writing I've been writing a book for 25 years Séamus Bellamy

Business Casual dining in decline in America—or maybe just the decrepit chains your parents loved Rob Beschizza

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Business 40 years ago Austria wineries got caught sweetening wine with antifreeze, nearly killing the industry (and their customers) Ellsworth Toohey

books How the Black psychedelic revolution can heal and liberate Allan Rose Hill

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

sec SEC sues Musk over Twitter chicanery Jason Weisberger

psychology Stanford's massive tobacco ad archive reveals a century of psychological manipulation Ellsworth Toohey

podcasts How the "Death of Superman" comics explain the modern Democratic Party Thom Dunn

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

music The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr on a 2025 reunion? "No." Allan Rose Hill

twitter Brazilian court orders block on Twitter after it refuses to appoint a legal agent there Rob Beschizza

Telegram CEO arrested in France Rob Beschizza

politics Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns over attempted Trump assassination Rob Beschizza

mistakes The Unofficial Apple Weblog returns as plagiarized hyperslop Rob Beschizza

travel Anti-tourist activists in Barcelona squirt water guns at visitors to solve city's self-imposed problems Ellsworth Toohey

News Victorian Crank Machine: a soul-crushing gadget designed to break prison inmates Mister Dobo

Technology "Scathing" reviews of AI Pin that's supposed to replace your cellphone Rob Beschizza

mistakes Oklahoma judge who texted constantly during trial that bored her finally resigns Rob Beschizza

publishing Sports Illustrated "dead" as 70-year-old magazine hit with mass layoffs Rob Beschizza