worth reading: september 8-20, 2023

“The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes” by Lane Brown
“The Era-Defining Aesthetic of ‘In The Mood for Love’” by Kyle Chayka
- why: dream team; love a good Kyle Chayka piece about Internet aesthetics
“The Maestro” and “The Unraveling” by Kevin Sieff
"Washington is full of rats. These dogs are happy to help with that.” by Maura Judkis (major no-kidding content warning for violence, blood, and gore)
- why: really good photojournalism. reads like an old-school National Geographic Magazine feature even though it's about little dogs mauling rats.
“Three Simple Rules for Protecting Your Data” by Ellen Cushing and Somnath Bhatt
“That cone was too big” by s (@emptynsters) on the platform formerly known as Twitter
- why: idk I feel like I might just want to look at this tweet later
"Who the hell are 2girls1bottl3?” by Nicolaia Rips
- why: last-minute sleeper hit! a really good celebrity profile about influencers who are also kind of fascinating artifacts of Internet culture. their videos also unironically kind of rip (pun intended given the author's name)