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Tencent closed its TiMi Montréal studio after nearly five years, without ever releasing a game, as Chinese giants scale back funding for Western game studios (Stephen Totilo/Game File)
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The EU's DSA probe into Shein is just the latest of the company's problems, which are stacking up in many of its big markets as it seeks to push through an IPO (Financial Times)
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Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are "unfair", as it takes "20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time" to train a human (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
Turkey launches a review of how social media platforms handle children's data as it prepares new rules that include identity verification and age restrictions (Turkish Minute)
Tim Cook's increased mentions of Visual Intelligence hint it will be a major part of Apple's new wearables; sources: Apple considers a deep red iPhone 18 Pro (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Analysis: the crypto industry has spent $288M+ on the 2026 US midterms so far, over double the 2024 cycle; crypto PAC Fairshake is the US' fifth most-funded PAC (Molly White/Citation Needed)
India's AI Summit highlighted the limits of the country's AI ambitions, as the US and its tech companies largely dismissed India's push for global AI governance (Krishn Kaushik/Financial Times)
Anthropic's data shows software engineering accounts for ~50% of its AI agent tool calls; the remaining verticals are greenfields most founders are overlooking (Garry Tan/Garry's List)
Source Global: the US consulting market is set to grow 7% in 2026, the fastest pace in the post-COVID era, as companies seek advice on profiting from AI (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)
Sam Altman says currently "the idea of putting data centers in space is ridiculous" and that it is "not something that's going to matter at scale this decade" (Bijin Jose/The Indian Express)
Amazon details how a Russian-speaking hacker used generative AI as part of a campaign that breached 600+ FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
Salt Lake City-based Jump, a provider of AI tools for financial advisors to automate meeting prep and more, raised an $80M Series B led by Insight Partners (FinSMEs)
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Have we always slept horizontally?
Historical Accuracy of Princess Mononoke?
Why would a family list their religion as "Idolator" on the census form around 1890-1910 in Ireland?
What would a castrato’s speaking voice sound like?
How did nodding your head vertically become a yes and nodding your head horizontally into a no?
When the Viet Cong capture Hue they performed the largest massacre of the war. The massacre wasn't discovered until after the city was recaptured. Is it likely there were even larger massacres not talked about after the South collapsed that are not talked about because of suppression of info?
Did people from tropical regions historically know that water could freeze into solid ice?
Have any countries moved from a two-party system to mulit-party democracy?
Realistically, what would have happened to the nuns in The Sound of Music?
are there any historical, well-documented examples of leaders faking an attempt on their lives for political reasons?
Has there ever been a great unifier, warlord, conqueror, or king amongst the indigenous people of the Arctic circle like the Inuit, Yupik, Aleuts, Sami, Nenets, Kamchatkans, or Siberians?
Is there any substantial evidence that Spanish Admiral Blas de Lezo once said: "Every good Spaniard should always piss looking at England"?
I’ve just seen an american call the American Civil War “the deadliest civil war in history”. Why do people seem to call it that when there are many civil wars with higher death tolls?
Why did medieval kings keep jesters around were they really just for laughs?
Would feudal lords provide food for their peasants during times of famine?
What did an "empire" in the Pacific Ocean, such as the Samoan Empire, Tonga Empire, or Yap Empire actually look like?
how big was precolonial malacca?
I have heard a theory that the god Amun was originally a Berber deity that was adopted by Egypt. How probable is this theory?
Were the average medieval folk as okay with brutality and murder as media such as movies and games makes it seem?
What ancient region had the highest urbanisation rate?
How do western scholars decide which suffix to apply to non Western dynasties/empires?
How “incorrect” were the findings of the Nye Committee? Is it unfairly blamed for letting Nazi Germany come to power?
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A Grammar of Gaddi
A Sociophilological Account of the Formation and Evolution of the Term Língua Geral, with Emphasis on Amazonia
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Language Ownership and Language Ideologies - Margaret Speas in Negotiating Culture: Heritage, Ownership, and Intellectual Property (2013)
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The Reconstruction of Indo-European Stop Systems: From the Traditional Model to Glottalic Theories (Kloekhorst & Pronk eds. 2026)
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Meta-Analysis of Verbal Negation Studies in the Northeast and Southeast Regions
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Pāṇini - Paul Kiparsky, 2022
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William Labov - The Linguistic Consequences of Being a Lame (1973)
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Ten Lost Roman Wonders: The World’s Longest Tunnel, Tallest Dam, Widest-Spanning Bridge & More
David Lynch Being a Madman for a Relentless 8 Minutes and 30 Seconds
The Untold Story of Bauhaus Women: The Avant-Garde Artists Who Helped Shape Modernism
How This Skyscraper Ruined Paris, and Why They’re Now Trying to Make It Invisible
Watch All of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Performed on Original Baroque Instruments
How Brunelleschi Engineered Florence’s Iconic Dome
Jack Kerouac Lists 9 Essentials for Writing Spontaneous Prose

