We Love the Internet 2022/26: The Personal brand is dead edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• The Personal Brand Is Dead
• TikTok Killed the Video Star
• Hard data: The erotics of infographics

Reference points:

• Long Reads That Stand the Test of Time
• This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to “frisson”
• Microsoft finds Gen Z is redefining the idea of work hustle in and outside the office
• Our submissions to the queer canon

Longer reads:

• ‘Wallets and eyeballs’: how eBay turned the internet into a marketplace
• The Golden Age of the Aging Actor
• Spotify, Netflix, and Aggregation

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• How a 5-Person Team Made Blockbuster-Level Movie Effects
• The Final Images We Will Ever See of Pluto and Arrokoth

Things to look at/read:

• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book One cover sells for record $2.4 million

Animal corner:

• The look of betrayal
• And this was only our second day knowing each other
• Tripping over her ears I can’t
• Puppy training with Lola teaching her
• Ball thief
• snitches get stitches

Tweets of the week:

• Prepare yourself for the real world with a degree in Mansplaining!
• it’s always “come on barbie, let’s go party” and never “come on barbie, tell me all about your day”
• This girl had the whole section rooting for her bottle flip
• Personal trainer: What do you want to be? Me:

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• In Conversation: Laura Linney
• These Women Say One Man Terrorized Them Online for Years. Then, They Decided to Band Together.

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