New video! Starting with Waffle House, I explain the South in 53 maps. youtu.be/KPw2HIfAm1U

tragically cut from my upcoming map-splainer — the bass pro map of america, normalized by population

Did you know there's a lot of variance...over when school starts? Loved finding this for my upcoming South-splainer.

Devil Wears Prada seems like a clear case for one of those clever sequelizations, like "The Devil Still Wears Prada." Somehow, people are so dumb now that even middle brow movies can't take that risk.

The density of Dollar General stores is truly astonishing.

accessing new realms of journalism

shout out to KPCOGS

I still hate "short form" but there is probably something healthy about cutting a 40 minute interview to 6 minutes...and now to 3. Like a juice cleanse.

Something tricky is that the vast majority of people don't care at all about sourcing or reporting. This used to be regulated by company mores/litigation fears, but now it's largely just individual values.

What happened to old wooden playgrounds? And how did playgrounds change? youtu.be/tgZxRMUpoPE

I wasn't nominated for a Webby this year because I didn't pay 500 dollars to be nominated for a Webby this year. :(

should i just start looksmaxxing my thumbnails

i'm forming a society of people who don't care about space, we'll meet on earth

Lego investing: scalping or collecting? People are angry. You decide! youtu.be/SYlD6pYmmEQ

Before making this video, I had no idea about the awesomeness of the Lego secondary market. You'll find arbitrage, sentiment analysis, amazing micro-niches, and way more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYlD...

crazy story, but great argument

I'm doing this video about The Secret Economics of Lego and I say "Legos" a couple times. Already know the backlash will be swift and harsh...

My video's in a holding pattern today, imagine me saying it like a bored pilot. But it'll be out soon! Find out when via my newsletter (free!). www.patreon.com/c/philedward...

This Sunday, I have a video coming about AI money's arrival in politics. Until then, here's my 2024 video about Sam Altman, in light of Open AI's working with the Department of War. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_iv...

A weird part of being a "creator" is having no idea how other people are running their businesses.

So, how did all this Ring Search Party surveillance network stuff happen? And what's the bigger plan at play? www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAWK...

Next video has some Photo Booth shots, my personal form of a midlife crisis.

I was curious...why does Amazon allow so much junk on their site? Then I learned that they courted it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGuO...

Good @jwherrman.bsky.social article — and that's especially high praise when you're in the industry being covered. Opposite of Gell-Mann effect. nymag.com/intelligence...

can't we all come together to believe that all mainstream music is bad

someday we will look back on pajama days like we look back on various war crimes

I'm sure people are tired of VPN ads, but using one for research is really pretty exhilarating.

New video - how did tip screens become a ubiquitous feature of modern life? And who's to blame? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmNH...

Every time I have a conversation with a non-Internet person about ChatGPT, they are outsourcing their thinking in significant ways to the app.

In 2026, my thinking is: Perceived "goodness" of an image = Aesthetics (0-100)* Demonstrated Scarcity (0-1). AI image: Aesthetics of 80, but Demonstrated Scarcity of .01. Goodness = .8. My terrible drawings: Aesthetics of 14. But a scarcity value of 1. Goodness = 14. 14 beats .8!

I read this book way too late for various reasons, but Jason Schreier is so awesome. Great book even for somebody who only played Starcraft II for a couple grades of middle school. Little sad though, I must admit.

All the weather people are so bloodlusty about disasters.

I believe that the much feared "Algorithm" will RELENTLESSLY chase good work and quality, as long as it's approximately 48 minutes long and published weekly (or ideally every two days).

Why are so many men getting hair transplants in Turkey? www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2NF...

they should have an event at MSG for people who know Todd Field was a co-inventor of Big League Chew. we could watch a videogame concert, chew gum, be too shy to talk to each other.

Within 10 minutes of getting a phone with Apple Log, I was dropping $200 bucks on accessories I never imagined buying. Absolutely amazing how good it is on the 17.

Check out my annual year in review for my channel, in which I go over the revenue and editorial challenges as a "CREATOR." (no need to sign up to watch) www.patreon.com/posts/state-...

So, Salisbury Steak is actually super weird. Like, lock-men-in-a-room-and-force-them-to-eat-baked-beans weird. youtu.be/d9z8DK_VWKs

I think the weirdest part about getting old is the age compression of celebrities. Like, in 1997, Matt Damon is in this other universe of adulthood. Now, it's like, 55 - not that crazy! And on the other side, Harry Potter was this little kid. Now I Google Daniel Radcliffe. 36! He's old!

the good old days

I tried to wrap my head around a joke in Love Actually and went down a British accent rabbit hole. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVof...

lol working on a video with game of thrones clips

Part of being a great editor is knowing when to cut out your own riveting performances.

You know, Elf is kinda the only example of the manic pixie dream boy.

✨✨✨Short form content is a way for content creators to connect with people who hate them.✨✨✨

Every one realizes this style of writing is bad on LinkedIn. Staccato. Broken. Unearned emotion. It's punctuation over substance. So why do we tolerate it in modern novels?

New video! It turns out the endless breadstick has a fascinating business origin story. youtu.be/jl7_lQDc-oo

This short lived Betty Crocker restaurant went so insanely hard with the architecture. Props to you, imaginary spokeslady.

Threads is proving unmatched at exposing me to small groups of dumb people who hate me.

So which states are Midwestern? And which one is the MOST Midwest? I polled 2500 people and used 53 maps and 10 rounds of competition to try to find the answer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsMF...