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The Persisters

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“I almost admire the confidence it must take to tell people what...

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Meet the Man Doing a 10-Day, Self-Supported Swim Across a 140-Mile Lake

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The Rise of the Traveling Third Space. “Traveling third spaces are not...

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The Official Map of the Star Wars Galaxy

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A thoughtful essay about e-bikes as a metaphor for AI, augmentation vs...

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From Lewis Hine, a photograph of Clyde Bradford. Hine’s photos of child...

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U2 and a Harlem Choir Sing ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’

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A list of 29 heroes and interesting people that few people have...

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The Baltimore Museum of Art is exhibiting Amy Sherald’s American Sublime show...

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The Thousands of Atomic Bombs Exploded on Earth

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3books, a site that features the books recommended by guests at the...

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Great interactive feature on how former world record holder Max Park solves...

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I loved this: The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department....

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The Baseball Photographer Trading Cards, 1975

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How the Richest People in America Avoid Paying Taxes. “The country’s billionaires...

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Abstract Popular Science

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Thetrusize.com, by James Talmage and Damon Maneice, is a website that lets...

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One Teen’s Incredible “Mental Time Travel” Memory System

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Oh wow, after 26 years and 1000+ episodes, Melvyn Bragg is stepping...

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Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America!...

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This video features a number of scientists who were working on stuff...

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We’re All in the Network of Time

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“New York City is marking its 400th birthday this year and almost...

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In tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, a choir of 7000+ people sang Black...

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Hamnet

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Scientists Have Found the First Branch on the Tree of Life. “The...

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Alexander Chee: How Can I Write At A Time Like This? “We...

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We Already Know a Way to Save a Bunch of Lives. (Giving...

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Eels Shouldn’t be Able to Exist

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Here’s the trailer for Bugonia, dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos & starring frequent...

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I Am An AI Hater. “But I am a hater, and I...

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Dan Wang on his forthcoming book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the...

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A group of 15-20 families in South Portland, Maine have installed landlines...

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These contact lenses give their wearers the ability to see infrared light,...

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A collection of kooky-but-rideable bikes (treadmill bike, pull-up bike, etc.)...

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Light pollution has lengthened birds’ days. “Their day is almost an hour...

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Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time...

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Kevin Kelly recently published a guide called “Everything I Know about Self-Publishing”....

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Werner Herzog doesn’t use a cell phone, but he has joined Instagram....

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“The world’s biggest frogs build their own ponds” is art as a...

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“More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from...

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Just wanting to let y’all know the cops have never had to...

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Are the AirPods Pro 3 coming soon? Here’s what the rumors say....

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This hilarious commercial for a 90s mail-order punk CD is for a...

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McSweeney’s Author Cards, Collect ‘Em All!

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Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal...

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“The evidence for millionaire tax flight is scant. If high earners were...

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A thoughtful post by Philip Bump on the careful use of your...

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Rock guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) has made a playlist...

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