A Love Letter to Flashcards | Lesley Lai — A personal reflection on how spaced repetition and hand crafted flashcards helps me to keep understanding alive
Is the First-Person Narrator a Uniquely American Idea? — “I am an American, Chicago born,” begins Saul Bellow’s 1953 novel The Adventures of Augie March, “and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my own way: first…
From Heel to Calf — Solid-gold meltdown!
Hong Kong Tech Index Set for Overhaul With More Firms, AI Focus — Hong Kong’s main technology stock benchmark is set for a revamp to include more companies representing the fast-growing artificial intelligence and robotics sectors, a long‑awaited move for investors eager to…
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Codex-maxxing - Jason Liu — How I use Codex as a place where long-running work can live.
David Wain’s Wet Hot American Comedy — The comedian and director talks about the State, making his first film in eight years, and the challenges of creating original comedy in Hollywood’s bleak landscape.
111 dead after Colombia quakes leave trail of destruction — At least 111 people are dead after a destructive 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia.
What will be left for us to work on? — My keynote at ICML 2026
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads — Featuring stories about celebrity look-alikes, siblings, desert living, philanthrocapitalism, and life inside a legal brothel.
Why We Still Need Steven Spielberg — Hollywood is struggling, but Spielberg insists that the big screen is still the best place to work out our collective dreams, fears, joys and sorrows.
‘Football belongs to no individual’: UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF slam Infantino — Three confederations release letter criticising FIFA's president over his proposal to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
Three Books Sheila Heti Recommends — The author of “Motherhood” answers our questions about her reading habits.
Mariska Hargitay Trades Her Badge for Confetti — On a break from “Law & Order: S.V.U.,” the actress takes over for Daniel Radcliffe in “Every Brilliant Thing”—steps away from where her mother, Jayne Mansfield, had her Broadway début.
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Associatio…
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Kimon de Greef - Longreads — The Ego Trip author on the sea, the pull of South Africa, and how his ecology background shapes the stories he tells.
#725 – The Secret Life of Circuits with lcamtuf / Michał Zalewski | The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast — Michał Zalewski (lcamtuf) is a security researcher, author, electronics enthusiast, and calculator collector. He joins Chris to talk about his new book The Secret Life of Circui
Orion Magazine | Nature, Culture & Place — Orion brings ideas, writers, photographers, and artists together, focused on nature, the environment, and culture, addressing environmental and societal issues.
The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece — Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence.
Ben Lerner Reads “The Readers” — The author reads his story from the June 29, 2026, issue of the magazine.
HomeKit Weekly: The Amazon Basics Matter plug delivers Apple Home support for under $10 - 9to5Mac — The Amazon Basics Matter smart plug delivers native Apple Home integration for under $10, making it easier than ever to automate your entire house.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, June 30th — A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
How to Spot and How to Stop a Liar: Hannah Arendt on Deception, Self-Deception, and the Psychology of Defactualization — “No matter how large the tissue of falsehood that an experienced liar has to offer, it will never be large enough … to cover the immensity of factuality.”
Should DayQuil be legal? — The combo drug grift is dangerous
History Extra Home — Thousands of historical articles on both British and world history for all levels of knowledge and interest.
Amber heat health alerts to come into force as heatwave reaches 35C peak — Wednesday is set to be the hottest day of the week for many as a widespread fourth heatwave grips the UK.
Against Usefulness — In a Brooklyn warehouse, a man handed me a piece of paper that was a running computer program.
Big Vehicles Need Bigger Brakes: Brembo Boldika Answers the Call — How heavy are big pickup trucks and high-performance electric SUVs these days? Heavy enough that domestic manufacturers asked Brembo for bigger, more powerful brakes. The Italian outfit’s solution: the…
The Rumpus is back! — Last year, publishing power couple Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman acquired beloved online lit mag The Rumpus. Today, the new leaders celebrated the launch of their rebranded site with new essays, fi…
Hong Kong May Expand Tax Breaks to Trading Firms, FT Says — Hong Kong regulators may include trading firms such as Jane Street and Citadel Securities in a sweeping new tax regime that has already boosted the city’s appeal to hedge funds, according to a report from the Financial…
The Revolutionary Force of Sonny Rollins — In a career that spanned more than sixty years, the legendary jazz saxophonist’s name became synonymous with the art itself—and he never stopped pushing the genre forward.
