Unknown Author | September 6, 2025
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 69
Labubus, electric Nebraska, the Ibiza boss, and more late-summer heat.
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?
Labubu Lobotomy (Mental Hellth)
Brain rot is a form of self-harm protecting us from what we love.
Born In The USA - Electric Nebraska Version (YouTube)
This week, Bruce Springsteen announced that the long-rumoured, 1982 electric version of his (famously acoustic) Nebraska album will finally come out soon. As a preview, he’s released what Born in the U.S.A. initially sounded like. So Creedence!
Harrison Ford Asked Jay Leno to Make Him a Toilet Seat (NPR)
Just September things.
The Long, Charged History of the “Woody Allen Font” (Hollywood Reporter)
Popping up in the latest Luca Guadagnino film, the typeface was Allen's signature — until dark allegations turned it into a visual statement.
The Death of the Corporate Job (Still Wandering)
“Last week, I had coffee with someone who works at a big consulting firm. She spent twenty minutes explaining her role to me … because she was trying to convince herself it existed.”