๐ŸŽ‰ Weekend Edition Vol.042

it's the end of the season as we know it

Welcome to the final Weekend Edition of the year; we've got an absolutely packed issue for you to wrap things up. But first, some cringey self promotion to get it out of the way... I wrote a little bit about how the year went for foofaraw in 2024 and where things will be going in the new year.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ The Year That Was & Whatโ€™s Next - newsroom
๐Ÿง 20242024 was a huge year for foofaraw and Iโ€™m even more excited about whatโ€™s in store for 2025. Business-wise, Iโ€™d still consider it a bit of a failure, but Iโ€™mโ€ฆ

We've also updated the paid subscriptions here to $25/yr or the ultra premium $100/yr which gets you all of our printed books and zines throughout the year.

Speaking of printed books and zines, our next two are up for pre-order on the new storefront.

And while it's too late to get anything in time for the holidays, it's never too late to pick up a foofaraw shirt.

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First up this week, a wonderfully weird tale of petty revenge in a mundane world with cults and a bloodmoth...

๐Ÿฆ‹ Am I the Asshole for Sacrificing My Friend to the Bloodmoth? by Ben Lockwood
a petty story of revenge

Then one more Cavendish story before we close things out for the yearโ€”this was a superb one.

โš’๏ธ You Only Have One Chance to Make a First Impression
One giant leapโ€ฆ

The final missive from our wonderful friend Jack, as he reflects over the last year of writing Where in the World is Jack? for us.

๐ŸŒŽ Around the world in 2024
the final note from Jack

While Jack will be missed (although you can always find him on his blog), our tech columnist for 2025 is no slouch either. Hiro is going to take the reins in the new year and if you haven't already, you should check out his wonderful newsletter, The Hiro Report.

And another final missive, this one from Will, as he gives us an overview of some of his favorite albums from the year. If anyone wants to take up the mantel of music critic, let me know!

๐Ÿ’ฝ A Look Back at the Records of 2024
Will Kaplan shares his favorite records from the year that was

Of course on Monday we had our final Media Guide of the year.

๐Ÿ™€ the cowards in you and me
s4e21โ€”laying down, looking at the stars, searching for the brutal fix

And Review of Links for those wonderful, amazing [+] subscribers who, at this point, are definitely the type of person to throw away their money into a pit of fire.

๐Ÿ“ฐ 18 December 2024
The Wednesday Edition

That's a wrap for us in 2024! I hope you have a wonderful and peaceful holiday season.

See you in the new year!

Stay sane and be kind,