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Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer AccountsSurprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. #Fraud #Money Laundering 2023-11-05T02:00:45-0800 The New York Times Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-11-05T17:57:52-0800
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Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't workingFrom GM to Tesla to Mercedes, execs across the auto industry are tempering expectations on electric vehicles. #Transportation 2023-10-26T09:43:59-0700 Insider Alexa St. John, Nora Naughton ($) 500 words Rated 2023-11-02T23:20:36-0700
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The Great Cash-for-Carbon HustleOffsetting is hailed as a fix for climate catastrophe—but the world’s biggest carbon firm, South Pole, sold millions of worthless credits to Gucci, Porsche, Nestlé, and many others. Heidi Blake reports. 2023-10-16T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Heidi Blake 10,000 words Rated 2023-10-25T06:33:15-0700
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Twitter, Elon and the Indigo BlobThe line between expertise and politics has become increasingly blurry. The demise of "Old Twitter" could help to reverse that. 2023-07-31T07:51:48-0700 Silver Bulletin Nate Silver 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-20T14:58:06-0700
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Please Pay For a Year of Nothingjoe-steel.com 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-19T17:24:02-0700
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Opinion | Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This MomentIt would be a mistake to give Hamas what it wants: an overreaction like an invasion of Gaza. #Israel #Joe Biden #Middle East #Military #Politics #Terrorism 2023-10-10T14:58:28-0700 The New York Times Thomas L. Friedman ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-10-12T10:25:12-0700
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How the Elon Musk biography exposes Walter IsaacsonWalter Isaacson’s Elon Musk is a strangely incurious book. Its shallow reporting and bizarre skew left me with more questions than I had before I read it. 2023-10-01T05:30:00-0700 The Verge Elizabeth Lopatto 3,000 words Rated 2023-10-08T18:16:30-0700
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New talk: Making Hard Things EasyNew talk: Making Hard Things Easy Julia Evans 6,000 words Rated 2023-10-06T21:55:46-0700
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Where does my computer get the time from? – Tony FinchRated 2023-10-05T22:25:08-0700
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One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cyclingA cyclist discovered widespread cheating on the popular online cycling platform Zwift. Then came the death threats. 2023-09-22T09:50:44-0700 The Hustle Katherine Laidlaw 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-26T21:31:37-0700
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Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate ProtestersFor decades, the Atlas Network has used its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy—and criminalize climate protest. 2023-09-12T00:00:00-0700 The New Republic Amy Westervelt 4,000 words Rated 2023-09-23T10:43:28-0700
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When half a million Americans died and nobody noticedWas the US drug Vioxx responsible for far more deaths than has been acknowledged so far? 2012-04-27T02:04:52-0700 The Week Alexander Cockburn 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-22T15:37:50-0700
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George Eliot’s Subversive Vision of MarriageUnlike Jane Austen, the novelist was most interested in what happens after “I do.” #Marriage #United States 2023-09-07T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ann Hulbert ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-20T08:57:21-0700
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Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energyA road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver). 2023-09-10T03:00:51-0700 NPR Camila Domonoske 4,000 words Rated 2023-09-17T08:44:38-0700
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Blanchard's Dangerous Idea and the Plight of the Lucid Crossdreamer ★ The Scintillating But Ultimately Untrue ThoughtI'm beginning to wonder if he's constructed an entire system of moral philosophy around the effects of the loyalty mod—a prospect that makes me distinctly uneasy. It would hardly be the first time a victim of mental illness has responded to their affliction that way—but it would certainly … unremediatedgender.space Zack M. Davis 25,000 words Rated 2023-09-12T15:16:00-0700
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Typical mind and gender identityOzy Frantz introduced zirself to me by saying that “I major in gender studies, but I am not that kind of gender studies student. Promise.” So far this claim has been entirely borne out … 2013-02-18T14:27:48-0800 Slate Star Codex 15,000 words Rated 2023-09-11T18:56:36-0700
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The Berkeley Hotel hostageThe Bookseller is the incisive and independent source of news and analysis for the book trade and publishing industry. Get breaking news, in-depth features, author interviews and book charts. The Bookseller provides you with the intelligence you need to sell more books. The Bookseller 2,000 words Rated 2023-09-09T16:07:30-0700
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Why “Alone” Is the Best Reality Show Ever MadeJay Caspian Kang writes about the appeal of the reality-TV show “Alone” and other shows about survival in the wilderness. #Nature #Survival #Television 2023-09-06T08:39:42-0700 The New Yorker Jay Caspian Kang 1,000 words Rated 2023-09-06T21:18:24-0700
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Debatable - TranscriptHow an outsider became the vanguard of a movement that made everything about debate debatable. #Art #Culture #Debate #Music #New York #Radio Radiolab Podcasts | WNYC Studios 10,000 words Rated 2023-09-04T16:55:13-0700
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Can Plastic Recycling Ever Really Work?Many plastics that carry the “chasing arrows” symbol, like soda cups and yogurt tubs, are rarely recycled. A new California law is raising the bar. #California #Environment 2023-09-01T02:00:24-0700 The New York Times Susan Shain ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-09-02T19:14:44-0700
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Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It?It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem 2023-08-29T06:30:32-0700 The Walrus Tajja Isen 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-31T22:42:49-0700
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Meet Oliver Anthony: The New Voice of America’s Working ClassTwo weeks ago, nobody had heard of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond.’ Now the song is a symbol of forgotten America. The Free Press sits down with the man behind a movement. 2023-08-28T03:01:05-0700 The Free Press Rupa Subramanya ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-28T23:47:35-0700
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Reading the Yield CurveInfallible Recession Indicator? Noisy Signal? Both? #Business #Education and schools #Finance 2023-08-23T06:06:16-0700 Capital Gains Byrne Hobart 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-27T14:56:54-0700
