i can't walk into domino park without thinking of carl lentz (which means i unfortunately think of carl lentz a lot)
anytime I’ve had an investor reach out to me this is what I’m hoping the outcome will be but instead they just want to pick my brain for free 🙃
one of my good friends has a large billionaire patron who sponsors his content & is largely hands off. this means he doesn’t have to run specific sponsors or ads on his platform that feel unnatural & disruptive.
from a strict creator monetization + livability perspective this seems like the cleanest model for content creation.
i.e. creator can focus entirely on producing interesting work & the audience gets an undisturbed experience. the patron gets cultural influence, intellectual stimulation, or simply the satisfaction. more wealthy ppl should do this.
when healthy living bloggers rebranded "banana smoothie" to "nice cream" was a real turning point in culture
"People are still hungry for authenticity" — Nirvana's Krist Novoselic and also every marketer on the planet
Casey Lewis retweeted
This is just incredible. I love it. Via @caseymlewis:
only a matter of time before we start to see brand-sponsored influencer trips to burning man
Bethenny Frankel, not known for roughing it, is currently chronicling a Burning Man adventure in which she’s caught in a sandstorm. She remains, as always, watchable. vulture.com/article/bethenny…
a fun fact is that Alex Aster, author of the first authorized full-length Barbie novel, is the twin sister of Daniella Pierson, who co-founded (with Selena Gomez and her mom) the mental-health company Wondermind that's currently being sued by investors nytimes.com/2026/08/30/style…
Time to start a Substack…
I was fired from GQ, but my last Pulling Weeds is a conversation with Jake Shane which feels perfect. Thank you for reading! — gq.com/story/jake-shane-trai…





















