Many online newspapers (fortunately not the Times, yet), now have AI generated, human edited summaries or “key points” at the top which is extremely stupid because newspapers are written such that the headline and lede together contain the “key points” already. tinyurl.com/b2hdt9pu
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Many online newspapers (fortunately not the Times, yet), now have AI generated, human edited summaries or “key points” at the top which is extremely stupid because newspapers are written such that the headline and lede together contain the “key points” already. tinyurl.com/b2hdt9pu
Available January 22
January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Available January 22
The main advantage of print over digital is that it regulates how much news you consume so that you avoid the twin errors of following the news too much or following it too little.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The main advantage of print over digital is that it regulates how much news you consume so that you avoid the twin errors of following the news too much or following it too little.
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We have some heavy hitters for the top three! tinyurl.com/3pjrbfuu
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
We have some heavy hitters for the top three! tinyurl.com/3pjrbfuu
Available January 15
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Available January 15
I’m ranking this one relatively low only because it technically doesn’t exist any more.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I’m ranking this one relatively low only because it technically doesn’t exist any more.
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Available January 8
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Available January 8
There’s also a decent chance that in the first take the actors were trying to emote and it was bad but in the fifth or sixth take they were thinking about what to eat from craft services or what their call time was for next morning instead of emoting or trying to feel emotions. tinyurl.com/3trut585
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There’s also a decent chance that in the first take the actors were trying to emote and it was bad but in the fifth or sixth take they were thinking about what to eat from craft services or what their call time was for next morning instead of emoting or trying to feel emotions. tinyurl.com/3trut585
I would argue that emoting, or trying to emote, is in fact bad acting. tinyurl.com/3trut585
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I would argue that emoting, or trying to emote, is in fact bad acting. tinyurl.com/3trut585
One of the coolest things, which had nothing to do with my job but which I learned about while pretending to look busy in the office, was the very sneaky way one could hack a computer described by Ken Thompson, co-creator of the Unix operating system. tinyurl.com/57pu9eap
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
One of the coolest things, which had nothing to do with my job but which I learned about while pretending to look busy in the office, was the very sneaky way one could hack a computer described by Ken Thompson, co-creator of the Unix operating system. tinyurl.com/57pu9eap
Let’s take the language C, for example, which is sort of like Latin in that it’s old and influential and has spawned numerous descendant languages. (I think C++ would be Italian and Objective-C Romanian in this analogy). tinyurl.com/57pu9eap
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Let’s take the language C, for example, which is sort of like Latin in that it’s old and influential and has spawned numerous descendant languages. (I think C++ would be Italian and Objective-C Romanian in this analogy). tinyurl.com/57pu9eap
I did not vote for him, but since he won I am 100% on board with him succeeding. There is every reason to believe his mayoralty will be completely fine, probably along the lines of Bill de Blasio’s. tinyurl.com/36vwanuw
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I did not vote for him, but since he won I am 100% on board with him succeeding. There is every reason to believe his mayoralty will be completely fine, probably along the lines of Bill de Blasio’s. tinyurl.com/36vwanuw
Furthermore, as I will argue, both the extreme elation and disgust that Mamdani engenders are completely unhinged and indicate that his most fervent supporters and detractors are both divorced from reality. tinyurl.com/36vwanuw
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Furthermore, as I will argue, both the extreme elation and disgust that Mamdani engenders are completely unhinged and indicate that his most fervent supporters and detractors are both divorced from reality. tinyurl.com/36vwanuw
The track “Holla” contains my favorite lyric in all of hip-hop where Busta Rhymes compares his virtuosity at rapping to the difficulty of obtaining portraits by Filippo Brunelleschi. tinyurl.com/47sfmbha
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The track “Holla” contains my favorite lyric in all of hip-hop where Busta Rhymes compares his virtuosity at rapping to the difficulty of obtaining portraits by Filippo Brunelleschi. tinyurl.com/47sfmbha
I decided to join the winner's circle. Available Dec 5.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I decided to join the winner's circle. Available Dec 5.
I was originally going to write about 10 of my favorite CDs, but this proved to be torture so I cheated and instead made most of them favorites categories containing multiple albums. tinyurl.com/47sfmbha
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was originally going to write about 10 of my favorite CDs, but this proved to be torture so I cheated and instead made most of them favorites categories containing multiple albums. tinyurl.com/47sfmbha
He suffered his first major illness—if not complete psychotic break—in 1334 when he fell into a coma for two weeks and woke up with amnesia and partial paralysis tinyurl.com/4sj6tv8k
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
He suffered his first major illness—if not complete psychotic break—in 1334 when he fell into a coma for two weeks and woke up with amnesia and partial paralysis tinyurl.com/4sj6tv8k
Keeping it light for the holidays! Available Nov 26.
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Keeping it light for the holidays! Available Nov 26.
His autobiographical manuscripts preserved in the Vatican Library contain many bizarre and fascinating drawings illustrating this unusual idea. tinyurl.com/4sj6tv8k
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
His autobiographical manuscripts preserved in the Vatican Library contain many bizarre and fascinating drawings illustrating this unusual idea. tinyurl.com/4sj6tv8k
2) Palazzo Labia
Yes, the Labia family has perhaps the most undignified name of all Venetian nobility. Now that we have the laughs out of our system … tinyurl.com/y3zpt97y
Yes, the Labia family has perhaps the most undignified name of all Venetian nobility. Now that we have the laughs out of our system … tinyurl.com/y3zpt97y
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
2) Palazzo Labia
Yes, the Labia family has perhaps the most undignified name of all Venetian nobility. Now that we have the laughs out of our system … tinyurl.com/y3zpt97y
Yes, the Labia family has perhaps the most undignified name of all Venetian nobility. Now that we have the laughs out of our system … tinyurl.com/y3zpt97y
If you like Phineas Gage you might like this one.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you like Phineas Gage you might like this one.
There are two similar and similarly named but different things that are both difficult to get in to see in Rome. tinyurl.com/y3zpt97y
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There are two similar and similarly named but different things that are both difficult to get in to see in Rome. tinyurl.com/y3zpt97y
Although it seems like a lot, I only read a small amount from each book first thing in the morning, at most a few pages and in some cases as little as a single paragraph. tinyurl.com/ahws5tmh
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Although it seems like a lot, I only read a small amount from each book first thing in the morning, at most a few pages and in some cases as little as a single paragraph. tinyurl.com/ahws5tmh
All aboard for weirdness.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
All aboard for weirdness.