Why Bored Ape Avatars Are Taking Over Twitter
The New Yorker · 12 minN.F.T. clubs are all the rage among cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Are they a get-rich-quick scheme or the future of culture?
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21 Fascinating Stories of Offbeat Obsessions
Pocket · 3 minNot all hobbies are created equal: Some people spend years chasing mythical beasts, while others track down strangers’ graves or collect rare Cheetos and old beer cans. Dive in for a delightful exploration of some truly eccentric preoccupations.
Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real
Quanta Magazine · 12 minLike a perpetual motion machine, a time crystal forever cycles between states without consuming energy. Physicists claim to have built this new phase of matter inside a quantum computer.
Rituals create community by translating our love into action
psyche.co · 7 minThrough the ritual performance, our love becomes the food, the wine, the garments, the thatched house of mourning.
Why Do We Look Down On Lonely People?
The Atlantic · 6 minA new graphic novel argues that even though social isolation is extremely common, it is too easily maligned.
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How to Solve the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever
Nautilus · 11 minA step-by-step guide to True, False, and Random.
Learning to Live in Steven Weinberg’s Pointless Universe
Scientific American · 6 minThe late physicist’s most infamous statement still beguiles scientists and vexes believers.
Phantom Warships Are Courting Chaos in Conflict Zones
WIRED · 8 minThe latest weapons in the global information war are fake vessels behaving badly.
Bacon Cheddar Chive Biscuit Recipe
Damn Delicious · 2 minLoaded with crispy bacon bits, extra-sharp cheddar cheese, and chives. The biscuits come out perfectly flaky and buttery every time.
She risked everything to expose Facebook. Now she’s telling her story.
MIT Technology Review · 15 minSophie Zhang, a former data scientist at Facebook, revealed that it enables global political manipulation and has done little to stop it.
Paralympic Athlete Ezra Frech on Being a Role Model, Training During COVID, and What it Means to Be Elite
teenvogue.com · 7 minHe's now just like the athletes he used to look up to, and he's not stopping yet.
Staying Visible When Your Team Is in the Office…But You’re WFH
Harvard Business Review · 5 minHow can you stay visible if you plan to work remotely full-time or most of the time while the rest of your colleagues are in the office?
Bananas Have Died Out Once Before
Aeon · 5 minModern bananas are a monoculture. It’s only a matter of time before some bug or fungus strikes, and many experts believe that strike is coming very soon.
‘King Richard’ Highlights How A Black Dad Carved Space For His Superstar Daughters To Thrive
Refinery29 · 3 minThe ‘King Richard’ trailer shows the film's focus on Venus and Serena’s father and first coach. Here’s why a biopic is well-deserved.
Go Big, Then Stop
Nick Maggiulli · 8 min“If I had to convince my 22 year-old self to save more money, here is what I would say.”
When Depression Wears a Smile, Even Psychiatrists Like Me Can Be Deceived
The Guardian · 5 minBy the time mental ill health is visible, it’s probably very bad. The best risk assessment is to listen rather than look.
I Don’t See an End to This
Vulture · 8 min“I am by turns more hopeful about queer representation in hip-hop and less sure I will live to see a time when the community doesn’t excuse and ignore hateful, homophobic, transphobic rhetoric.”
How to Survive for Three Days in the Wilderness
Field & Stream · 5 minThis 72-hour plan will buy you enough time to wait for search and rescue to arrive.
Cameroon with a view: portraits from the post-colonial era – in pictures
The GuardianPhoto Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970–1990s is the first exhibition to look extensively at the work of Cameroonian photographers Jacques Toussele, Joseph Chila, and Samuel Finlak. Along with their well-known counterparts across Mali and Senegal, these artists embody the “Golden Age” of studio portraiture in west Africa
This Ethiopian Road Is a Lifeline for Millions. Now It’s Blocked.
The New York Times · 7 minAid workers say the Ethiopian government has effectively cut off the lone route into the conflict-torn region of Tigray, leading to a risk of mass starvation.