Stories, lists, and curated discoveries from the corners of the internet you probably haven't seen.
A 25-year-old standard that nobody markets is doing more for independent reading than every modern feed combined.
A 1990s idea is quietly powering the most interesting communities on the internet in 2026. Here is why it works.
For a moment we all thought every site needed a database. The pendulum has swung back and the open web is better for it.
Why scrolling the same six apps feels worse than it used to, and what the rest of the internet still has to offer.
Recommendation engines are huge, expensive, and impressive. A small list made by one person with taste usually wins.
A short essay on why moving the blog into the inbox revived independent writing, and what it might do next.
A short field guide to productive procrastination, and why following one weird link can teach you more than an hour of scrolling.
StumbleUpon is gone, but the spirit of one-button random discovery is alive in more places than you think.
When the obvious presents are off the table, weirdness wins. A few categories worth searching in.
A quiet revival is happening on the open web. Here is what it looks like, and why it matters.
No installs, no accounts, no ads. Just open a tab and play for ten minutes.
Not every internet session needs a goal. Some of the best ones don't.
Why the web at 2am feels weirder, smaller, and somehow more honest than the web at 2pm.
When the feed is making you feel worse, here are some other places the internet can take you.
A short taxonomy of the qualities that turn a site into the kind of thing you want to share with your friends.
If you make a small website, the right small directories can send you exactly the kind of audience you want.
A short essay on the asymmetric power of a single curated link over an entire algorithmic timeline.
Most gift-shopping is paralysis. A tiny constraint usually fixes it.
A short note from us on what we are trying to do, and what we are trying not to do.
The attention economy is now boring as well as bad. That is actually the most interesting thing about it.
Every computer in your house comes with the same incredibly powerful drawing tool, and most people never use it for anything fun.
There are basically two internets right now, and they're drifting further apart. Picking the right one is most of the battle.
Most software treats randomness as a fallback. The best parts of the web treat it as the main course.
They have every gadget. Their algorithm knows them better than you do. Here is how to actually surprise them.
A short history of personal blogs, why they vanished, and what the new wave of small writers is building instead.
A practical pep talk for the website you have been meaning to build for three years.
A short note on the psychology of one button vs. an infinite scroll, and why one of them respects you more.
The small web is full of people you would actually like. Here is how to find them without an algorithm doing it for you.
It is fashionable to say the internet is bad now. The internet is mostly fine, and the parts that are great have never been greater.
The most useful thing you can teach your algorithm is that you do not actually live there.
A short list of small, low-effort habits that quietly improve the shape of your online life.