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Mark Round reflects on four decades at the keyboard and 25 years of publishing online, tracing his path from a Sinclair ZX Spectrum and BBSes to Linux, the early web,…
I obtained hundreds of confidential memos detailing politics and policy guidance for Gabbard from her years in Congress, then embarked on a quest to identify who was…
A 404 Media investigation found that Madison Square Garden compiled a document tracking activists who publicly criticized its facial recognition system, including…
Binghamton University researchers used Shannon entropy to choose more informative Wordle guesses, and their simulations found the method solved 99% of puzzles,…
Age verification proposals are really mass surveillance, and Doctorow argues they won’t protect kids from online harms because those harms are enabled by the same…
Ginkgo biloba is the sole surviving species of a once widespread ancient plant lineage. Its fan-shaped leaves, long fossil history, and remarkable resilience have made…
Steve Braithwaite has driven his 23-foot Big Banana Car for 15 years and more than 250,000 miles. In Montana, he was pulled over again—this time over a license plate…
Epidurals can safely remove much of the pain of childbirth for most women while keeping them alert. The piece explains how they work, common side effects, and why they…
Terrorists and tech boosters have turned “accelerationism” into a slogan, but Nick Land’s original philosophy was darker and stranger: a critique of human centrality…
A concise timeline of Assyrian history from the early city-state of Assur through the Old, Middle, and Neo-Assyrian periods, highlighting major kings, military…
High-resolution 1970s San Diego photolog scans show colorful streets, pastel cars, creative signage, and a vivid snapshot of everyday life on the road.
Many towns look stable on the surface but are straining under growing obligations, deferred maintenance, and dependence on grants. This piece explains how fragility…
A WSJ investigation says Polymarket has been promoted on social media through deceptive videos made by paid creators, creating the appearance of easy profits and hype…
Epidurals can safely relieve most labor pain while leaving mothers awake and aware for birth. The piece explains how they work, how they developed, their side effects…
A benchmark-driven look at whether Mythos really is unusually strong at finding security vulnerabilities. The author compares Mythos-discovered bugs against other…
A reflection on envy, drawing on Sir Thomas Browne and Joseph Epstein to argue that envy distorts judgment, erodes gratitude, and has become especially visible in…
Photographer Derek Brook captured Carnaby Street at the height of Swinging London, with fashion-forward shoppers, boutiques like Lord John and Trecamp, and the…
Japan has a rich set of wordless symbols used in daily life, from kamon and police and fire emblems to driver marks, transit badges, and other signs that communicate…
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, hoping to seize weapons and spark a slave rebellion. The attack failed, but Brown’s…
