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Further down the pile Page 5 of the backlog

Older dispatches, same weather. Nothing back here has been tidied up for the occasion.
Nussecken: A Small German treat that somehow enriched Saigon

Nussecken In Saigon Nussecken: A Small German treat that somehow enriched Saigon

Nussecken - a German childhood pastry recreated in a tropical Sài Gòn kitchen. Hazelnut, chocolate, and 12,000 kilometers of nostalgia.
EN· ·Life & Leisure
Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: a lone figure walks a winding forking path into a misty night desert-jungle lit by pools of magenta, cyan, violet and gold neon, a rainbow aurora ribboning across the dark sky toward a distant glowing sun.

AI Wrote My Kinks AI made me do it (but my kinks wrote the script)

Another song cooked up with Suno AI. Yes, AI slop. But hear me out - the kinks wrote the script, the machine just followed orders.
EN· ·AI
When AI creates something that hurts (in a good way)

When AI Hurts Good When AI creates something that hurts (in a good way)

AI tools as natural extensions of daily life - writing, restoring photos, digging up info. Until the AI creates something that hurts.
EN· ·AI
Mango crumble cake à la Starfleet: Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp

Warp Speed Baking Mango crumble cake à la Starfleet: Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp

Mango Crumble Cake à la Starfleet - baked between Deep Space Nine episodes on a lazy Sunday. Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp.
EN· ·Life & Leisure
The genesis of a vibe: City boy meets… me

City Boy Genesis The genesis of a vibe: City boy meets… me

He was a Chinese-Vietnamese city boy from this 22.5-million-strong metropolis. Older, wiser, and exactly the kind of chaos worth keeping.
EN· ·Love, Sex & Identity
On losing Phương: A love letter in retrospect

Letter To Phương On losing Phương: A love letter in retrospect

Phương checked out on November 24, 2024. A love letter in retrospect - about a friend, a comet, and a life lived at full throttle.
EN· ·Personal Lore
Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: a lone figure walks a quiet tree-lined canal path at twilight through a modern green suburban district, sleek glowing apartment towers reflected in the still water, a distant city glow on the horizon.

Best Year This Decade 2023: a year of serenity, growth, and anticipation for what’s next

2023 was spectacular - arguably the best year since 2017. New beginnings in suburbia, serenity, growth, and anticipation for what's next.
EN· ·Personal Lore
Illustration in the Sable / Mœbius style: a lone figure in a hazard suit rests a crowbar on their shoulder while overlooking a vast half-buried desert research complex with cooling towers and an elevated monorail tram stretching toward distant mesas.

Half-Life Turns 25 The making of Half-Life: a quarter-century of gaming history

Half-Life is 25 years old. A QUARTER CENTURY. Valve celebrates, we feel ancient, and the legacy of Black Mesa still echoes.
EN· ·Nerdom & Games
From heartwarming moments to tearful goodbyes: The enigmatic cyberpunk world of Stray

Stray Cat Cyberpunk From heartwarming moments to tearful goodbyes: The enigmatic cyberpunk world of Stray

Stray - heartwarming moments and tearful goodbyes in a cyberpunk world seen through a cat's eyes. Beautiful, strange, unforgettable.
EN· ·Nerdom & Games
A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine

Decade Of Star Citizen A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine

Star Citizen's Star Engine at CitizenCon 2023 - a decade of development condensed into one jaw-dropping trailer. Sci-fi dreams, rendered.
EN· ·Nerdom & Games