After Party with Emily Jashinsky “Happy Hour”: Tech Doom Spiral, Trump vs Venezuela, Why Awards Matter, PLUS Christmas Plans: Emily Answers YOUR Questions
Dec 19, 2025
In a lively discussion, Emily tackles the implications of military strikes and the complexities of Venezuela's political landscape. She critiques AI's influence on prestige awards, raising concerns about biases in training data. The future of magazines also takes center stage, as she predicts the rise of niche publications. With Christmas around the corner, Emily shares her personal traditions and reflections on the holiday's deeper meaning, mixing humor with heartfelt insights.
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Print Will Survive As Niche Luxury
- Magazines won't vanish but will become fewer, niche, and more beautiful as print pivots from mass utility to pleasure reading.
- Emily Jashinsky argues future print survives by offering slowed-down, high-quality experiences readers can't get online.
Build A Better Version, Not A Political Clone
- Don't just create a 'conservative' copy of mainstream women's magazines; instead make a better, less bubble‑biased version of that genre.
- Emily suggests focusing on quality, relevance, and avoiding urban class blind spots to win readers.
Cocaine Claims Weaken The Regime‑Change Case
- The Venezuela operation feels like reused regime‑change rhetoric cloaked in drug‑war language, which undermines trust in the pretext.
- Emily warns that invoking cocaine as a WMD is cynical and makes the intelligence and motives suspect.