9 Best Articles in 2021
medium.com
Something is wrong on the internet
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20+ min read · 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…
The Atlantic
NFTs Are an Art Project Gone Awry
The Atlantic
8 min read · Apr 2nd · When we invented non-fungible tokens, we were trying to protect artists. But tech-world opportunism has struck again.
Guardian Books
Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020
Guardian Books
20+ min read · 2020-10-18 · The climate crisis, gender, populism, big tech, pandemics, race… our experts recommend titles to illuminate the issues of the day
Aeon+Psyche
How to gain more from your reading
Aeon+Psyche
~17 min read · Jul 7th · There’s more to words than meets the eye. Deepen your appreciation of literature through the art of slow, attentive reading
The New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2020
The New York Times
20+ min read · 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 · 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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2020-06-12 · 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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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...
Open Culture
The Louvre’s Entire Collection Goes Online: View and Download 480,00 Works of Art
Open Culture
2 min read · Mar 29th · If you go to Paris, many will advise you, you must go to the Louvre; but then, if you go to Paris, as nearly as many will advise you, you must not go to the Louvre.
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Guardian Books
Why do so few men read books by women?
Guardian Books
4 min read · Jul 9th · No matter if it is Austen or Atwood, the Brontës or Booker winners, data shows men are reluctant to read women – and this has real world implications
World Economic Forum
Digital Culture: The Driving Force of Digital Transformation
World Economic Forum
Jul 2nd · This interactive guide, created in collaboration with business executives and academia, presents actionable frameworks and tools for executives to improve digital leadership and culture in their…
The New Yorker
On the Trail of a Mysterious, Pseudonymous Author
The New Yorker
6 min read · Jul 15th · Late last spring, a strange, beguiling novel began arriving, in installments, in the mail. Who had written it?
WIRED
A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part I
WIRED
2 min read · Jul 15th · From #UKnowUrBlackWhen to #BlackLivesMatter, how a loose online network became a pop culture juggernaut, an engine of social justice, and a lens into the future.
Truthout
Right Wingers Are Taking Over Library Boards to Remove Books on Racism
Truthout
8 min read · Jul 13th · Right-wing groups are trying to stop public and school libraries from promoting racial justice and queer acceptance.
The Cut
Those Were the Days of Our Lives
The Cut
7 min read · Jul 14th · This generation will never know the true freedom — and neglect — of being an ’80s kid.
TIME
Companies Are Embracing Empathy to Keep Employees Happy. It’s Not That Easy
TIME
~12 min read · Jul 22nd · How do you cultivate a healthy workplace culture when it’s rooted in poisoned soil?
The New York Times
Opinion | ‘Lean Into It. Lean Into the Culture War.’
The New York Times
~12 min read · Jul 14th · Is it Democrats or Republicans who are tearing us apart?
WIRED
Can People Still Play the Same Games as They Get Older?
WIRED
3 min read · Jul 11th · Action genre veterans may struggle with the pace and complexity of modern games, but they have no intention of hanging up their controllers.
