Category: Random

  • Fantasy Football Team Branding

    For the first time in many years (I literally cannot remember, it’s been so long) I’m participating in my family’s fantasy football league, which has been going for twenty years strong now. The position of league commissioner was recently passed down from my dad to my youngest brother. That news, plus the round, pleasing anniversary number, convinced me to come out of retirement and participate this year. Oh, that, and AI. While I may or may not be consulting with Claude to draft players and adjust my team roster, I am definitely using AI to have some fun with my…

  • The Case for Magazines

    Magazines are back! Well, maybe not for everyone, but they are for me. I’m not even necessarily talking about your run-of-the-mill monthlies, although those are great too. I’ve had a Wired subscription for many years and since the pandemic I’ve picked up subscriptions to Conde Nast Traveller and The Atlantic too. What I’m actually referring to are those that cover even more niche topics, are printed on archival-quality paper, have thoughtful graphic design, and are released a little less frequently. It all started a few months ago, when the Instagram algorithm decided to feed me an ad with a dapper…