I've really been into inputmag.com, reallifemag.com, theoutline.com for column articles, and almost anything from pudding.cool for features

Personally, I love Hype -- https://tumult.com/hype/

also waxy.org and subtraction.com

100%

I spat out my coffee laughing when I saw that

"Get these artboards for free fast before brutalism is out of fashion"

Brutalism is never out of fashion

I mean, just look at this bad boy https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/33_Thomas_Sidewalk_View.JPG

tbf, that's the company's footer — it's on every page

Trying to save money on photo licensing, I guess.

One service provider's site had a dropdown to enter the expiry year of my credit card, which was missing from their options. Any UX designer of any level would have caught this.

Of course! If you want viewers to scroll, don't land them on an experience that screams "stay here and watch."

People'll scroll, but that doesn't mean they won't be annoyed that you were obtuse about it.