Hi there,

Welcome to the first issue of the Crafted newsletter! I'm thrilled to launch this newsletter and share my curated insights with you every week.

In these interesting times, I believe it's more important than ever to stay curious and get your kicks from even the smallest thing.

it's been a while since I've written a newsletter so it might take a little time for me to get into the swing of things (like design!) but I'll do my best!

Here are my recommendations for this week:

Looking for something to read?

I finally compiled my list of top reads from 2023.

I know I'm late, but better late than never, right?

Fiction ​Kids Run the Show, Delphine de Vigan ​Yellowface, R.F. Kuang ​Bright Young Women, Jessica Knoll ​I have some questions for you, Rebecca Makkai.

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Non-fiction T​The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions, Jonathan Rosen. ​Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet, Taylor Lorenz. ​Sonic Life: A Memoir, Thurston Moore. ​DOPPELGANGER by Naomi Kleinhis week I'm sharing some of the tools I use to boost engagement on my posts.

Funny stuff

Trying to decide which marketing campaign I love more:

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RIP VICE

trevy @chillextremist Traveling back in time to 2009 Williamsburg to warn hipsters that if they don’t stop capitalism pitchfork and vice will die in 15 years 6:27 PM • Feb 23, 2024 28 Retweets 315 Likes Read 2 replies

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Things to read today

Thinx promised a feminist utopia to everyone but its employees (Vox). I can never think of Thinx without this article about their marketing efforts (you'll be calling everyone squirrelfran).

Six months in, journalist-owned tech publication 404 Media is profitable! (Nieman Labs). Woo hoo!

Whatever happened to mad cow disease?(Gizmodo). This is also a great book about prion diseases.

Some hydrogen car owners are still waiting for the future to arrive (Wired). Seeing the state of hydrogen cell refuelling in Europe, I'm not surprised.

From holographics to 5G black boxes: startups take centre stage at MWC/4YFN 2024 (Tech.eu)

The worst possible way to be rejected for a job. (Slate).

What are you watching?

I'm currently in the weeds of True Detective and I'm planning to see Zone of interest sometime over the weekend or early next week.

Five podcasts you should listen to

​Better offline: a deep dive into the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society

​Blame it on the fame: Milli Vanilli (lol)

​The Lady Vanishes: I've been listening to this podcast since 2019 and there was finally a coronial inquest into the disapperance of Marion Barter this week.

​Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative: defiinitely worth a listen for any aspiring documentary markers.

​Swindled: true stories of white-collar criminals, con artists, and corporate evil.

Arty things

When architecture becomes art.

Do you use your job title when you introduce yourself?

Recently, “job titles don’t matter” was trending on social media. The loudest voices seemed to be tech bros who didn’t feel they needed a title to be successful. Here's a great thread about why, in fact, they do matter.

Your next career?

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