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Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones

In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home. #Censorship #Journalism

2023-08-11T14:15:10-0700 Kansas Reflector 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T19:06:05-0700

An Open Letter to David Simon, Who Tweeted NYC Is 'On the Make' Because He Got a $50 Speeding Ticket - Hell Gate

The creator of "The Wire" tweeted his displeasure after receiving a $50 speeding ticket in NYC, citing it as evidence that the Big Apple is an "off-brand city." #Vision zero

2023-08-09T14:59:27-0700 hellgatenyc.com 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T08:06:19-0700

Maybe the problem is that Harvard exists

An unhinged polemic #Ivy League

2023-08-10T09:01:32-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T07:30:21-0700

Ivy-Plus colleges are a gateway to the elite

Is all this competition to get in really worth the effort? Probably, yes.

2023-07-25T03:02:01-0700 Forked Lightning David Deming 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-11T07:09:22-0700

I grew up loving The Bell Jar. Then I noticed how Sylvia Plath wrote about people that looked like me

After revisiting Plath’s book in my early twenties, I ended up writing a novel of my own as a way of understanding the recognition and repulsion I felt

2023-08-08T08:00:30-0700 The Guardian Guardian staff reporter 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-10T06:31:23-0700

How to Optimize Your Pre-Workout Meal Timing

Analyzing glucose data from endurance athletes offers new(ish) insights, with the potential of more to come

2023-08-03T04:00:56-0700 Outside Online Alex Hutchinson 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-08T10:24:44-0700

I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires) | Jane Friedman

janefriedman.com

Rated 2023-08-08T05:28:37-0700

Opinion | Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue

And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time. #Climate Change #Global Warming #Renewable energy

2023-08-07T16:00:08-0700 The New York Times Paul Krugman ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-08T05:20:06-0700

Advice | Do you let your dog lick your face? It can make you sick.

Experts say you shouldn't let your dog lick your face. Here's what to know about the health risks.

2023-08-07T07:00:32-0700 The Washington Post Trisha Pasricha, MD ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-07T19:26:52-0700

A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks

Shoddy guidebooks are flooding Amazon. Their authors claim to be renowned travel writers, but are they A.I. inventions? And how big is the problem? #Amazon #Artificial Intelligence #Books #Fraud

2023-08-05T02:00:09-0700 The New York Times Seth Kugel, Stephen Hiltner ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-07T19:19:07-0700

Some tactics for writing in public

Some tactics for writing in public

Julia Evans 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-07T09:40:51-0700

The Ultra-Viral Rise of Prime, the Internet’s Favorite Sports Drink

Stunts, meme marketing, and promotion from social media celebrities Logan Paul and KSI have catapulted the drink past the competition. #Marketing #Sports #Youtube

2023-07-13T06:00:00-0700 WIRED Nicole Gull McElroy 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-06T21:13:07-0700

The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries

Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry #Libraries #Private equity

2023-07-26T10:00:23-0700 Nine Lives Karawynn Long 4,000 words

Rated 2023-08-04T08:09:18-0700

I Gave Up on Boxing, Not on This Boxer

Decades after turning away from the sport because of its violence, our columnist revisited Seniesa Estrada’s journey to becoming a champion — and wondered if it was worth the risk. #Boxing

2023-08-03T02:01:29-0700 The New York Times Kurt Streeter, Erin Schaff ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T20:19:25-0700

‘The Justins’ seem like Civil Rights-era throwbacks. But 2023 isn’t 1968.

The two young Tennessee legislators gained a national platform after being expelled. How will their mix of religion and politics fly?

2023-08-03T03:00:44-0700 The Washington Post Michelle Boorstein ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-03T07:54:26-0700

Pluralistic: Podcasting “Ideas Lying Around” (12 June 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T17:42:56-0700

Confessions of a Phone Sex Operator

Almost no one uses their phone to make calls anymore—except for a growing number of lonely men who call women like me.

