LW

Culture writer

Leo Wren

Leo follows memes, online communities, design and the unfinished business of digital life.

Culture · 5 min

Spotify’s AI assistant wants to replace the blank search box

The playlist is becoming a conversation, but good curation still needs friction.

Headphones resting on a pale surface

AI · 5 min

Runway’s model router admits there may never be one best creative AI

Creative AI is becoming a routing problem.

Creative work displayed across a laptop and phone

Design · 5 min

Google Images is becoming a place to linger, not leave

The image result page is turning into a destination.

A computer display filled with digital work

Culture · 5 min

A friendlier algorithm is still an algorithm choosing the mood

Tuning a feed for kindness does not make its power neutral.