
Cool Links Vol. 12: June, 2025
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Links to the best stuff I've read or watched during the month of June, 2025
A chronological view of everything I've posted here, since the beginning of time (or the blog's inception, whichever comes first).

Cool Links Vol. 12: June, 2025
3 min read
Links to the best stuff I've read or watched during the month of June, 2025
Came across this website on Mastodon and oh wow, itās so nice! Iāve seen a bunch of websites trying to mimic the old Windows vibes, but this one did it in a way that makes sense. Content is well laid-out and it doesnāt go too far into the āmimicking Windowsā aspect.
The Internet Used to Be a Place
Amazing video about the internet weāve lost (or rather, was taken from us), and how we can rebuild it.
Absolute fan of Sarahās storytelling here, the way she weaves through the topics and links (hah!) them to that Hypnospace game is amazing!
The New Separation of Concerns
I learned about separation of concerns over a decade ago, when I was still learning how to code. On the web side, it would very often be related to what language you were using; HTML is for markup, CSS for styles, JS for interactivity, whatever-backend-language-you-use for business logic. That made sense back then but now the lines have become much blurrier.
Brad Frost goes a bit into what a more modern version of that separation of concerns might look like. I havenāt tried out his course, so I canāt comment on how good it is. But Iām a big fan of his atomic design principles so Iād say it might be a good one!
Iāve been subscribed to this newsletter for over a year and it never occurred to me to recommend it here. Stefan Judis does a weekly roundup of web dev-related things and puts them out in a nice, easy-to-read, lighthearted newsletter. Itās been one of my favorites for a while and if youāre reading this, chances are youāll enjoy his content too!
Jojo Rabbit
Reviewed on Jun 29, 2025
A beautiful movie about innocence during a time that wanted nothing but to prey on it. Iād love to say itās all in the past.

Fantinel.dev v5 is here!
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Out with the green waves, in with the rainbow of pastel colors!
The Last of Us (Season 2)
Reviewed on Jun 26, 2025
Breaks my heart because I love the game, but this adaptation just didnāt do it for me. Season 1 was pretty good, but I feel like none of the changes on Season 2 worked. Ellie is just a completely different character, and I feel like none of her actions are justified in the show. I gotta say some of the heaviest moments hit really hard on the show too. Episodes 2 and 6 were standouts though. Really enjoyed those.
The Taking of Deborah Logan
Reviewed on Jun 15, 2025
Holy crap, now this is a good horror movie. A slow burn that really pays off. Its found footage structure makes perfect sense in the story and also reflects a lot on what you think and feel during the entire movie. It finds the perfect balance of explaining things enough to be satisfying but not enough to break the horror aspect (something that most movies just suck at).
Spirited Away
Reviewed on Jun 14, 2025
Okay, first of all I think this is an amazing movie, it looks and sounds amazing, all the characters are extremely creative, itās a beautiful coming-of-age story and itās a major pop culture icon. But watching it felt like a bit of a chore, I canāt really explain why. Good thing the ratings here are about my enjoyment of the movies, not their āobjectiveā quality š