Want to know everything about time? Read Jim Al-Khalili’s new book — If you want a thorough examination of time, then the excellent – and extremely meaty – book On Time is for you, says Joshua Howgego
How “Piss Christ” Became a Culture-War Bomb — The fight over Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, and the National Endowment for the Arts became a preview of the politics that followed.
Running local models is good now — Local agentic coding has gotten great over the past few months
Netflix, WhatsApp Face South Africa Inquiry Into Consumer Pricing Practices — South Africa’s telecommunications regulator plans to investigate prices charged by digital media and communications service providers such as Netflix Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp, Business…
History of Everything — Curious historical tidbits.
The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic — The walls of America have been lined with portraits of white men in black suits since the walls themselves were erected. Recently, as Americans have tried to balance this lopsided reflection of his…
António Costa Lima Arquitectos completes warehouse-style housing block in Lisbon — <p>Portuguese studio António Costa Lima Arquitectos has completed Praia do Bom Sucesso, a block of three homes in Lisbon with an industrial-feeling structure of exposed brickwork and weathered…
If this brilliant cosmic horror show passed you by, rectify that now — The Killings at Parrish Station is a terrifying cosmic horror six-parter, which starts back in 1987 when two detectives find mangled bodies at an outback radio research station. TV columnist Bethan Ackerley…
7Artisans' $159 AF 40mm f/2.5 Comes to Full-Frame L and Z-Mount Cameras — Only $159!
Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home — The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions.
Artist Louise Bourgeois on How Solitude Enriches Creative Work — “You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love.”
Reinventing the Slave Narrative: Ishmael Reed on Flight to Canada at 50 — I was fourteen when my interest in history began. I placed third in Buffalo’s citywide Richmond Speaking Contest. All three of us winners received certificates for book purchases, and I bought a pi…
Why Are Fish So Gay? - Longreads — "A conversation about finding community in the aquatic."
Everton Grealish's preference if he leaves Man City — Jack Grealish's preference would be to make a return to Everton should he leave Manchester City in the remaining days of the transfer window, sources have told BBC Sport.
Beyond Greece and Rome - Longreads — "A dramatic shift in perspective is producing a much bigger, broader and more exciting view of ‘the ancient world.’"
someone indexed every podcast episode by the exact moment a guest changes their mind about something. correlation isn't causation but the patterns are weird
Ken Griffin’s Billions and Billions — The hedge-fund titan is an unabashed big spender—from pièds-a-terre to politics.
I ditched my gaming PC for work after trying this low-power mini PC — Turns out, writing articles doesn't actually require 16 threads.
The Powerful Freedom of BDSM — The specific terminology varies across the world, but generally, BDSM is an umbrella term that reflects a wide range of erotic desires, behaviors, identities, relationships, and communities related…
China Slams ‘Malicious’ Indian Media Accusations on Deadly Flood — China pushed back against claims by some Indian commentators who debated whether Beijing was to blame for last week’s deadly landslide along the Nepal-Tibet border.
The European Parliament may be ditching Google as its default search engine — The EU's moves towards digital sovereignty might include its Parliament ditching Google.
On Homecoming (and Leaving), Jakarta to New York — Scenario 1 I land in Jakarta just in time for Chinese New Year. I can smell the cigarette smoke and rain before the plane even touches the tarmac; my body retrieves memories faster than my mind can…
Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy is coming to a screen near you. — Colson Whitehead’s Harlem trilogy—comprised of the bestselling novels Harlem Shuffle, Crook Manifesto, and Cool Machine—is headed for the small screen. As Variety reported this morning, Apple…
DLSS 5.0 is out... kinda. — NVIDIA's new DLSS 5.0 is out!
Fall of Civilizations Podcast — A podcast that explores the collapse of different societies through history.
Rubenerd: The myth of Snow Leopard — It was a hot mess, but the myth is useful today.
MM — A public service dedicated to exploring the modern world and the human condition.
Hermann Hesse on How to Read a Book and How to Read Yourself — Books show us what it is like to be another and at the same time return us to ourselves. We read to learn how to live — how to love and how to suffer, how to grieve and how to be glad. We rea…
What Would It Mean to See a New Color? - Longreads — "Olo can be described as the 'greenest green,' though it can never be captured by a camera. But its development tells us a lot about our color vision."
Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise - Longreads — "An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction."
There's a podcast where someone just reads their old LiveJournal entries from 2004 and I came back to this because the secondhand embarrassment somehow feels necessary? 📻
Jokowi’s Legacy of Debt May Curb Danantara’s Investment Ambition — The financial strain facing some of Indonesia’s biggest state-owned construction firms, rooted in former President Joko Widodo’s infrastructure drive, risks forcing current leader Prabowo Subianto’s sovereign…
Mindscape — Science, philosophy, and ideas.
