9 Best Articles in 2021
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Something is wrong on the internet
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20+ min read · 922 saves · From 2017 · I’m James Bridle. I’m a writer and artist concerned with technology and culture. I usually write on my own blog, but frankly I don’t want…
Guardian Books
Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020
Guardian Books
20+ min read · 615 saves · 2020-10-18 · The climate crisis, gender, populism, big tech, pandemics, race… our experts recommend titles to illuminate the issues of the day
The New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2020
The New York Times
20+ min read · 438 saves · 2020-11-20 · The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review
New Statesman
Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
New Statesman
8 min read · 424 saves · 2020-09-22 · Thirty years ago, the philosopher Judith Butler, now 64, published a book that revolutionised popular attitudes on gender. Gender Trouble, the work she is perhaps best known for, introduced ideas of…
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8:46 - Dave Chappelle
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402 saves · 2020-06-11 · From Dave: Normally I wouldn't show you something so unrefined, I hope you understand To find out more about how you can support the Equal Justice Initiative...
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Blob Opera - Google Arts & Culture
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385 saves · 2020-12-15 · Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera - no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Art...
GQ Magazine
The Secrets of the World's Greatest Art Thief
GQ Magazine
2 min read · 351 saves · 2019-03-01 · Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history. And as he reveals to GQ’s Michael Finkel, how Breitwieser managed to do all this is every bit as surprising as why.
The New Yorker
A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions
The New Yorker
336 saves · 2019-01-20 · Dan Mallory, who writes under the name A. J. Finn, went to No. 1 with his début thriller, “The Woman in the Window.” His life contains even stranger twists.
The Cut
The Poison of Male Incivility
The Cut
6 min read · 324 saves · 2020-07-24 · When a woman dares respond to it, she’s seen as “disruptive.”
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Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail
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2 min read · 80 saves · 2020-12-29 · Experts suggest officials saved time by copying and pasting text from old legislation.
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65 saves · Jan 6th · With new novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Rachel Cusk, and more.
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'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists
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9 min read · 33 saves · Jan 2nd · Just as our politics fractured over the past four years, so did our culture. Here, a look back.
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How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art
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New AI tool can predict in seconds what a movie will be rated
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3 min read · 30 saves · 2020-12-29 · Movie ratings can determine a movie's appeal to consumers and the size of its potential audience. Thus, they have an impact on a film's bottom line. Typically, humans do the tedious task of manually…