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My Recent Media Diet, the Japan Edition

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Chindōgu: The Japanese Art of “Unuseless” Inventions

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My Car Is Becoming a Brick. “Cars used to be entirely mechanical...

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To Explore Violence Against Women, She Drugs Herself Onstage. “It’s an attempt...

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What’s the difference between an artist and a creator? “An artist is...

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Does Harrison Ford Know His Lines?

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Small Japanese Pickup Truck Shows Bigger is Definitely Not Better. “Kei trucks...

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America’s Polarization Has Become the World’s Side Hustle. “Social media monetization programs...

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Requiem for Early Blogging. “I still look for people with early blogger...

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The Surprising Benefits of Giving Up. A recent meta-analysis reveals that “adjusting...

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A thread of “feel good” YouTube channels to watch. E.g.: “CinemaTherapy. Two...

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Poetic Textural Landscapes by Lee Hyun-Joung

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Lots to like about Variety’s list of 100 Best Comedy Movies of...

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How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein...

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What’s All the Fuss About Pluribus?

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“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30. I can’t remember if...

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“Today, the only naked bodies that many Americans will likely ever see...

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Meet the Aphantasics, Those Who Can’t See Mental Images

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Activists are role-playing ICE raids in games like Fortnite & GTA to...

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The World Lost the Climate Gamble. Now It Faces a Dangerous New...

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The Bad UX World Cup 2025. “Build a date picker with bad...

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A Bright Light Has Gone Out

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My Pace

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Stigler’s law of eponymy: “No scientific discovery is named after its original...

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The Librarians

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NASA’s Perseverance rover scooped up a rock that might prove there was...

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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the...

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“Geothermal is underdeveloped, and its upfront costs can be high, but it’s...

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Rainy Day Jazz Vinyl Set. “Plenty of ballads, blues and heart-warming songs...

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Can You Drive West to Lengthen the Sunset?

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CDC officials confirm that the US is two months away from measles...

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The Saudification of America Is Under Way. “Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder...

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Making Dark Chocolate Hilarious

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Edward O. Wilson in 2009: “The real problem of humanity is the...

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The Strange Afterlife of Hilma af Klint, Painting’s Posthumous Star. “As af...

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The Fascinating History of Tarot Card Decks: From the Renaissance to the...

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Mary Beard: Hollywood Lied to You About Ancient Rome. Here’s the Truth.

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Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication. “City-dwelling raccoons seem to be...

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Magnetikpunk: Playing Vintage Reel-to-Reel Tapes as Musical Instruments

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The winners of the LIT Lighting Design Awards, encompassing the best work...

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A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items. “Ms....

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Fantastic and useful little design touch on this website that sells lighting...

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Football Stadium Turned Community Garden

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How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani. “Zohran has...

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Stress Is an Ancient Superpower That Is Slowly Killing You

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How to Photograph an Active Volcano Without Getting Vaporized. “It’s dangerous and...

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Climate Change in America: Is It Too Late to Wake Up?

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Clint Smith recently talked to students around the country about the “complexities...

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Kevin Kelly shares some essential apps & services for independent travel in...

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All the Cats, Explained

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