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

Technology What happens when the machine keeping you alive dies on vacation Ellsworth Toohey

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

politics ICE a "protected characteristic"on BlueSky? Rob Beschizza

politics UK's far-right Reform Party looks more like last Tory government with every defection Rob Beschizza

This site plays the lottery every second so you can watch yourself never win Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes Things going from bad to worse at Target Rob Beschizza

octopus Watch this piano-playing octopus bang out some blues! Jennifer Sandlin

politics Starbucks announces more layoffs; "more than 100" cafes to close Rob Beschizza

politics Brazil's Bolsonaro jailed 27 years over attempted coup Rob Beschizza

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