2023-08-01T03:00:08-0700 The Free Press Jenny Powers ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T16:49:35-0700

The Solar Cell Discovery Machine

Robotic analysis of perovskites may speed development of solar cells with better than 30% efficiency

2023-08-01T09:30:04-0700 IEEE Spectrum Charles Q. Choi 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T09:58:33-0700

Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users

The startup promises a fairly-distributed, cryptocurrency-based universal basic income. So far all it's done is build a biometric database from the bodies of the poor.

2022-04-06T09:02:00-0700 MIT Technology Review Eileen Guo 7,000 words

Rated 2023-08-02T08:33:31-0700

What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs

A bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned. #Criminal Justice System #Law Enforcement #Oregon

2023-07-19T07:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Jim Hinch ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-08-01T19:06:40-0700

Social Security Fact Report: Insolvent In 2035

Every day, we voters and the government have the chance to free our children from this burden. #Social security

2023-07-31T04:00:00-0700 Forbes David John Marotta 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-01T11:10:02-0700

Conspiracy theory: Electric cars make more air pollution than gas cars

tires + battery + heavy

2023-07-27T09:00:29-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-30T22:08:44-0700

Part II: At High School Debates, Watch What You Say

Kids are losing high school debates because of their personal tweets, reveals James Fishback in a new exposé. #Debate

2023-06-26T03:01:57-0700 The Free Press James Fishback 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-30T00:14:08-0700

How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate

New rhetorical tactics are creating a generation of nihilists #Debate

2023-07-29T05:49:43-0700 Slow Boring Maya Bodnick 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-29T22:28:11-0700

How Gretchen Whitmer Made Michigan a Democratic Stronghold

The Governor’s strategy for revitalizing her state has two parts, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes. To grow, Michigan needs young people; to draw young people, it needs to have the social policies they want.

2023-07-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Benjamin Wallace-Wells 6,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T22:08:37-0700

The Insidious Habit That Can Hurt Your Relationship

Ignoring a partner in favor of your phone, or “phubbing,” can lead to feelings of distrust and ostracism. Here’s how to stop. #Dating #Marriage

2023-07-27T02:00:22-0700 The New York Times Catherine Pearson ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T16:38:29-0700

Seiichi Morimura, who exposed Japanese atrocities in WWII, dies at 90

Mr. Morimura's book about Unit 731, a secret biological warfare branch of the Imperial Army, helped force Japan to confront its wartime past.

2023-07-27T15:44:36-0700 The Washington Post Emily Langer ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T11:17:49-0700

California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues

At issue is whether researchers can analyze nonpublic California student data and also testify against the state in related and even unrelated cases. #Education and schools

2023-07-28T00:00:00-0700 EdSource John Fensterwald 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T10:44:15-0700

The Resilience of Costco

For 40 years, Costco has succeeded with a simple formula: reinvest merchandising profits into lower prices and better products; be a disciplined operator; and treat customers and employees well. But with greater share of shopping moving online, it’s fair to wonder if the company's best da

Mine Safety Disclosures 500 words

Rated 2023-07-27T22:13:18-0700

How the Cheesecake Factory became the chain restaurant of millennial dreams

Too big to fail: How the Cheesecake Factory defied the restaurant industry’s rules of success. #Culture #Food & drink

2022-12-24T04:30:00-0800 Vox Alex Abad-Santos 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T21:41:19-0700

The Fight for the Right to Trespass

A group of English activists want to legally enshrine the “right to roam” — and spread the idea that nature is a common good. #England

2023-07-26T02:01:02-0700 The New York Times Brooke Jarvis ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T18:34:05-0700

The Dictator Myth That Refuses to Die

Authoritarians would have you think that they can do certain things better than their counterparts who have to deal with checks, balances, and public opinion. Don’t believe it. #United States

2023-07-26T07:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Brian Klaas ($) 200 words

Rated 2023-07-27T09:43:13-0700

Breaking Superconductor News

science.org 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T08:47:22-0700

The Magnificence of the Bluefin Tuna

Rivka Galchen on “Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas,” by Karen Pinchin, and the importance of an ancient and threatened fish. #Fishing #Ocean

2023-07-24T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Rivka Galchen 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-25T22:24:55-0700

How Signal Walks the Line Between Anarchism and Pragmatism

The privacy-focused messaging app arose from a fringe culture that emphasized individual autonomy and skepticism of authority. As it tries to go mainstream, can it escape its roots? #Politics #Silicon Valley

2023-07-23T04:00:00-0700 WIRED Kai Ye 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-25T16:13:25-0700

The Gimli Glider

When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.

