finance Self-proclaimed "Anti-woke" bank bombs Thom Dunn

china China is having some money trouble Devin Nealy

books "Where Are the Elephants?" is Leon Rosselson's memoir Elías Villoro

social media Tik Tok clips bring us closer to Altered Carbon-style"mindbites" Andrew Yi

music Is the acapella version of "Caravan of Love" by The Housemartins a Christmas song? Elías Villoro

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

racism Student loans as a strategy for social control Elías Villoro

social media TikTok and dementia Elías Villoro

Roadside Attractions The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things, and other delights Natalie Dressed

capitalism Corporations, capitalism and conceptions of the self A.E. Gómez

qanon shaman In prison interview, QAnon Shaman shares paranoid fantasies about the Deep State's "two-tiered slavery system" Mark Frauenfelder

toilets A toilet found in Jerusalem is older than Jesus Thom Dunn

mistakes NYT: Media company co-founder almost tricked Goldman Sachs into a $40m investment by posing as YouTube executive Rob Beschizza

magic Ted Chiang talks about magic, AI, capitalism, and superheroes Thom Dunn

serious business Startup rejection letter generator Rob Beschizza

design Instead of plastic bottles, here's drinking water in an edible blob Mark Frauenfelder

world news Wife of banker who stole billions loses bid to keep $20 million London mansion Mark Frauenfelder

finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow

web theory Kentucky's governor insisted that investment bankers could provide broadband. He was wrong. Cory Doctorow