Jonathan Reed
@jonathan.macstories.net
Former baby.
I’m a contributor and the Community Manager over at MacStories.net.
Check out my write up of this year’s watchOS 11 release:
https://www.macstories.net/stories/watchos-11-the-macstories-review/
I’m a contributor and the Community Manager over at MacStories.net.
Check out my write up of this year’s watchOS 11 release:
https://www.macstories.net/stories/watchos-11-the-macstories-review/
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Join the The Slate beta
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Years ago I had an idea for an app that I haven't been able to turn into a reality. Until now.
Introducing The Slate: Track your favourite movie and TV talent.
If you're interested in trying out the beta, I'd love to hear your feedback.
More details in the thread…
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Introducing The Slate: Track your favourite movie and TV talent.
If you're interested in trying out the beta, I'd love to hear your feedback.
More details in the thread…
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In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I wrote about my experience with Apple's Icon Composer. Emphasis on 'Composer'.
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Experiences with Apple’s Icon Composer
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about my experiences with Claude Code and how it enabled me to create my first iOS app. I was (and still am) unsure how I feel about AI being able to generate code from scratch, but I’m leaning towards it being a net gain. This week, I launched
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February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I wrote about my experience with Apple's Icon Composer. Emphasis on 'Composer'.
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Made a bunch of improvements, tweaks, and fixes to The Slate. Latest beta is out for you beta testers. Thanks so much to all those who’ve provided feedback so far!
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Join the The Slate beta
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February 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Made a bunch of improvements, tweaks, and fixes to The Slate. Latest beta is out for you beta testers. Thanks so much to all those who’ve provided feedback so far!
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Years ago I had an idea for an app that I haven't been able to turn into a reality. Until now.
Introducing The Slate: Track your favourite movie and TV talent.
If you're interested in trying out the beta, I'd love to hear your feedback.
More details in the thread…
testflight.apple.com/join/Jun..
Introducing The Slate: Track your favourite movie and TV talent.
If you're interested in trying out the beta, I'd love to hear your feedback.
More details in the thread…
testflight.apple.com/join/Jun..
Join the The Slate beta
Available on iOS
testflight.apple.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Years ago I had an idea for an app that I haven't been able to turn into a reality. Until now.
Introducing The Slate: Track your favourite movie and TV talent.
If you're interested in trying out the beta, I'd love to hear your feedback.
More details in the thread…
testflight.apple.com/join/Jun..
Introducing The Slate: Track your favourite movie and TV talent.
If you're interested in trying out the beta, I'd love to hear your feedback.
More details in the thread…
testflight.apple.com/join/Jun..
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly, I wrote about my search for the best Offline Drive Searching Utility. The selection of available apps is better than that terrible name, thankfully.
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Searching For an Offline Drive Searching Utility
Let’s start by addressing that inelegant title: there isn’t really a good way of describing this category of utilities in a pithy headline. So let me break it down with an easier-to-understand explanation. My work as a freelancer over the past year has involved an increasing number of varied projects, and I’ve had to back
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January 30, 2026 at 10:22 PM
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly, I wrote about my search for the best Offline Drive Searching Utility. The selection of available apps is better than that terrible name, thankfully.
www.macstories.net/club/searc...
Read this and more with a Club MacStories subscription.
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Genuinely very upset about this news. One of the funniest to ever do it.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/cath...
variety.com/2026/tv/news/cath...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Genuinely very upset about this news. One of the funniest to ever do it.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/cath...
variety.com/2026/tv/news/cath...
Very fair point by @jasonsnell. I'll admit I was one of those complainers.
sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/ap...
sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/ap...
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Very fair point by @jasonsnell. I'll admit I was one of those complainers.
sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/ap...
sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/ap...
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I wrote about how a recent experience with Claude Code sent me on a path of reexamination of my attitude towards AI.
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I Have Very Mixed Feelings on AI. Maybe That’s OK.
club.macstories.net
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I wrote about how a recent experience with Claude Code sent me on a path of reexamination of my attitude towards AI.
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I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
rcjohnso / scripts
Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.
www.rian-johnson.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
It's a new year, so time for some new Mac app recommendations! (Plus a bonus, teeny tiny utility.)
All in my latest Club @macstories.net Weekly column.
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All in my latest Club @macstories.net Weekly column.
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New Year, New Mac Apps
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January 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
It's a new year, so time for some new Mac app recommendations! (Plus a bonus, teeny tiny utility.)
All in my latest Club @macstories.net Weekly column.
club.macstories.net/posts/new...
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All in my latest Club @macstories.net Weekly column.
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in case you needed YET ANOTHER reason to leave spotify: it's now the most expensive one of these things out there.
(plus all of the other reasons which never went away)
consequence.net/2026/01/spot...
(plus all of the other reasons which never went away)
consequence.net/2026/01/spot...
