The New York Review of Books
Autocracy: Rules for Survival
The New York Review of Books
10 min read · 52 saves · From 2016 · In the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock. This will lead people to call you unreasonable and hysterical, and to accuse you of overreacting. It is no fun to be the only hysterical person in the room. Prepare yourself.
pipes.digital
Re-live Yahoo Pipes
pipes.digital
82 saves · From 2017 · You don't need programming experience to get good results. Blocks contain powerful logic to manipulate your data stream. Profit from and support the open web, by consuming and producing open standards…
The Atlantic
Minitel, the Open Network Before the Internet
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 18 saves · From 2017 · A state-run French computer service from the 1980s offers a cautionary tale about too much reliance on today’s private internet providers.
bbc.com
Meeting Kosovo's clickbait merchants
bbc.com
6 min read · 11 saves · From 2018 · Western web-users lap up misinformation online - these are the shady "merchants" who push it on Facebook.
The Atlantic
The World Is Experiencing a New Form of Autocracy
The Atlantic
6 min read · 18 saves · 2020-03-01 · Today’s authoritarians use legal measures to subvert constitutional constraints on their power.
In Design
I Love Typography
Death of a Typeface — I Love Typography
I Love Typography
4 min read · 64 saves · 2020-06-06 · Robert Granjon lived in the 1500s. The new style of typeface he invented in 1557, modeled on contemporary Gothic cursive handwriting, and later came to be know as Civilité, after the Civilité of…
In Politics
The Atlantic
The Path to Autocracy
The Atlantic
8 min read · 70 saves · 2020-06-15 · Ben Rhodes · A second Trump term will leave America’s political system and culture looking even more like Orbán’s Hungary.
The Economist
Britain’s bookshops reopen
The Economist
2 min read · 20 saves · 2020-06-19 · They face a fight for survival. They’re used to that
CSS-Tricks
Using Custom Property "Stacks" to Tame the Cascade
CSS-Tricks
6 min read · 23 saves · 2020-06-22 · Since the inception of CSS in 1994, the cascade and inheritance have defined how we design on the web. Both are powerful features but, as authors, we've
In Books
Five Books
An Essential Reading List from George Monbiot
Five Books
20+ min read · 152 saves · 2020-06-23 · George Monbiot recommends books that have shaped him as an essential reading list to help you in navigating the current environmental crises.
MacRumors.com
First Look: See iOS 14 in Action With Home Screen Widgets, App Library, Subtle Call Alerts and…
MacRumors.com
4 min read · 15 saves · 2020-06-23 · Apple yesterday unveiled iOS 14, the newest version of the operating system designed for the iPhone, and we thought we'd go hands on with the new...
MacStories
Everything Changing in Apple Notes and Reminders in iOS and iPadOS 14
MacStories
5 min read · 18 saves · 2020-06-25 · Apple Notes and Reminders are two of my most-used apps, and each has received significant updates in iOS and iPadOS 14. Though neither app’s improvements have been held up as tentpole features of this…
In Politics
The Guardian
For a bitter taste of Polish populism, just watch the evening news
The Guardian
4 min read · 33 saves · 2020-06-25 · Poland’s public broadcaster has entered the paranoid realm of the far right. A presidential election shows what is at stake, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
In Coronavirus
The New York Times
Here’s What Recovery from Covid-19 May Look Like for Many Survivors
The New York Times
10 min read · 56 saves · 2020-07-01 · Pam Belluck · Continuing shortness of breath, muscle weakness, flashbacks, mental fogginess and other symptoms may plague patients for a long time.
Guardian US
How Ghislaine Maxwell lived a 'life of privilege' on the run
Guardian US
2 min read · 16 saves · 2020-07-02 · Victoria Bekiempis · Before the British socialite was arrested, she hid at a 156-acre property in New Hampshire and ‘made intentional efforts to avoid detection’
The Guardian
Prince Andrew under pressure after arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell
The Guardian
3 min read · 15 saves · 2020-07-03 · Royal ‘bewildered’ after US attorney asks him to come forward following arrest of his friend over alleged sex crimes
openDemocracy
Boris Johnson's plan to 'build back better' is an attack on democracy
openDemocracy
8 min read · 15 saves · 2020-07-04 · The prime minister wants to dismantle England’s planning system and hand over more power to private developers. He must be stopped before it's too late.