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What Happens to All the Stuff We Return?Online merchants changed the way we shop—and made “reverse logistics” into a booming new industry, David Owen writes. 2023-08-14T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker David Owen 5,000 words Rated 2023-08-27T07:39:20-0700
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In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survivedAs flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a dash for safety 2023-08-22T21:53:04-0700 ABC News REBECCA BOONE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press ... 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-26T20:13:32-0700
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Have You Been to the Library Lately?Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence 2023-06-12T06:30:31-0700 The Walrus Nicholas Hune-Brown 6,000 words Rated 2023-08-24T21:18:02-0700
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Ask vs guess cultureWhen unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work. 2023-08-12T13:17:44-0700 Tech and Tea Jean Hsu 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-20T01:29:30-0700
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The Biggest Environmental Scandal In The WorldWatch now (44 secs) | Scientists, journalists, and the wind industry are behind the imminent extinction of the North Atlantic Right Whales. They should be ashamed of themselves. 2023-08-13T09:48:40-0700 Public Michael Shellenberger ($) 500 words Rated 2023-08-18T09:24:50-0700
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I Was Wrong About Trigger WarningsHas the national obsession with trauma done real damage to teen girls? #Domestic Violence #Individual People #Mental Health #Mental Illness #Sexual Assault 2023-08-09T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Jill Filipovic ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T11:07:50-0700
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Stop Using So Much Laundry DetergentStiff, scratchy laundry can be a sign you’re using too much detergent. Our experts weigh in on how much you should actually use. 2021-07-22T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Elissa Sanci 1,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T10:35:56-0700
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Credit card debt collectionCredit card debt is the waste stream of consumer finance. The debt collection industry ends up being sordid, for complex structural and microeconomic reasons. #Debt collection 2023-08-11T12:18:44-0700 Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 5,000 words Rated 2023-08-13T00:17:56-0700
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Ivy-Plus colleges are a gateway to the eliteIs 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
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I grew up loving The Bell Jar. Then I noticed how Sylvia Plath wrote about people that looked like meAfter 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
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How to Optimize Your Pre-Workout Meal TimingAnalyzing 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
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What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard DrugsA bold reform effort hasn’t gone as planned. #Criminal Justice System #Law Enforcement #Oregon 2023-07-19T07:30:00-0700 The Atlantic Jim Hinch ($) 3,000 words Rated 2023-08-01T19:06:40-0700
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Conspiracy theory: Electric cars make more air pollution than gas carstires + battery + heavy 2023-07-27T09:00:29-0700 Dynomight Internet Newsletter dynomight 2,000 words Rated 2023-07-30T22:08:44-0700
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How critical theory is radicalizing high school debateNew rhetorical tactics are creating a generation of nihilists #Debate 2023-07-29T05:49:43-0700 Slow Boring Maya Bodnick 3,000 words Rated 2023-07-29T22:28:11-0700
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How Gretchen Whitmer Made Michigan a Democratic StrongholdThe Governor’s strategy for revitalizing her state has two parts, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes. To grow, Michigan needs young people; to draw young people, it needs to have the social policies they want. 2023-07-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Benjamin Wallace-Wells 6,000 words Rated 2023-07-28T22:08:37-0700
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Seiichi Morimura, who exposed Japanese atrocities in WWII, dies at 90Mr. Morimura's book about Unit 731, a secret biological warfare branch of the Imperial Army, helped force Japan to confront its wartime past. 2023-07-27T15:44:36-0700 The Washington Post Emily Langer ($) 1,000 words Rated 2023-07-28T11:17:49-0700
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How the Cheesecake Factory became the chain restaurant of millennial dreamsToo 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
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The Gimli GliderWhen 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
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Ability to See Expertise is a Milestone Worth Aiming ForGood 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
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Wikipedia’s Moment of TruthCan 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
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Anchor Brewing Was San Francisco | DefectorAnchor 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
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Why Match School And Student Rank?... 2023-07-10T22:39:09-0700 Astral Codex Ten Scott Alexander 45,000 words Rated 2023-07-12T17:04:52-0700
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After “Barbie,” Mattel Is Raiding Its Entire ToyboxIn an era when “pre-awareness” rules Hollywood, the company is ginning up plots for everything from Hot Wheels to UNO, Alex Barasch writes. 2023-07-02T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Alex Barasch 5,000 words Rated 2023-07-12T08:01:23-0700
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Jawboning against SpeechGovernment officials use informal pressure — bullying, threatening, and cajoling — to sway the decisions of private platforms and limit the publication of disfavored speech. The use of this informal pressure, known as jawboning, is growing. 2022-09-12T00:00:00-0700 Cato Institute 15,000 words Rated 2023-07-10T19:17:48-0700
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The Secret Gay History of Indie RockIs it truly possible to queer one of the straightest genres of music? From the closeted to the overexposed, this is a lineage of queer indie rock icons. #LGBTQ+ 2023-07-05T08:58:46-0700 Pitchfork Emma Madden 4,000 words Rated 2023-07-06T17:59:07-0700
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The Cancer-Drug Shortage Is DifferentFourteen crucial chemotherapies are currently in shortage. Why does this keep happening? 2023-06-26T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Ed Yong ($) 2,000 words Rated 2023-06-27T23:27:11-0700
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Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme’ Water RecyclingSan Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from commercial buildings, homes, and neighborhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping. This decentralized approach, proponents say, will drive down demand in an era of increasing water scarcity. Yale E360 3,000 words Rated 2023-06-20T07:12:37-0700
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