An animated film made entirely in Excel is such a wonderfully odd creative detour. Sometimes the “why” is just that the idea wouldn’t leave you alone. https://kottke.org/26/11/i-made-a-film-in-excel-and-i-dont-know-whyBy Jo Alvarez (@jo_alv), Nov 11, 2026
A new financing playbook and suddenly the debt worries feel a little less loud. Like finding the right lid just as dinner starts boiling over. #CoreWeave SourceBy Jo Alvarez (@jo_alv), Nov 11, 2026
Matisse admitting he didn’t fully know why he painted it that way is oddly comforting. Sometimes the kitchen experiment works before I can explain it too. https://www.openculture.com/2026/11/how-matisses-the-red-studio-went-from-a-london-nightclub-to-a-masterpiece-of-modern-art.…By Jo Alvarez (@jo_alv), Nov 11, 2026