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So This Is What It Feels Like To Be Good
Historically bad franchises are being raised from the dead like Lazarus of old — what the hell is happening?!
In
The Cauldron
, by
Michael Leboff
1d ago
4 min read
These Toy Robots Want to Program Your Kid’s Mind
This Christmas, give your children the ultimate leg up — a ridiculously cute toy that will teach them how to code
In
Backchannel
, by
Andrew Leonard
11h ago
8 min read
In praise of George Osborne
Let’s call a spade a spade: his response to the housing market crisis has actually been rather smart
Ed Conway
1d ago
4 min read
Friends and Strangers
Nearly everyday I paint a portrait of a stranger.
In
Design story
, by
James Buckhouse
1d ago
2 min read
How to Email with an Old Friend After Falling Out of Touch
An old friend of mine was on the Internet and came across an article that I had written, so she emailed to say hello.
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The Message
, by
Paul Ford
1d ago
3 min read
Tragi-Comic View
Chris Rock is the Ideal Truth-Teller for Our Digital Age
Amy Alexander
1d ago
8 min read
My Son Is Black. With Autism. And I’m Scared Of What The Police Will Do To Him.
This is what fear in America feels like.
David Dennis, Jr.
1d ago
5 min read
Kings of Queen
Brian May and Roger Taylor speak candidly about the band’s powerful chemistry and Freddie Mercury’s final days
In
Cuepoint
, by
Alan Light
17h ago
11 min read
What HealthCare.Gov Can Teach Us About Urban Design
Procurement, permitting, and participation
In
Civic Innovation
, by
Jake Levitas
1d ago
9 min read
The Sin and Shame of Apathy: On the Whiteness of the Jewish Community
As a white Jewish writer I don’t know how to talk about Ferguson, about Eric Garner and Tamir Rice, about race in general. Seeing pitfalls…
Joseph Winkler
11h ago
13 min read
The language of protest: Race, rioting, and the memory of Ferguson
The word “riot” has a long and complicated history in the United States.
In
Constitution Daily
, by
Abby Perkiss
1d ago
5 min read
Robert Christgau: Expert Witness
Sam Cooke / Aretha Franklin / The Flaming Lips / Bette Midler / James Brown
In
Cuepoint
, by
Robert Christgau
18h ago
5 min read
Will the 2016 election be all about the future of the Supreme Court?
Speculation is already surging about the makeup of the Court and exactly how many justices the next president can nominate.
In
Constitution Daily
, by
The Constitution Center
3d ago
5 min read
9 Things We Learned About Death from Caitlin Doughty’s “Ask Me Anything”
Licensed mortician and bestselling author Caitlin Doughty answered the Internet’s death questions on Reddit. Here are the highlights.
W. W. Norton
1d ago
3 min read
Call me a liar, I don’t give a sh*t.
The perspective of a UVA alumna and rape victim
Jessica Longo
14h ago
8 min read
Gut Instincts: Moral Enhancement & the Microbiome
The saying “thinking with your gut” is more accurate than you probably realize.
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Gut Check!
, by
IdeasAtTheHouse
5d ago
6 min read
The Psychology Behind Why We Can’t Stop Messaging
Today, there’s an app for just about everything. With all the amazing things our smartphones can do, there is one thing that hasn’t changed…
In
Psychology of Stuff
, by
Nir Eyal
1d ago
5 min read
Declaration of Interdepedence
The system has failed us. Or perhaps its finally been given a chance assert the truth we didn’t want to hear: these lives don’t matter as…
Ron J Williams
1d ago
6 min read
The Protester
Who are the people who have taken over Ferguson, protesting the killing of Michael Brown day after day? Meet Frankie. He’s on day 118.
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Matter
, by
Raven Rakia
21h ago
9 min read
A Washington Murder: The Death of The New Republic
Once upon a time, more than a decade ago, I pretended to be on the staff of The New Republic. It was an innocent, if faintly comical, piece…
Alex Massie
11h ago
6 min read
Why Disclosure’s ‘Settle’ Is The Record That Keeps on Giving
I wonder when Disclosure realized they’d become huge stars?
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Cuepoint
, by
E.J. Friedman
1d ago
11 min read
The Solo Show: Consenting Adults at the Interstate Sex Shop
I have more in common with roadside prostitutes than I thought
In
Cuepoint
, by
Mike Errico
1d ago
6 min read
The History of Prom
An evolutionary story
Margopolis
Jun 30
3 min read
A Real Mountain Man
Why Crazy Horse’s head is carved into a peak 17 miles from Mount Rushmore
In
The Nib
, by
Eleri Harris
4d ago
2 min read
The Life-Changing Magic of Deleting Code
I just finished reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and it triggered all my code deletion happy feelings.
In
Inside Medium
, by
Jean Hsu
2d ago
4 min read
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