The American hell experiment continues this week, with new Trump tariffs throwing the global economy into chaos and raising some major concerns about the impact on the American working class.
The future was already looking pretty grim here in the U.S., but this move (justified by the childish refrain of “it’s not fair”) is going to exacerbate the pain and suffering of innocent people here and abroad.
I’m not a fan of the real-life dystopia we’re living in, but I’ve been really enjoying a fictional one. I made it three years before the Severance hype got to me, but I finally ended up watching almost all of both available seasons over the course of the past week (still have two episodes to go in S2). And yes, the show lives up to the hype.
First off, the superficial: the tech is simply a joy to see on screen. From curvy CRT monitors to dot matrix printers, inside the cold office interiors lie devices that give me warm feelings.
The show is clever, mysterious, heady, and legitimately funny, but what resonates most with me are the relationships between characters. This is best exemplified in the way Mark and his sister Devon interact. With the way Adam Scott and Jen Tullock’s characters bicker, banter, and show affection for each other, you’d think the actors are actually related.
Finally, it was an F1 race weekend and Suzuka did not disappoint (except when it did). From practice sessions being interrupted by a crash and multiple instances of trackside grass catching on fire to Max Verstappen’s incredible qualifying lap that secured him pole position, there were plenty of stories before the actual race even started.
The race itself played out essentially how quali predicted, with little movement on the grid and Verstappen maintaining pole for the victory. Max had almost been written off after the first couple of race weekends, but teams should know to underestimate him at their own peril.
It was kind of a bummer race weekend for me; I was personally hoping for better performances from Hamilton, Tsunoda, and both Williams drivers. One highlight though was Kimi Antonelli, who performed incredibly well and (partially due to pit stop serendipity) became the youngest driver to lead a Grand Prix, for a moment at least.
May you meet all your quotas,
Ryan
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