NYT > Technology

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People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much.
A.I. Isn’t Coming for Every White-Collar Job. At Least Not Yet.
West Virginia Sues Apple, Claiming It Allows Sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material
The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express
His Team Devised Ways to Keep World Cup Crowds Safe
Decoding the A.I. Beliefs of Anthropic and Its C.E.O., Dario Amodei
Defense Department and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety
Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand in Social Media Addiction Trial
What Do A.I. Chatbots Discuss Among Themselves? We Sent One to Find Out.
Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
How to Watch Free Live Television on Your Phone or Tablet
Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers
Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo
With Niche Tech World References, Vibe Hopes Its Billboards Reach Start-Up Insiders
User Issues With X Appear to Have Resolved
Could an Electronic Coach Help Ski Jumpers Leap Farther?
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
Ring Ends Deal to Link Neighborhood Cameras After Backlash to Super Bowl Ad
David J. Farber, ‘Grandfather of the Internet,’ Dies at 91
Their Secret to a Happy Marriage? A Translation App

NYT > Arts

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Rose Byrne Can, and Does, Do It All
‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Dracula’: Why Vampires Won’t Die
2026 BAFTAs Winners: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Film, Besting ‘Sinners’
Political Drama ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival
Kennedy Center Performance Canceled After Substance Poured on Ice Rink
Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
2026 BAFTAs: How to Watch the Ceremony
‘The Waterfall’ Review: A Mother’s Blessing and a Daughter’s Burden
Prosecutors Oppose Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Appeal, Asserting Sentence Was Just
‘Shoresy’ Review: Heated (Brotherly) Rivalry
U2, Lana Del Rey: 9 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
Peaches on the Singer Who Is Her ‘North Star’
In the ‘Top Model’ Docuseries, Tyra Is No Longer in Control
Ethan Slater Stars as the Mime Marcel Marceau in ‘Marcel on the Train’
Lisa Rinna Tells All in New Memoir, Including ‘Real Housewives’ and More
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
Willie Colón: 14 Essential Songs and Albums
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
Alysa Liu Trusted Her Artistry in Her Olympic Free Skate
‘Emily — No Prisoner Be’ Review: Kevin Puts Reimagines Dickinson
5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
At Berlin Film Festival, the Politics Are Onscreen, Too
Five Free Movies to Stream Now
‘Psycho Killer’ Review: Better the Devil You Don’t Know
Sword Strikes Playgoer During ‘Richard III’ in Berlin
Five Action Movies to Stream Now
South Africa Pulls Out of Venice Biennale After Gaza Artwork Furor
Watch an Ensemble Scene From ‘The Secret Agent’
Max Amini Is a Global Comedic Success On and Off YouTube
Why a Tiny Troupe Kept Its Kennedy Center Dates
How Newly Found Footage Became ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’
The NYC Theaters Where the Oscar Nominees Are Playing
‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Review
How a New Yorker Put Poetry on the London Underground
‘The Secret Agent’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Stephen Colbert Balks at Trump’s Board of Peace
‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: Emotional Rescue
Eric Dane, McSteamy on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Dies at 53 After Battling ALS
Cees Nooteboom, Voyaging Author of Enigmatic Novels, Dies at 92
Billy Steinberg, Hitmaking Lyricist of Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin,’ Dies at 75
‘Portobello’ Review: When Italy’s Biggest TV Star Was Canceled
12 Steps and Cups of Coffee: Sobriety Has Its Moment Onstage
Met Opera Announces 2026-27 Season: What We Want to See
José van Dam, Suave and Riveting Opera Star, Dies at 85
Berlin Film Festival Tried to Focus on Movies. Politics Stole the Spotlight.
‘Midwinter Break’ Review: Aging Together, Growing Apart
Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell to Star in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ on Broadway
Van Gogh and the Meaning of Yellow
Lively v. Baldoni Tests What Crosses the Line on a ‘Steamy’ Movie Set
Writing an Ancient Egyptian Afterlife, in 21 Feet of Scroll
Gabriel Basso, of ‘The Night Agent,’ Gets Back to Nature
‘The 2026 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Major Themes, Minor Lengths
‘How to Make a Killing’ Review: Glen Powell’s Lethal Case of Entitlement
‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Review: Dogged by Dark Memories
‘The Dreadful’ Review: A Knight in Frightening Armor
Seymour Hersh, the Investigative Journalist, Is the Subject of Netflix’s “Cover-Up”
“The Traitors” Host Alan Cumming Takes On the BAFTAs
Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’
Fantasy Books That Imbue the Real World With Magic
Stephen Colbert Sizes Up R.F.K. Jr.’s Workout With Kid Rock

