internet - Night Water

Two hands hold up a smartphone, thumbs at the ready on the screen.

internet

The endless feeeed

Rethinking the infinite scroll

The author's own marker doodle, meant to capture something of both city pop flavor and 80s anime style

music

City Pop, Escapism, and Nostalgia for the Future

Japanese city pop is back, but its revival isn’t only about posh romantic tunes—the genre’s popularity can be traced to our political mess and the need to escape it

internet

Goodbye to a dancing hot dog

You and I will meet again someday, Dancing Hot Dog...

postcards

A surprise in your mailbox

Send a late night vibe in the mail this World Postcard Day

nightcap

Is the Cure to Male Loneliness Drinking Night Water?

Plus: Gonna see what them racket sports can do

Two men stand in front of a large .beats clock at Swatch HQ.

internet

It's internet time to bring back .beats

Night Water is coming to you tonight @166.beats

Day Soda

Day Soda #12: The Five Twitters

Plus: Where in the world are my AirPods?

A meme about cats and humans waiting for water at a faucet, except the human is waiting for Night Water.

internet

Night Water Memes

Introducing a brand new Instagram account dedicated to memes about night water and Night Water.

A man sitting in the dark doing something to a brick wall.

internet

You need a Substack exit strategy

Substack's new social network is another brick in the wall. Don't get caught on the wrong side.

A shot of whisky and a can of Miller High Life.

food & drink

What's the ideal shot and a beer combo?

The aficionado behind @nyc.beershot explains his system for rating New York's best and worst beer shots

Screenshot from Twitter: "@GovHowardDean blocked you"

internet

Will Twitter die before I find out why Howard Dean blocked me?

Will a whistleblower from Dr. Dean’s social media management team come forward before Elon Musk drives Twitter into the ground? Or will the secret of my blocking die with Twitter?

Man wearing Club Leftist Tennis t-shirt and holding a tennis racket.

sports

Club Leftist Tennis takes a swing at pickleball

Can anyone save us from the "cancerous growth of fascist pickleball"?

A bottle of water with cork stopper on a bedside table.

internet

We need to talk about bedside water carafes

A bedside water carafe might be the best option for your night water drinking—but honestly, probably not

People raise their hands to provide public comment.

internet

The NWCIPC public comment period is open

Events beyond the control of the council have opened the floodgates of public opinion on our Halloween PSA

The Bushwick Bachelor sits in a beanie holding a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

internet

Will the Bushwick Bachelor find love?

The YouTube series dares to ask, “What would The Bachelor be like if the lead’s primary personality trait was ‘likes PBR’?”

internet

I thought I was smart. Then I joined LearnedLeague.

My participation in LearnedLeague, an online trivia league that’s been running since 1997, is an exercise in pure masochism.