Dalio Says Sell Bonds, Buy Gold, Bitcoin as Debt Crisis Looms — Billionaire Ray Dalio said investors should reduce their bond holdings and put as much as 15% of their money in gold to hedge against the risk of a US debt crisis that he warns could be just three years away.
DJI’s Mini mics get a big upgrade with 32-bit float internal recording — The new Mic Mini 2S brings 32‑bit internal recording and built‑in storage to DJI’s tiny wireless mics, making them far more forgiving for creators.
Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America — President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .
simple is not small — small programs hide coupling
A.O.C.’s Eggs and the Working Woman’s Inconvenient Truth — By preserving her fertility, the youngest woman elected to Congress is facing trade-offs familiar to many women. By doing it publicly, she’s driving conservatives crazy.
Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have — A recent <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/23/3/qdag029/8495035"target="_blank" >study</a> found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms…
The Easy "Upside-Down Method" for Cutting Bell Peppers Really Works — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//k/Edit/2023-08-i-tried-it-cutting-bell-pepper-hack/cutting-bell-pepper-hack-3"> No more dealing with pesky seeds going everywhere! <a…
I took a long walk on a dangerous beach. — In Morecambe Bay, Westmorland, I meet the King's Guide to the Sands, avoid quicksand, and meet some good dogs. | ▶️ The next episode is on Nebula right now! https://nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-pulling-the-lever-is-the-easy-part?ref=tomscot
Woodside’s $34 Billion Browse Named State Significant Project — Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s A$48.7 billion ($34 billion) Browse gas field development has been declared a State Significant Project, allowing for expedited approvals from the Western Australia government.
All Kids Out of the Pool: An Oral History of the Adult Swim Launch — Read IndieWire's oral history of Adult Swim to celebrate the programming block's 25th anniversary.
Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after airports hack — The company, which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, was hacked last month.
Hacker Public Radio (HPR) ~ The Technology Community Podcast — Hacker Public Radio is a podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that is of interest to hackers and hobbyists.
The back cover of C++: The Programming Language also raises questions not answered by the front cover - The Old New Thing — Not doing the reading.
The Business of Watches Podcast: A Market Roundup Of Geneva Watch Days Releases With Tim Jeffreys And TanTan Wang — Tim, TanTan, and Andy talk about new releases from GWD and where they might fit in the competitive watch market.
Bessent Dares Trader Bets Against Him: ‘I Am the House’ — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to test his resolve on boosting the yen, saying he has insight on what the Bank of Japan is going to do. He spoke at a Southern Methodist University event in Texas.…
Ford History Repeats Itself at Alan Mann Racing — There’s barely room to squeeze between the race cars in the workshop at Alan Mann Racing. The Goodwood Revival is fast approaching, so much of the activity is focused on a Lotus Cortina and an AC Cobra, which will take to the…
Open-air cinema brings movie nights back to Khartoum — Families are returning to the movies at an open-air cinema in Khartoum, offering residents a brief escape from war.
Abbas on Lord's honours board with five-wicket haul — Pakistan bowler Muhammad Abbas puts himself on the Lord's honours board after finishing with figures of 5-57 as he helps bowl England out for 208 early on day four of the second Test.
Anatomy of a Sex Scandal — What a nineteenth-century uproar reveals about our zeal for public shaming—and the truths that get trampled along the way.
Construction worker documents moment he survives Nepal mudslide — Footage filmed by a worker shows floodwaters sweeping into Mailung in Nepal, sending workers scrambling for safety.
How Families Develop Their Own Private Language — “Familects” emerge out of in-jokes and mispronunciations, but they reveal something about how all language evolves.
The Business of Watches Podcast: Q & A Episode - Your Business Questions Answered By The Hodinkee Team — How will 3D printing tech change watch movement manufacturing? Do watch brands consider enthusiasts when designing and setting release schedules? All this and more as your…
First win as Liverpool boss 'feels good' - Iraola — Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola said it "feels good" to pick up his first victory in charge as his side beat Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road.
Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-1 in Jose Mourinho’s first game on return — Carlos Espi scores late to snatch a win for Real Madrid after Alex Calatrava had levelled Jude Bellingham's opener.
Girls’ Girl — By Friday, I was back at Margaret’s house with an itchiness between us. I found her to be too pleased with herself. She flitted around her room with authority and half an eye on her phone at all ti…
Hong Kong Plans Faster Tech Hub Development to Boost Home Supply — Hong Kong pledged to accelerate the development of a technology hub near mainland China, building on previous measures to create momentum for the ambitious multibillion-dollar project.
What I Learned from a Close Read of All of Colson Whitehead’s Work — Colson Whitehead is a transitional figure in literary history, one of the literati of the post-Toni Morrison era, trained at elite schools (Trinity School, Harvard), highly attuned to nuances of ra…