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React framework. Pages router, server-side rendering for the feed and now block.

Hosting and deployment. Pushes from GitHub trigger automatic deploys.

All data — feed posts, config, events, bookmarks, subscribers, playlists — lives here as JSON. No database, no ORM.

Photo and file storage. Zero egress fees. Photos uploaded from the admin or via iOS Shortcut go here.

Transactional email for subscriber digests. Sends weekly and monthly updates from hello@alex-cutrone.com.

Body font. Clean, geometric, readable at small sizes.

Serif font used for headings. Korean in origin, surprisingly good for English display type.

All styles are inline React. No Tailwind, no CSS modules, no component library. Verbose but explicit.

Posts of type thought, photo, music, book, link, watch, recipe, strava, and event. Paginated, searchable, pinnable, draftable.

Currently reading (from feed), last played (live from Last.fm), and rides this month (aggregated from Strava webhooks).

Webhook auto-posts activities to the feed when a workout is recorded. eBike rides, standard rides, runs, walks.

Now playing / last played pulled live from the Last.fm API on every page load. Scrobbles natively from Spotify and from Apple Music via QuietScrob.

Weekly and monthly email digests built from feed content — photos, Strava summaries, music, books, and upcoming events. Sent via Resend, approved manually before anyone gets added.

Archive of playlists with cover art, description, and links to Spotify and Apple Music. Managed from admin.

Share photos directly to the feed from the iOS share sheet. Uploads to Cloudflare R2 and creates a post in one tap.

Email-gated page for upcoming events and friends-only feed posts. Enter your email to verify access — subscribers get in instantly, others go through an approval flow.

Work bookmarks page styled to Encore Pro brand guidelines. Editable from admin.

Full CMS at /admin. Post, edit, delete, pin, draft, mark friends-only. Manage events, bookmarks, subscribers, playlists, and site config. Push to GitHub from the browser.

Files can be pushed directly to the GitHub repo via API, triggering a Vercel deploy — no git CLI required.

Anthropic's AI. Designed, built, and iterated on essentially this entire site across many conversations. Does the GitHub pushes too.