The Saturday Selection, Vol. 55

Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.

It’s WITI, on the weekend.

Why are these interesting?

Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic (Longreads)

The Chronicle’s MacKenzie Chung Fegan was separated from her table, made to wait in a courtyard for Keller, then ultimately informed by the chef that he would like the critic gone from his restaurant. She stayed for three more hours.

The Sam Altman-Jony Ive Launch Video Is Funny (OpenAI)

Device sounds interesting, but why does it keep cutting to random quotes from both of them about San Francisco? Regardless, Ive launched his company, io, one year ago, and just sold it for $6.5Bn. Staggering.

Uruguay’s José Mujica, the World’s “Poorest President”, Dies (BBC)

Mujica always rejected the title: "They say I'm the poorest president. No, I'm not. Poor are those who want more [...] because they're in an endless race."

Addison Rae, or: When Gas is Mid and Mid is Gas (Smartdumb)

Including: Incredible newly-reported nuggets about how Max Martin uses the Voice Memos app.

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