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5 Great Articles about Climate Change

15 April 2025 @ 2:37 pm

5 Great Articles about Climate ChangeThe Science of Climate Change Explained by Julia Rosen - Definitive answers to the big QuestionsHow Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? by Sandra Upson - A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapseHas the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’? by Alex Cua

Frank Bures’ Favourite Articles

10 April 2025 @ 9:27 am

Frank Bures’ Favourite ArticlesHead to our Substack for a list of all-time great articles chosen by Frank Bures, author of outstanding travel and adventure writing, plus classic articles about everything from stolen bikes that and penis theft (?!), to squat toilets and an epic canoe race on the Mississippi. Read all his best work here, and check out his new boo

5 Great Essays about AI

2 April 2025 @ 10:55 am

5 Great Essays about AIThe Future Is Too Easy by David Roth - There is something unstable at the most basic level about any space with too much capitalism happening in itWikipedia’s Moment of Truth by Jon Gertner - Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?

5 Great Essays about Art

28 February 2025 @ 10:22 am

5 Great Essays about ArtThe Power of Exposure by Derek Thompson - Fame and familiarity — in art, music, politicsThe Art of Rules by Sherri Irvin - Conceptual art often confounds. The key is to understand the rules of the artwork and the aesthetic experiences they yield

5 Great Essays about Love

16 February 2025 @ 7:45 pm

5 Great Essays about LoveWhat Romance Really Means by Heather Havrilesky - Long-married romance is not the romance of watching someone’s every move like a stalker, and wanting to lick his face but trying to restrain yourselfAgainst Chill by Alana Massey - In recent years, “chill” has become one of the most desirable qualities in a romantic prospect. But it is a garbage virtue that will destroy the species

5 Great Articles about Gametes

4 February 2025 @ 4:41 pm

5 Great Articles about GametesThe Egg by Bloomberg Staff - A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunityUnscrambling the Egg by Natalie Angier - Put a few adults in a room with a sweet-tempered infant, and you may as well leave a tub of butter sitting out in the midday sun…The Doctor Is a Wo

5 Great Essays about Streaming

21 January 2025 @ 1:01 pm

5 Great Essays about StreamingCasual Viewing by Will Tavlin - Why Netflix looks like thatConfessions of a Spotify Vandal by Andy Cush - A folk-pop mischief-maker who goes by Catbreath has collected hundreds of thousands of streams by giving his songs prankish titles like “Chill Music,” “Gym Bangers,” and “My Discover Weekly.”

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5 January 2025 @ 3:11 pm

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10 Years of the Guardian Long Read

2 January 2025 @ 3:26 pm

10 Years of the Guardian Long ReadFor the last decade the Guardian Long Read series has been putting out some of the very best longform journalism. To celebrate 10 years, they’ve put together a list of their favourites.

The 100 Best Articles of 2024

1 January 2025 @ 10:17 pm

The 100 Best Articles of 2024As always, we spent 2024 searching the net to bring you the very best aritcles, essays and nonfiction. Now we’ve put together a huge list of the very best writing from last year. Enjoy!