America’s Greatest Hot Dog - Longreads — "The price and quality of the $1.50 Costco frank haven’t budged in 40 years. It’s the last—and best—deal in the country."
Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday — At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness.
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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.
Lit Hub Weekly: May 18 – 22, 2026 — “I never imagined reading books and turning them into movies was a job.” It is, and if you can read a book every two days (and write a book report about it), it could be yours… | Lit Hub Film Kath…
Of Course the Pope Is a Natural at Memes — Pope Leo XIV is the perfect vessel for 6-7 and other internet trends, where juxtaposition — and sparring with Trump — boost virality.
Which teams are in the World Cup semifinals, and what’s the match schedule? — Qualified teams, venues, kickoff times, key players, and how to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinals.
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Associatio…
Synthesis is harder than analysis — Over the years, mathematicians, logicians and computer scientists have developed various calculi. If you have a background in computer science, you’ve likely heard of the lambda calculus, a m…
Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto — Maybe work on actually winning the AGI race first?
Syria says it foiled Hezbollah weapons shipment — Syrian authorities say they intercepted a shipment of missiles and drones allegedly destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Tilly Norwood, A.I. Actress, Wants to Know Why Everyone’s Mad at Her — The A.I. actress on her craft, the future of film and how she definitely does not intend to murder us.
Iran launches strikes on Gulf, even as FM visits Qatar — Iranian FM Araghchi visits Qatar to pay respects following the death of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin al Thani
there's this podcast where people call in and someone just... identifies what song is stuck in their head by humming three notes. it's weirdly satisfying.
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The Average Guys Outsmarting Wall Street on Prediction Markets — How prediction-market ‘sharps’ have made millions wagering on everything from war to Rotten Tomatoes.
NYT Strands hints, answers for June 10, 2026 — Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.
Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed — Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles, Betelgeuse's companion star.
An Unbeliever’s View of the Jonestown Massacre — Shiva Naipaul’s newly reissued book of reportage, “Journey to Nowhere,” from 1980, is far less interested in the trope of the charismatic cult leader than in the mechanisms of belief.
Apple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: report | TechCrunch — Apple has appealed a new legal demand by the U.K. government, which critics say could threaten the privacy rights of users all over the world.
Review: The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra ticks every box, but it's the boring option now — Between two foldables – we can ignore the flippy one – the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra positions itself as...
A podcast where the host reads Reddit posts about people's strangest workplace moments, but he does a different voice for every character and gets progressively more invested in the drama.
Isolated, Scared, Forlorn: The Heartbreaking Final Months of Virginia Giuffre’s Life - Longreads — "Virginia Giuffre made global headlines for her fight against her sexual abusers among the wealthy elite, all detailed in a bestselling memoir. Now new questions have emerged…
“Effaced…” A Poem by Jawdat Fakhreddine — “Effaced…” by Jawdat Fakhreddine translated by Huda Fakhreddine Effaced, our villages, squares and skies. Nothing remains but smoke, and fires roaming freely. Houses, gardens, fields, all gone. The…
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Apple ordered to change app data consent prompts on iPhones and iPads — Regulators ruled the pop-ups’ design is unfair to third-party apps.
Hidden Brain Podcast — Hidden Brain explores the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and questions that lie at the heart of our complex and changing world. Our work, led by Host and Executive Editor Shankar Vedantam, is marked by a commitment to scientific and journali
Best smart scale deal: Renpho's body composition scale is 15% off — A smarter way to keep tabs on what’s happening inside your body.
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for August 16, 2026 — Everything you need to win.