platform) are bad, actually
Pachinko really hits you in the face (and the guy) like a brick, doesn’t it?!
Time to really buy local/better:
Europe strikes world-first deal to tax imports based on carbon emissions
Kylian Mbappé almost played for Chelsea
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
”The letter is typed on AS Bondy headed paper, dated 17 May 2011. It gives permission for a 12-year-old French boy named Kylian Mbappe to attend a four-day trial the following week. Mbappe was on his way to Chelsea.” {≠}“I was the first female referee in France, the first in Europe, every time the first. I know how to deal with that.”
Ok this @Reddit recap is actually pretty great tbh! (As a side note: I need to continue spending more time on Reddit over other places…)
I’m so glad Griezmann is getting his flowers 💐
“When a baby cuts his teeth, his parents give him a stump of baguette to chew off,” [. .] “When a child grows up, the first errand he runs on his own is to buy a baguette at the bakery.”
End of an era 😢 🦇🦇🦇
Truly feels like it, doesn’t it?