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Braise @braise.substack.com · 13h

Lucali is, without a doubt, one of the most acclaimed pizza places in New York City. It’s also pretty average.

Lucali, New York

Don't heed the hype

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 15h

I have just seen a 6.78-inch phone display described by its manufacturer as "compact," and I have never felt further away from small phones

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 18h

Altman seems to be "surprised" by all of the exact most obvious parts of the public reaction to Sora, right down to the mundane stuff like "people will mostly want to share videos in groupchats"

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 19h

The Nothing Ear 3's Super Mic is a cool idea that doesn't quite work so well in reality. But the potential for a second generation is pretty apparent.

Nothing Ear 3 review: work in progress

How Super is this Mic really?

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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 3d

They are called writers

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 1d

Yeah, I rewatched Legacy last week and enjoyed it well enough, even though it's nothing special outside the soundtrack. But still miles better than this looks.

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 1d

Hah, true, but I'm less interested in the set pieces and more in the cinema-scale NIN music video

Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 1d

Still torn on whether or not to see this in the cinema purely for the soundtrack, even though I know it will be dreck

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Tron: Ares is a soft reboot that’s running low on RAM

Disney’s new Tron follow-up is a dud.

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Braise @braise.substack.com · 2d

Finally made it to Crisp, London's hype-est of pizzerias, and I regret to inform you that it really is just about that good

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 3d

I love how deep our squad is this season, but I'd also really love to not need that depth quite so often

Medical update: Martin Odegaard

Martin Odegaard has withdrawn from the Norway squad for international matches against Israel and New Zealand

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The Verge @theverge.com · 3d

Version History is live — here’s how to find it

For our debut episode, it’s time to go deep on hoverboards.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 6d

And not Europe, but I had the time of my life watching *that* Bournemouth game at this bar in Nairobi. Huge semi-outdoor space with dedicated areas for whatever different PL games are on that day, with big projectors set up. Massive Arsenal crowd when I went. maps.app.goo.gl/G9sJdgaTcwPD...

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 6d

I'm sure the other Andrew has some favourites there, but CocoVail is my go-to for watching games when I'm in Barcelona. Not Arsenal-specific, but it's got lots of screens, shows all the football, and has a huge craft beer range
maps.app.goo.gl/Ntmd73ibKwbh...

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 6d

It couldn't have happened to a nicer agricultural mega corporation

Tyson Foods to pay $85 million in largest pork price-fixing settlement

Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the largest U.S. meat company of conspiring with rivals to inflate pork prices by limiting supply in the $20 billion U.S. market.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 7d

Martin Keown: "If it was a game of chess, then it's game, set and match to Arsenal."

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Braise @braise.substack.com · 7d

Adoh! is a mixed bag, but if you go in looking for cheap cocktails and fried snacks, I think you'll have a pretty good time

Adoh!, WC2

Kolamba, but make it casual

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 7d

www.androidauthority.com/quitting-duo...

I'm finally quitting Duolingo after the latest controversial change

After my Duolingo app switched to the new energy system, I see why the change has been so controversial among users.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 7d

Twinsies. I've had the exact same headache with Duolingo's Mandarin course as @meganellis.bsky.social, which seems to update with new content every few weeks, and can never seem to track what I've actually learned and what I haven't

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 8d

I've got bad news if you've been counting down the days to get a Trump phone in your hands

The Trump phone is late

One more reason to doubt it’s ever coming out at all.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 8d

Ek is out (sort of). Will that be enough to placate the musicians who've been slowly stepping away from Spotify?

Spotify founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO

Spotify’s executive team has hit shuffle.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 9d

Come for the OnePlus 15 gallery, stay for me getting schooled in the comments on what a squircle is

Get a look at the OnePlus 15 from every angle

Cue the Darude.

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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 10d

Ok ok maybe an eff off win then. X

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 10d

I hated almost every minute of that, but I am ecstatic. Here's to another 12 months before we have to go to St James's Park again

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Braise @braise.substack.com · 10d

Can hugely recommend Ruby Tandoh’s All Consuming, a look at the origins of modern food culture that’s as funny and readable as it is meticulously researched. A total page-turner.

All Consuming, by Ruby Tandoh

A potted history of TikTok, bubble tea, and Sunday supplements

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ceej @ceej.online · 11d

fair play if trump does unveil a magic bed that can cure all known illnesses I will have to hand it to him

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