Macau and Eating

Man Of Macau

Tim Struby | Victory Journal | 16th September 2026

Remembering Teddy Yip: racing driver, legendary swordsman, polyglot, businessman and "the Grand Old Man of Macau". Born in Indonesia and partially educated in the Netherlands, he found his calling at the 1955 Macau Grand Prix. "It wasn’t much of a race and Yip wasn’t much of a driver", but it cemented his love of both the place and the sport. Ian Fleming should have based a Bond villain on him (1,200 words)

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Eating Alone

Gabe Bullard | Longreads | 15th September 2026

Extract from a book about "embracing friction in an age of convenience". Food delivery apps have created a "second reality" that is falsely smooth: we choose groceries and meals on screens instead in the physical world. Restaurants that participate in the app ecosystem find that virtual customers will accept lower quality food than in-person diners. The price of the virtual world is worse food that costs more (3,400 words)