How much time away from art do we need to consider it a classic?  A few months?  Years?  A decade?  The most immediate title for art is the “new classic”, usually crowned to at least three or four films and albums respectively each year.  But context is important, isn’t it?  Especially in a world where the most coveted awards in media (arguably the Oscars and the Grammys), still set the tone for what we will be talking about all year and beyond (although the more the scope of these artforms expand and grow, the more the snubs sting).

Take a side-profile look at any of my favorite books; you’ll find a litany of small gaps from dog-eared corners across their pages; open to any of those dog-eared pages; you’ll find a hastily-scrawled underlining of a sentence; the pen’s color having to do entirely with its proximity to me at the time of the dog-earring. The result? I have a lot of really cool sentences from a lot of books that mean a great deal to me.

It’s a stifling Friday afternoon in June and the last thing I feel like eating is minced beef pie served with mounds of mash and drenched in scalding parsley sauce.  I’ve got nothing against the classic London staple - it’s the city’s original fast-food, dating back to the 19th century when it was popular among the working classes in the East End. I just think it would be more enticing on a wretched winter’s day than in the 30-odd degree heat.

Embedded is your essential guide to what’s good on the internet, from Kate Lindsay and Nick Catucci. I’ve made no secret of the fact that, despite the joy I find on the internet, I have a rocky relationship with it. Especially over the past few years, as I realized the ways lifelong unfettered social media use has warped my understanding of myself and the world around me. (You can find me rambling about that in my recent conversation with Charlie Warzel).

Today, we’re excited to open applications for Substack Creator Studio, a fellowship for the next wave of video stars to turn their TikTok channels into Substack shows and communities. This is an opportunity for video-native creators who want a more direct, intimate relationship with their audience and to make money from subscriptions.  We’ll select 10 fellows who cover a wide range of subjects and give them access to world-class strategic support and promotion.