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For instance, there is an engraved stone erected at the Buddhist Kan’ei-ji...

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Current status: looking through Atlas Obscura’s list of things to do in...

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Rapper 50 Cent, adjusted for inflation, is 109 Cent....

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“The spread of dangerous infections that do not respond to antibiotics has...

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A House of Dynamite

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“The MUTE Series is a collection of one-take microfilms that report on...

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A short documentary about the groundbreaking sound design of Dune: Part Two,...

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“The smartest design move isn’t chasing trends, it’s planting the tree and...

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For the last-ever episode of his WTF podcast, Marc Maron interviewed Barack...

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Humans of New York has taken over all of Grand Central Terminal...

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79....

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The Underscore Music Player

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Minute/Year is an art piece/installation where the sound occurring in a space...

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Missed this from a few days ago: the winners of the 2025...

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ILM Visual Effects Artist Breaks Down Hidden VFX

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An oddly fascinating video on the Barney Google comic strip, which began...

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I love the synchronized waves that these Himalayan giant honey bees use...

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Can You Recommend a Good Bookmark Manager?

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize. “When...

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“ShadeMap is a global simulation of mountain, building and tree shadows for...

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Hokusai. Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji.

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If you google around, there are claims of people with a max...

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“It turns out playing God is neither difficult nor expensive.” That line...

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The Evolution of the YouTube Progress Bar (2005-2025)

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Area Man Has Far Greater Knowledge Of Marvel Universe Than Own Family...

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A Data Love Letter to the NYC Subway

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“We’ve put together a reading list about capitalism, imperialism, policing, and the...

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An interview with Ann Goldstein, Elena Ferrante’s English translator. “I had never...

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Bird Photographer of the Year for 2025

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This is a lovely & thoughtful essay on the messiness of teaching...

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A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry in the United States

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The Oatmeal’s take on AI art. “When I consume Al art, it...

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The Family of Migrants is a new book & museum exhibition that...

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As they labor to fight off the slop bots, Wikipedia maintains a...

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Muhammad al-Zaqzouq writes about using his books for cooking fuel. “Let’s use...

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Knit Hello, a Simple Typeface for Knitting

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A list of laws, theories, principles and patterns that software developers might...

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The Movies That Defined Gen X. Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club, Do...

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The trailer for Downey Wrote That, a documentary about long-time SNL writer...

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The first new edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in 22 years contains...

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The Onion made a movie about Jeffrey Epstein and they’re airing it...

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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after...

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Committing to the Bit

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Everything Is Becoming a Bank. “Most major corporations — from airlines to...

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“The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal...

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What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel?

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Qualcomm buys open-source electronics firm Arduino. “Qualcomm said Arduino ‘will retain its...

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I missed that NIN’s Tron:Ares soundtrack came out a couple of weeks...

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Upcoming exhibition from the MFA in Boston: “‘Faces in the Crowd: Street...

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The Mainstream Media Is Catastrophically Failing To Meet The Moment. “Mainstream media...

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