The Man in Yellow Sunglasses

opinion

You're Not Defending Art, You're Just Being Mean

Hannah Einbinder called AI creators "losers" who will "never be cool." Let's talk about what that actually defends — and who it hurts.

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creative-tools

I Bought the Meta Glasses. Here's My Honest Take.

I own a pair of Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses and reach for them less than I expected. Here's what actually works, what doesn't, and what I'd need to change my mind.

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Mount Vision Park Summit Trail Closed

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Dispatch #6: The Memory Collector

storytelling

The Transformer: How James Gerde Turned Other People's Videos into Something Completely Different

James Gerde didn't start by generating video from scratch. He took existing footage and completely reimagined what it could look like — and that distinction turns out to matter a lot.

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Obsidian Fine Art Permit Review Initiated

opinion

The Loneliness of Building Before Anyone Is Watching

An honest look at what it feels like to build something before anyone's paying attention — the self-doubt, the friends who quietly disappear, and why that first person who raises their hand changes everything.

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Highlands Sanctuary Garden Access Restricted

opinion

The Permission to Start Over

The hardest part of reinvention isn't learning a new skill. It's convincing yourself you're allowed to start.

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LCAM Heritage Wing Suspended

ai

Anthropic Just Dropped Their Biggest Report Yet. Here's What It Actually Means for Creatives.

Anthropic's March 2026 Economic Index and labor market research contain some of the most concrete data we've seen on what AI is actually doing to creative work.

storytelling

The Memory Collector: How n.evernow Makes AI Feel Like a Dream You Almost Remember

Maria Pokrovskaya's AI films don't feel like AI art. They feel like grief, dislocation, and the specific texture of a memory you can't quite hold.

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Museum of Tomorrow Workshops Halted

soft skills

The Skill That Nobody Puts in the Job Description

The thing nobody puts in the job description is the last thing AI will ever replace.

AI Workflow Featured

My Week with Claude Cowork

In one weekend, I went from manually managing everything to running a system of AI agents handling growth, content, and operations. Here’s how I built it—and where it falls apart.

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dispatch

Dispatch #5: Connection Stable

Toxic Threads

Toxic @Threads: Someone posted their first image, the internet killed them for it.

Nobody argued with what I said. They argued with what they assumed I meant.

AI Workflow

How to Stop Abandoning Your Ideas

Most creatives don't fail because of bad ideas; they fail because their brains move on before the work takes hold. Learn how to use AI to build an "Attention Floor" that keeps your projects alive while you explore your next hyper-fixation.

opinion

The Violent Death of SaaS

If you are a SaaS founder sitting on a generic "workflow optimizer" or a basic CRM, you should be very, very nervous.

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dispatch

Dispatch #4: The Pirates Handshake

Toxic Threads

Toxic @Threads: So You Think You're an Entrepreneur Now? LOL.

The loudest critics usually aren't arguing with you. They’re arguing with a version of the world that doesn’t exist anymore.

AI Workflow Featured

When to use Nano Banana Pro 2 vs. Nano Banana Pro

Here's something I didn't realize until I experimented with the new Nano Banana 2. It's not the best for all situations. Sometimes, Nano Banana Pro did a better job. I wanted to know why, so I dig a little deeper.

Certification Featured

Reviewing the Google AI Professional Certification from Coursera

I went into this course looking for professional "proof" for my resume, but I walked away with something better: a new favorite tool for building and a reality check on corporate AI training.

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dispatch

Dispatch #2: Back at HQ