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Here’s the trailer for Bugonia, dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos & starring frequent...
Here’s the trailer for Bugonia, dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos & starring frequent collaborator Emma Stone. “Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that...
I Am An AI Hater. “But I am a hater, and I...
I Am An AI Hater. “But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it...
Dan Wang on his forthcoming book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the...
Dan Wang on his forthcoming book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future. “China is an engineering state, which brings a sledgehammer to problems both physical and social, in contrast...
A group of 15-20 families in South Portland, Maine have installed landlines...
A group of 15-20 families in South Portland, Maine have installed landlines for their kids instead of giving them cellphones. The landlines “helped their children become better listeners and more...
These contact lenses give their wearers the ability to see infrared light,...
These contact lenses give their wearers the ability to see infrared light, even with their eyes closed. Sign me up!! 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
A collection of kooky-but-rideable bikes (treadmill bike, pull-up bike, etc.)...
A collection of kooky-but-rideable bikes (treadmill bike, pull-up bike, etc.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Light pollution has lengthened birds’ days. “Their day is almost an hour...
Light pollution has lengthened birds’ days. “Their day is almost an hour longer. They start vocalizing about 20 minutes earlier in the morning and they stop vocalizing about 30 minutes...
Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time...
Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time in 18,000 Years. “The shell may have had more range, and been more comfortable to play, with its...
Kevin Kelly recently published a guide called “Everything I Know about Self-Publishing”....
Kevin Kelly recently published a guide called “Everything I Know about Self-Publishing”. “The way I approach publishing today is with as much self-publishing as I can handle.” 💬 Join the...
Werner Herzog doesn’t use a cell phone, but he has joined Instagram....
Werner Herzog doesn’t use a cell phone, but he has joined Instagram.
“The world’s biggest frogs build their own ponds” is art as a...
“The world’s biggest frogs build their own ponds” is art as a headline because it sounds like an adage your grandfather would tell while fishing one afternoon, but also oops...
“More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from...
“More than 80 years after it was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam, a portrait by an Italian master has been spotted on the website...
Just wanting to let y’all know the cops have never had to...
Just wanting to let y’all know the cops have never had to chase a bear out of my ice cream shop, though I suppose that’s what an ice cream shop...
Are the AirPods Pro 3 coming soon? Here’s what the rumors say....
Are the AirPods Pro 3 coming soon? Here’s what the rumors say. “Apple is said to be testing a faster audio chip that drives ‘much better’ Active Noise Cancellation than...
This hilarious commercial for a 90s mail-order punk CD is for a...
This hilarious commercial for a 90s mail-order punk CD is for a compilation with hardly any punk music on it. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
McSweeney’s Author Cards, Collect ‘Em All!
I love these author cards from McSweeney’s in the style of baseball cards. For years you’ve seen athletes, web-slinging superheroes, orcs, and pocket monsters get the trading-card treatment, while you’ve...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent. It’s nice to hear that ordinary citizens still have some power and some sense in wielding it.
“The evidence for millionaire tax flight is scant. If high earners were...
“The evidence for millionaire tax flight is scant. If high earners were truly fleeing high taxes, low-tax states would be swarming with millionaires. Instead, the highest concentrations of millionaires are...
A thoughtful post by Philip Bump on the careful use of your...
A thoughtful post by Philip Bump on the careful use of your power. “[Substack authors] have transferred their power to a company that has used it to promote toxic rhetoric...
Rock guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) has made a playlist...
Rock guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) has made a playlist called Fuck ICE, “a rocking little soundtrack to enjoy while you drive those bastards out of your neighborhood”....