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Literary Hub
The Landlord’s Game: Eula Biss on the Anticapitalist Origins of Monopoly
Literary Hub
5 min · · I’ve been playing Monopoly with J every evening for a week and I haven’t won a single game. J plays with abandon, buys indiscriminately, and wins repeatedly. Tonight he’s thrown a suspicious number… · Shared by 7, including Christian Surchi
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TIME
How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy
TIME
7 min · · Democracy relies on an informed public responding to real-life facts. But a growing number of Americans are untethered from reality. · Shared by 213, including Dr. Marshall Shepherd, Mark Little, Jennifer Ouellette, Berrak Sarikaya, Howard Getson, Justin Tiehen, Akilah Hughes, Dr. Tara C. Smith, Robin Wigglesworth, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, David Weigel, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Jason Stanley, Carl Zimmer, Alexandra Sifferlin, 🌻 Laura Fitton (she/her) 🌻, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social, Mike Rundle, Mike Davidson, Rasu Shrestha MD MBA
03
Ars Technica
The Golden Age of computer user groups
Ars Technica
11+ min · · Long before subreddits, computer enthusiasts used to get together—in-person! · Shared by 189, including Jane, Danie, Neil Hart 💙, Ⓓarío Macchi, PotHix, Steven Sinofsky, John Hagel, Esther Schindler, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Christian Surchi, Bernhard Huessy, Jennifer Ouellette, Nicolas Babin, Francine Hardaway (hardaway.eth), abhishek yadav
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The Atlantic
Generation Work-From-Home May Never Recover
The Atlantic
7 min · · The social and economic costs borne by young people without offices · Shared by 138, including John O'Farrell, American Psychological Association, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Christian Surchi, Johannes Lenz, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Katja Evertz
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The Verge
How Google Maps uses DeepMind’s AI tools to predict your arrival time
The Verge
2 min · · Machine learning to keep your wheels turning · Shared by 64, including Terence Mills, Johannes Lenz, Howard Getson, Christian Surchi, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Ronald van Loon
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Il Tascabile
L’uomo invisibile
Il Tascabile
9 min · · Dal romanzo di H.G. Wells del 1897, la storia cinematografica del freak più sfuggente e malleabile. · Shared by 4, including Christian Surchi
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Il Tascabile
Trent’anni di Epica Etica Etnica Pathos
Il Tascabile
8 min · · Viaggio al termine dell'utopia socialista e della musica filosovietica: l’album-testamento dei CCCP. · Shared by 4, including Christian Surchi
08
Quartz
Supermarkets — Quartz Weekly Obsession
Quartz
· Supermarkets: Our pandemic paradise · Shared by 3, including Christian Surchi
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typographyhandbook.com
Typography Handbook – A concise, referential guide on best web typographic practices
typographyhandbook.com
4 min · · Typography is more than just what fonts you use. Typography is everything that has to do with how text looks – such as font size, line length, color, and even more subtle things like the whitespace around a text. · Shared by 90, including José Rodrigues, Christian Surchi
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@colossal@mastodon.art
A 400-Year-Old 'Friendship Book' Contains Hundreds of Signatures of Historical Figures
@colossal@mastodon.art
2 min · · Between 1596 and 1647, art dealer and diplomat Philipp Hainhofer traveled around Europe amassing an incredibly rich collection of signatures in the “Große Stammbuch,” or “Album Amicorum." Akin to an… · Shared by 42, including Christian Surchi, Jennifer Ouellette
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Protocol
Everybody hates digital calendars, so everybody’s trying to build a better one
Protocol
6 min · · Too many people feel like they're always late, always behind, and never have time to do real work. A bunch of startups are betting that better calendars are a key part of the future of work. · Shared by 12, including Chris Messina, Michael Hyatt, Christian Surchi
12
jacobinitalia.it
Oltre la periferia
jacobinitalia.it
7 min · · La tragedia di Colleferro impone la necessità di trovare chiavi di lettura di pezzi del paese, oltre la tenaglia retorica che contrappone la metropoli infernale alla provincia bucolica · Shared by 3, including Christian Surchi
13
New York Magazine
How Fantasy Triumphed Over Reality in American Politics
New York Magazine
10 min · · That doesn’t mean that the nation is on the verge of collapse, or even in decline. A new phase of history might be just beginning. · Shared by 9, including Christian Surchi
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Il Tascabile
Sotto il vulcano
Il Tascabile
8 min · · Tra fascino e terrore, storie di esseri umani e vulcani, di spiriti e di algoritmi per prevedere le eruzioni. · Shared by 4, including Christian Surchi
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medium.com
The History of the Ampersand
medium.com
4 min · · These days everybody knows about the ampersand. It’s one of typography’s most unique and interesting characters. · Shared by 141, including Mayhem, Just Mayhem., Brad Brooks, Inkbot Design, Dominik Grolimund, Esther Schindler, Rezha Julio, Victor Tolosa, Christian Surchi