2007-11-12T00:00:00-0800 Damn Interesting Alan Bellows 25,000 words

Rated 2023-07-24T22:10:44-0700

Ability to See Expertise is a Milestone Worth Aiming For

Good news: we have a neat, universal milestone on the journey to mastery. What that looks like, and how to use it.

2022-04-05T12:34:10-0700 Commoncog Cedric Chin 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-21T13:00:59-0700

The End of the Magic World’s 50-Year Grudge

In 1973, Uri Geller claimed to bend metal with his mind on live television. Skeptics couldn’t beat him. Now they’ve joined him. #Artificial Intelligence #Britain #Celebrity #Israel #Magic

2023-07-08T02:00:42-0700 The New York Times David Segal ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-21T10:37:17-0700

An invitation to a secret society

Or: why you should be a lizard

2023-07-20T08:03:53-0700 Experimental History Adam Mastroianni 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T19:08:46-0700

Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth

Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process? #Artificial Intelligence #Google #Reddit

2023-07-18T02:00:21-0700 The New York Times Jon Gertner ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T18:40:22-0700

Hearing aids may cut risk of cognitive decline by nearly half

A large study showed that older adults with a higher risk of dementia may be able to reduce their cognitive decline risk by almost 50 percent by using hearing aids. #Aging #Hearing aids

2023-07-19T15:22:06-0700 The Washington Post Lindsey Bever ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T06:36:38-0700

The hidden force that shapes everything around us: Parking

A Q&A with Henry Grabar, author of “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World.” #Politics #Transportation #Urban Planning

2023-05-09T04:30:00-0700 Vox Marin Cogan 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-17T14:20:48-0700

Electric Bike, Stupid Love of My Life

Reflections on eighteen months of electric bike ownership

Craig Mod 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-16T18:17:33-0700

A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished

At first Adam Smith couldn’t believe his calculations. Then it sank in.

2023-06-30T11:33:23-0700 Nautilus Anders Gyllenhaal 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-15T21:12:18-0700

Analysis | So your historical quote turned out to be fake

A Jan. 6 defendant “quoted” Thomas Jefferson to make his case. The problem: The quote, like so many that Trump and others cite, was fake.

2023-07-14T10:32:09-0700 The Washington Post Gillian Brockell ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-15T08:35:48-0700

On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 1: The Path to VP

People rarely talk about how they made it into the role of VP of Engineering. Join Emily as she opens up about the process - good and bad. #Culture

2023-07-12T09:00:00-0700 Honeycomb Emily Nakashima 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-14T21:56:57-0700

S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are ‘skyrocketing.’ What is the city’s plan?

San Francisco officials say driverless taxi incidents by Cruise, Waymo are 'skyrocketing.' What is the city's plan to address the growing problem? #California #New York Times #Twitter #Uber

2023-07-14T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Ricardo Cano 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-14T19:06:01-0700

Firing of gay Catholic school teacher could test latest Supreme Court ruling

A substitute drama teacher in North Carolina sued after being fired for marrying his partner; the school says such discrimination is allowed.

2023-07-11T07:30:12-0700 The Washington Post Rachel Weiner ($) 200 words

Rated 2023-07-13T21:00:03-0700

Anchor Brewing Was San Francisco | Defector

Anchor Brewing was a cockroach. The San Francisco brewery survived the great earthquake of 1906, the subsequent fire that destroyed the city, its owner being run over by a cable car right after the fire, World War I, the Volstead Act, World War II, a series of midcentury closures and re-openings, and 127 years of ...

2023-07-12T13:11:23-0700 defector.com 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-12T22:44:59-0700

Why Match School And Student Rank?

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2023-07-10T22:39:09-0700 Astral Codex Ten Scott Alexander 45,000 words

Rated 2023-07-12T17:04:52-0700