Better AI. Harder debate.

Generative AI & a creative reckoning.

Dec 17, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

Music & The Machines

· Music, Machines, Misfires · Tarantino’s Revenge · Iceland’s AI landscapes ·

Dec 10, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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November 2025

Schwep!

zoom horror · net nerding · whatsapp romance · new news ·

Nov 26, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

The News Mess

· news & creators · London postcards · convergence ·

Nov 19, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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Brands: Colour, Craft and Character.

· Brand Zohran · AppleTV · Beauty dystopia ·

Nov 12, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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Fonts & Farts

· Fartnite! · Fonts matter · AI realities · The end of mass media ·

Nov 5, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

October 2025

Plots & Vibes

Today’s dispatch threads through some fascinating ways young people are interacting with stories, and how storytelling is adapting to them.

Oct 29, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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Culture, Code, Colour

· Pick your nose · The bubble that must not be named · Culture, Not Code ·

Oct 22, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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1 year: collisions & connections

Watch now | · a milestone · hermès artists · social slop · laphroaig ·

Oct 8, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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AI: Everything Everywhere All At Once

· Claude vs Chat · FOOM & Vibes · Workslop ·

Oct 1, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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September 2025

Uncanny Valley

· Remaking memories · AI music deals · State of animation ·

Sep 24, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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Formality, fonts, picnics & play

· friendly fonts · creator ratings · a British tableau · action Lego · Canva cricket ·

Sep 17, 2025 • Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

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