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404 Media, reporting on 404’d media: big health insurance companies are removing...

98-Year-Old Dick Van Dyke Stars in Lovely New Coldplay Video

“The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been...

The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age. “We’ve been cored like...

After almost 25 years, Paul Krugman is retiring as a NYT opinion...

NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace

“subtle foreshadowing” — I laughed unbelievably hard at this, just absolutely gasping...

Looney Tunes Backgrounds

Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. “This guide outlines...

You don’t actually have to stay on Twitter. “There are many better...

An unidentified disease (“Disease X”) in the Democratic Republic of Congo has...

Vintage Hand-Drawn VHS Labels

32 Rules for Flying Now. Like: “This should go without saying, but...

Reminder: Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is playing at IMAX screens around the country...

The average brightness of car headlights on US roads has doubled since...

Any Suggestions for the Gift Guide?

You Have Not Died of Dysentery. “It’s a version of Oregon Trail...

A playlist of the 100 most streamed songs on Spotify. The current...

Ken Burns’ Documentary on Leonardo da Vinci

Rob Stephenson is currently visiting and photographing all 350 neighborhoods in NYC....

The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. “Why do so...

Jesus, this story about an IVF clinic mix-up… “Two couples in California...

The 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide

Bloomberg Businessweek’s Jealousy List for 2024, “We’ve asked our editors & contributors...

A universal “Plug and Charge” framework for EV charging is rolling out...

Trippy Extreme Close-Ups of Everyday Objects

How to Win Connect 4 Every Time. “Ever thought Connect 4 was...

Werner Herzog’s Nihilist Penguin

Roku offers a PBS Retro channel where you can watch old episodes...

Here’s how the Sun will end all life on Earth. “Let me...

The Best Goals in Football for 2024

On Standby is a piece of sound art “based on data collected...

Maybe you’d like to read Patricia Lockwood on the X-Files? “So then...

Does Every Species Get a Billion Heartbeats Per Lifetime?

Merve Emre converses with Sally Rooney about novels, Intermezzo, games, and religion....

Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department. “Although the community would do better to...

Musical Skiers

My friend Youngna is a wonderful writer and observer and I loved...

When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk. The Vera Rubin Observatory is...

Playing Music With Barcode Scanners

Madeleine Riffaud, hero of the French Resistance, has died at the age...

(Metaphorical) lessons learned from building wood fires, including “the most important ingredient...

After 37 years, the 80s fashion trend of wearing salmon as hats...

Always Interesting: “52 Things I Learned in 2024”

Best TV Shows of 2024. Shogun, My Brilliant Friend, The Day of...

I am still working on my gift guide for this year, but...

This summer, Taiwanese barista Xie Yi-chen won the 2024 World Coffee Championships...

“An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to ‘quit their jobs’...

Watch Charles Schulz Draw Charlie Brown