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BeReal

When novelty fades.

on BeReal’s last-ditch effort at staying relevant. Daisy Alioto shares some thoughts on Bluesky.

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Golf 

The anti-hustle sport.

in conversation with Drew Millard, author of *How Golf Can Save Your Life* (Abrams Press).

Is golf funny?

Beef

The right to resent.

on the class-ridden stakes of rage in Netflix’s *Beef* (2023), Met Gala ‘fits, and restaurant NFTs.

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30 Rock subtitle founder

Closed captioning on.

on the increasingly common practice of watching movies and TV with subtitles switched on.

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Indistinct chatter

PFP evolution

The profile picture's evolution.

on the prevalence of faces on the social internet and the profile picture's future in Web3. This piece is also published in [issue 1 of Arkive Magazine](https://arkive.net/magazine/evolution-of-the-profile-picture).

The return of avatars

Jenny Holzer's New Corner (2011) at Kukje Gallery in Seoul. (Image by Collin LaFleche)

Jenny Holzer

The human remains the hallmark to emulate.

on reframing the conversation around ChatGPT and AI from threat to tool. The second part of this essay will be published next Friday.

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The AI writer

Dirt Watercooler

Discord > discourse

recaps the latest Dirt Discord discourse, summer reads, and media news.

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Katy Kelleher

Finding beauty in bland times.

in conversation with Dirt contributor and essayist Katy Kelleher. 

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