Recommended Reading: Speaking Simlish
Recommended Reading: Speaking Simlish
The week’s best long-form writing on technology and more.
Sul Sul
Twenty Thousand Hertz
This podcast chronicles the fascinating story of how Simlish, the language spoken by characters in the popular game franchise The Sims, was created. And not only the how, but why it worked well and how it became a popular choice for musicians.
How ‘Encanto’ explains America
Tom McTague, The Atlantic
“Having watched the new release (twice) with my little one recently — and then listened to its soundtrack on repeat ever since — the message seems fairly clear: America is broken (but don’t worry, all is not lost),” McTague writes.
Caroline Spiegel’s porn revolution
Annie Goldsmith, The Information
The sister of Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel is preaching the gospel of audio porn through Quinn, an app that offers an aural take on erotica.
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