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The Case for a Public Social Media Platform. “What if the United...

If Stayin’ Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century

Finland uses a progressive scale for speeding tickets; the fine amount is...

From Sight & Sound, a list of the best video essays of...

200,000 Years Of Human History In One Hour

Why Japan’s internet looks weird — unless you live here. “Japanese customers...

Underneath a Breaching Humpback Whale

American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student. “Kids say...

Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Runaway supermassive black hole? Did not know this could be a thing....

A full archive of The Hairpin (iykyk)....

Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Christmas

“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and...

On reading Proust vs experiencing the world intermediated by screens (even when...

If you want to see the future of clean energy, you have...

Inkblot Books via the Public Domain Review. These pre-date use of the...

“The Global Village Construction Set is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform...

Light Fantastic

A report from one of the competitors in a parallel parking championship....

Savory Rice Krispies treats? “Savory chicken fat and fried onions push Rice...

In 2023, seismologists detected a “global hum” originating in Greenland that lasted...

Forks Out: A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery

Prepare to lose a few hours to these: Andy Baio’s top 10...

Just dropped: Lane 8’s Winter 2025 Mixtape....

This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything

“Docs said I’d never walk, but I ran a marathon.” Logan Knowles...

Making your own amaro at home. “…so long as the plants are...

Entirely Too Many Thoughts About Wake Up Dead Man. An excellent, long...

On Kindness, Power, and Hypocrisy

A group of journalism students was able to track probable Russian spy...

We’re getting down to the wire for gifts to be shipped in...

“On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the...

Machine With Concrete

Chef Saves 78-Year-Old Man’s Life After He Stopped Showing Up for His...

[Trailer] The Muppet Show is returning! It’s a one-time event, hosted by...

Nature: The Best Science Images of 2025

Astronomy Picture of the Day for Dec 12: a red fox beneath...

The Devil You Know is an 8-part podcast series from the CBC...

The Lies and Falsifications of Oliver Sacks

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2025. “Historians will study how bad...

Planning to Visit the US? Take It From This American Citizen –...

Matt Webb reports on going to algoraves. “There are special browser-based programming...

Ragú Unveils Sensory Deprivation Marinara Tank. “The detoxifying marinara is slowly simmered...

Disclosure Day

Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now. “1. Enact...

The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want. “Sinners is a threat to a business...

If we were all Japanese pond frogs, we’d have nothing to fear...

New Animated Version of Animal Farm?

“The Trump administration’s vision for the United States is one of a...

A roundup of the words/phrases of the year for 2025, including “rage...