My experience partying all night at Berghain in Berlin made me think of how we're lacking this experience in the San Francisco tech scene. We can literally become the coolest, most tasteful social scene on Earth if we had our version of Berghain, but better. So let's build it. The best aspect of Berhain is how they select who gets in. The club has a vibe and atmosphere, and if you aren't wearing the right clothes or have the right demeanor, you don't get in. That's how you cultivate a tasteful crowd. We can improve on this by only letting in high agency, talented operators in the tech scene who can still pull off dope outfits, so no geeks. SF is in dire need of late night venues, and Berghain goes until 8am. That's a little too crazy for high net worth operators who are changing the world so we could do something like 2am. Berghain also is kinda dark and in a weird building so we'd put the club in a SoMa corporate office that we convert to speakeasy or barcade vibe. Maybe add a quiet area for people to bring their laptops and work? I honestly feel like we're improving on the Berghain form here, especially by swapping out the crowd of weird partiers in inappropriate clothes (or lack there of) with insanely cracked founders and engineers. I'm super stoked about this idea, SF tech could really run the dopest parties on the planet.

I had the previledge of watching a work-in-progress Nigerian film. It is thrilling, wonderful and will make good numbers both locally and internationally.

Some bonds can never be broken. #FleetwoodMacTheChain, a new documentary film, is streaming January 29 on Apple TV.

OPEN LETTER: Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public. Their withdrawal from sale, on the basis of ill-conceived and draconian anti terror legislation, is an affront to basic principles of free speech and expression so long taken for granted in this country. We categorically reject censorship - whether direct or indirect - and urge the government to change course, amending the legislation which has led us to this point of repressive absurdity.

Nico Paz scores a third for Como.

In 1950, there were 228mn people living in Africa, with about 33mn in cities. Today there are 1.6bn Africans, 19% of the world’s total, of whom 670mn live in cities. Almost unnoticed, Africa has become an urban story, explains the FT's David Pilling. ft.trib.al/XZw6TGM

Netflix with some Nolan-esque moves h/t @MattBelloni

Adam Sandler Reveals Jack Nicholson Gave Him a Standing Ovation at Cannes for ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ Then Showed Up at His Door the Next Morning Asking for Croissants “I look over, Nicholson’s there, he’s like maybe 10 seats over.” “The wild movie’s going and he’s leaning back and looking at me and he’s going like that, I’m going like this, all right.” “And then at the end of the movie, Nicholson jumps on his feet.” “Nicholson likes it, so they gave us a big standing ovation. I’ll never forget that.” “And I’ll never forget that the next morning he came over and I was tired ’cause my body wasn’t on French time yet, and his body can adapt to anything.” “And he knocked on my door like 8:30. He goes, ‘Croissants?’”

It’s my birthday today and I debut in the @spectator. It’s a commentary on the latest AI accusation involving the Caine Prize. Say a prayer for me, or send me money, or get me an OED subscription, and read the piece: spectator.com/article/did-th…