20 years ago we used to have Johnny Cash, Bob Hope and Steve Jobs and now we have Johnny Diarrhea, Bob Diarrhea and Steve Diarrhea.
Parker Ortolani
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It’s days like today I’m so glad I became a The Thick of It fan
finally got my clicks power keyboard my iPhone is now a gigantic Palm Pre
I have never seen more aggressive and comprehensive campaigning that I have this weekend for NY 12
Could not be more excited that my former company and my beloved @theverge.com are joining PMC. Everything is coming full circle. Should be a lot of fun. Let's roll. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Eater, The Verge and SB Nation Sold to Penske Media
The deal formally winds down an era at Vox Media, which had sold its namesake site and podcast assets as well as New York magazine to James Murdoch.
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This is such a beautifully written, delightfully heartfelt piece. I really appreciate the takes here. The human element, critical enthusiasm rather than simply cynicism, and of course the changing landscape after a life spent following the company. And holy moly, what an incredible shot.
Federico Viticci@viticci.macstories.net · 2mo agoI wrote something personal – optimistic, a little bittersweet, and maybe a bit funny – about the strange beauty of this WWDC. WWDC 2026: Between Seasons www.macstories.net/stories/wwdc...
hilarious visionOS screenshots make last night’s Talk Show look so tiny… great show @gruber.foo @reckless.bsky.social @joannastern.bsky.social
I don’t get this at all, the weather apps show it’s gonna be fine this weekend??
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2mo ago
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cannot believe a joke about the dress made it into the colbert finale
very fun to watch one old boss grill another old boss
nilay patel@reckless.bsky.social · 3mo agoTalked to Jonah Peretti about selling BuzzFeed, and what exactly new owner Byron Allen means when he says BuzzFeed will use AI to compete with... YouTube? You tell me. Free to read, watch, listen: www.theverge.com/podcast/9321...
Can’t believe it but I’ve turned this concept into a functional iOS app with the magic of Codex 🤯 8 little agents powered by Apple Foundation models with customizable system prompts in an iMessage-style UI
Parker Ortolani@parkerortolani.com · 3mo agowas inspired by the new OpenAI agent characters and put together a quick concept of how Apple could adapt little Finder guy into a series of mascots for their own agents
cannot wait to go see it again this weekend, it was impossibly good for a sequel made 20 years later
Parker Ortolani@parkerortolani.com · 3mo agoThe Devil Wears Prada 2 is a near-perfect encapsulation of this industry for anyone outside it and almost uncomfortably accurate for those inside. I hope it serves as a bit of a rallying cry for media and journalism. It also hit personally, for some of us it’s extremely relatable.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a near-perfect encapsulation of this industry for anyone outside it and almost uncomfortably accurate for those inside. I hope it serves as a bit of a rallying cry for media and journalism. It also hit personally, for some of us it’s extremely relatable.
happy super bowl for my fellow media obsessed friends 👠
a woman wearing sunglasses says everybody wants to be us .
ALT: a woman wearing sunglasses says everybody wants to be us .
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there’s someone reading their Kindle in Strand and I for one admire that kind of unrestrained boldness
so many things I wanted to do today but this weather is crap
helluva headline for Laurene Powell Jobs’ publication to run, story glazes Jony (not surprising), for what it’s worth I think it’s an oversimplification and frankly a bit misguided but I do agree they should bring back keynotes! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Apple Is Boring Now
Fifteen years after Steve Jobs’s death, the company is a successful, if unexciting, powerhouse.
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the rush of getting your creative juices back after weeks of a rut is electric
Taking the Apple Agents Concept Even Further with Shortcuts, a Store, and Access Anywhere: https://parkerortolani.blog/2026/04/24/taking-the-apple-agents-concept.html
was inspired by the new OpenAI agent characters and put together a quick concept of how Apple could adapt little Finder guy into a series of mascots for their own agents
The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere for spring? Groundbreaking.
lunchtime attempt was made, crazy they were already all gone for the day
