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You know that feeling when something just feels… off? You can’t always explain it right away. But your instincts pick it up long before your brain does.
I’ve been noticing it more and more online lately.
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The 2025 Webby Awards were announced on April 23.
Running since 1997 (!!), the Webbys are one of the longest-standing and most respected awards for online creativity — launched before Google existed, before YouTube, and before Amazon was a household name.
Lately, almost every food blogger I’ve spoken with about redesigning their site brings up the same one: NYT Cooking.
Not because it’s flashy. Or new. Or doing anything revolutionary.
It’s something else entirely: it just feels good to use. Calm. Clear.