Internet Microdoses

The NYT unmasks Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. John Carreyrou used AI-assisted stylometric analysis to narrow 34,000 suspects to one: Adam Back, the cryptographer who invented the proof-of-work system Bitcoin runs on. Back denies it, but if it’s true, he’s been sitting on $170 billion for fifteen years and pretending otherwise.

Harry Styles has impeccable music taste. His curated Meltdown fest lineup is a who’s who of heady artists from the past four decades of fringe music: electronic pioneer Beverly Glenn-Copeland, jazz legend Mulatu Astatke, ambient great Jon Hopkins sit alongside Dev Hynes and James Murphy. It’s a lineup that’s less pop star, more crate-digger.

LACMA just opened a $724 million extension. The David Geffen Galleries stretch 900 feet across Wilshire Boulevard. Inside, the art is organized not by era but by bodies of water: Mediterranean, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific. After a decade of delays, the building makes a strong case it was worth the wait.

Pedro Pascal is Chanel’s latest ambassador. Their partnership soft-launched at the Oscars, but Monday’s Instagram post made it official. It’s a match made in heaven: Pascal is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors, and under creative director Matthieu Blazy, Chanel is the house that deserves him.

Sotheby’s is selling 300+ vintage Cartier watches at a historic auction. The collection took 25 years to assemble and expects to haul in $15 million. Meanwhile, the modern-day luxury watch market is entering a projected 10-year slump. It’s true of everything, but watches especially — the best things stand the test of time.

Kelly Akashi rebuilt her fire-destroyed chimney in glass for the Whitney Biennial. When the LA-based artist lost her Altadena home in the Eaton Fire in January 2025, the chimney was the only thing left standing. She reconstructed it in luminous cast glass, and reminded us that there’s untold power in rebuilding.