Spotify Hikes US Subscription Prices, Making It Most Expensive Major Music Streamer
Spotify has raised prices across all US plans, including Individual, Family, and Student tiers, making it more expensive than Apple Music and TIDAL.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
in case you needed YET ANOTHER reason to leave spotify: it's now the most expensive one of these things out there.
(plus all of the other reasons which never went away)
consequence.net/2026/01/spot...
(plus all of the other reasons which never went away)
consequence.net/2026/01/spot...
Maybe I'm wrong but now that X is generating full-on pornography (as well as CSAM, but that's a whole other issue) shouldn't people in the UK be required to go through one of those ID checks like you're supposed to with 'classic' porno sites?
Genuine question.
Genuine question.
January 12, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Maybe I'm wrong but now that X is generating full-on pornography (as well as CSAM, but that's a whole other issue) shouldn't people in the UK be required to go through one of those ID checks like you're supposed to with 'classic' porno sites?
Genuine question.
Genuine question.
If censorship of CSAM is bad, boy, do I not want to be right. Fucking prick.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
Musk says outcry over X's Grok service is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
If censorship of CSAM is bad, boy, do I not want to be right. Fucking prick.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
"You know what's "offensive and sexualized," you worthless fucking cowards? Nonconsensual AI-generated images of women in bikinis spreading their legs, and of children..."
Perfectly on point piece by Elizabeth Lopatto at The Verge.
www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Perfectly on point piece by Elizabeth Lopatto at The Verge.
www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"You know what's "offensive and sexualized," you worthless fucking cowards? Nonconsensual AI-generated images of women in bikinis spreading their legs, and of children..."
Perfectly on point piece by Elizabeth Lopatto at The Verge.
www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Perfectly on point piece by Elizabeth Lopatto at The Verge.
www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I listed my four main hopes for the Apple Watch in 2026 and reviewed my 2025 hopes.
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Hopes for the Apple Watch in 2026
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January 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I listed my four main hopes for the Apple Watch in 2026 and reviewed my 2025 hopes.
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Why have I only just found out about this biopic of Sam Altman, directed by Luca Guadagnino, written by SNL great Simon Rich and starring the amazing Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk?!! Wow.
www.imdb.com/title/tt37171180...
www.imdb.com/title/tt37171180...
Artificial | Comedy, Drama
Artificial: Directed by Luca Guadagnino. With Jason Schwartzman, Andrew Garfield, Monica Barbaro, Cooper Hoffman. Follows the confusing firing and rehiring cycle of Sam Altman at OpenAI where the board gained control of the company and removed him, and Altman still returned.
www.imdb.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Why have I only just found out about this biopic of Sam Altman, directed by Luca Guadagnino, written by SNL great Simon Rich and starring the amazing Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk?!! Wow.
www.imdb.com/title/tt37171180...
www.imdb.com/title/tt37171180...
Really great interactive map of filming locations films and TV shows. It's not exhaustive but there's a lot there!
cinemapper.com/
cinemapper.com/
CineMapper: Filmed there! Go there!
Explore famous filming locations from your favorite movies and TV shows with CineMapper.
cinemapper.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Really great interactive map of filming locations films and TV shows. It's not exhaustive but there's a lot there!
cinemapper.com/
cinemapper.com/
I've missed out on a lot of big films this year but still had a decent crack. Here's my end of year Letterboxd stats.
letterboxd.com/aylwardreed/ye...
letterboxd.com/aylwardreed/ye...
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I've missed out on a lot of big films this year but still had a decent crack. Here's my end of year Letterboxd stats.
letterboxd.com/aylwardreed/ye...
letterboxd.com/aylwardreed/ye...
Just a reminder that if you're setting off more than a couple of fireworks tonight then you're basically torturing people's pets for way too long. If you already knew this then you're just a sociopath.
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Just a reminder that if you're setting off more than a couple of fireworks tonight then you're basically torturing people's pets for way too long. If you already knew this then you're just a sociopath.
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Surprisingly enjoyable. Sure it's dumb in many places but Oona Chaplin is great and Cameron does story through action much better than through character. Luckily, there's more of the former than the latter.
boxd.it/ckH1jF
Surprisingly enjoyable. Sure it's dumb in many places but Oona Chaplin is great and Cameron does story through action much better than through character. Luckily, there's more of the former than the latter.
boxd.it/ckH1jF
December 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Surprisingly enjoyable. Sure it's dumb in many places but Oona Chaplin is great and Cameron does story through action much better than through character. Luckily, there's more of the former than the latter.
boxd.it/ckH1jF
Surprisingly enjoyable. Sure it's dumb in many places but Oona Chaplin is great and Cameron does story through action much better than through character. Luckily, there's more of the former than the latter.
boxd.it/ckH1jF
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM