John Gruber says Newman-Os are far better than Oreos. I've little reason to doubt him, he was right about Trader Joes peanut butter cups. He just shared this tidbit by Jake Adelstein about how the Japanese version of Oreos went south, so a local company picked up the slack. I dig these insights about the cookie (and design of it).

Jenny Volvovoski writes, "In 2012, I really wanted to design book covers but didn’t have any book cover work. So I hired myself to redesign my personal library." Now she designs book covers (among other things, and has a zen about page). / via Tracy

I don't have a 3D printer, but this video makes a compelling case for one. It's fascinating to see the process to make it all the pieces work, and extra delightful with all the variants toward the end.

Making extra note as 3D Printer Academy looks to be an incredible resource for all things 3D printing.

Terry Godier (builder of the Current reader app) has developed a new tool for RSS-only feeds. No website. No newsletter. A feed. Why? Terry shares inspiration, insight, and a handful of solid use cases.

Closed out the workday with a surf. Found myself at Gosha Tcherednitchenko's personal site and had a lovely wander. I kept his project of one-sided love stories open in a tab and have been methodically listening to songs listed under each portrait. The photographs poignant and music yearning, a salve of humanity.

This Threads thread is chock full of insight, and as Janah Adams responded, "Former university English teacher: I love how nearly everyone in here followed the established comment format, bc they understand implicitly the relationship between information presentation and information access."

Inconspicuous Consumption sums it up with their title. What a lovely specimen to behold! (Paul's follow-up post is also exemplary.)

Mike Carson bought the Friendster domain, secured the trademark and launched an iOS app with a unique requirement for adding friends — you have to connect IRL. And there's some other features baked in to nudge keeping up with appearances. / via Brad Barrish

I suggest starting with the music video (it's over 7 minutes long, at 4:15 it gets real good). Then go deep with Stereogum to learn more about the lineage and creative folks involved this epic piece of art. UPDATE: Some BTS on Threads is also neat to see.