creative writing Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter Mark Frauenfelder
maga Charles Schulz's 1970 letter to a schoolchild describes the fake patriotism of today's MAGA movement Ellsworth Toohey
tech Freewrite Alpha, writing gadget inspired by legendary Alphasmart, gets a good review Rob Beschizza
ai-generated content The Poetry Camera uses AI to make poems out of photographs and it's actually pretty cool Thom Dunn
Science How long would it take for a human brain to form in a void, complete with a memory of having existed? Mark Frauenfelder
art Three Rocks: Bill Griffith's incredible exploration of Ernie Bushmiller's comic strip "Nancy" Ruben Bolling