Geography

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State of r/geography in 2026: Should anything change?
Name 2 countries that were in very bad relations throughout history and then went: "You know what? We're brothers now"
Whats the reason behind nearly all penguin population found in the southern hemisphere?
Lush and Snowy Southern California after recent rains
World War II: Timeline of the European Theater.
Turtle Rock: Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Mongolia
What city do you think has the most hotel rooms per capita?
Does your city have climatic/vegetation differences ? Both pictures are in Athens, Greece where depending the suburb you may have up to 7 degrees Celsius difference on average
Why is every county in Utah and Idaho growing?
What are some cities with extremely unique geography?
Is I-69 Dumb?
Stabilization forces in Gaza
What city has the greatest height to width ratio?
In your opinion, which of these 3 temperate megacities has the best weather?
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Why is Spain much dryer than France despite the jet stream coming from the southwest?
What countries surprised you the most when you knew their religion? And what religion did you think they had before knowing that?
This area in Minnesota transitions from thick forests to Great Plains within a few miles. There is no geographic barrier like mountain between them
These little areas that have absolutely no boarder control, but DO have roads fascinate me. (NW of/Near Glacier Mountain National Park)
Tree leaves like pattern.
Why are so many islands here?
Why is that seemingly random region between Czechia and Poland some of the most industrialized areas in Europe?
The mountains of Carrara, Tuscany. Long exploited for their white marble, their destruction is now accelerated by luxury demand accross the globe. Are there any mountains, or geographical features in your countries that are in danger of disappearing or are no longer present?
Anyone know anything about this interesting looking island?
In maps of your country, is there a part of your country that's usually added in in a little box? Is it considered controversial?

The Public Domain Review

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Unbridled Passions: The Eight Horses of King Mu, Son of Heaven (ca. 1300)
Pigeons Transmogrified: Hannah Glasse’s Art of Cookery (1751 edition)
Snail Homes, Bog Bodies, and Mechanical Flies: Robert Testard’s Illustrations for Les secretz de l’histoire naturelle (ca. 1485)
Sekka Zusetsu: A Book of Snowflakes (1832)
Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces
Sara Weiss’ Journeys to the Planet Mars (1903)
Autobiography of a “Jeep” (1943)
Cybernetic Attention: All Watched over by Machines We Learned to Watch
Flights of Fancy: The Nine Birds of Jacques de Fornazeris (1594)
A Prophet of the Weather: Lantern Slides by Clement Lindley Wragge (ca. 1900–22)
Peter Kropotkin’s Memoirs of a Revolutionist (1899)
Happy Public Domain Day 2026!
Top 10 Most Read Pieces from 2025
A Thousand and One Nights in Italy: The Moorish Fantasias of Cesare Mattei and Ferdinando Panciatichi
Nature Morte: Chaïm Soutine’s Still Lifes (ca. 1920s)
Deceit and Disrobing: The Schefer Maqāmāt (BNF Arabe 5847, ca. 1237)
Luke Howard’s Essay on the Modification of Clouds (1865)
The Launch of Our End-of-Year Fundraiser!
“Quaint Dessert Dishes” in American Homes and Gardens (1911)
Henri Rivière’s Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower (1888–1902)
Art in Art: Cabinets of Curiosity and the Rise of the Gallery Painting
Too Computerised? Too Cold?: 1999 A.D. (1967)
New T-Shirts (Now in 100% Organic Cotton) and New Mugs in Our Shop!
Roma Lister, Aradia, and the Speculative Origins of a Witchcraft Revival
Last Order Dates for the Holiday Season - 2025
Perverse, Grotesque, Sensuous, Inimitable: A Selection of Works by Aubrey Beardsley
Animal Costumes from the 1862 Fairytale Ball of the Jung-München Artist’s Association
PDR's Halloween Reader
“That’s Why We Become Witches”: Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes (1926)
Hooked on Sonics: Experimenting with Sound in 19th-Century Popular Science
A Treatise on the All-Healing Qualities of Earth Bathing (1790)
Paramaribo and the Plantation: Gerrit Schouten’s Dioramas of Suriname (1810–30)
The Nature of the Beast: Charles le Brun’s Human-Animal Hybrids (1806)
The Adventures and Experiences of the First Slovak Novel
Vertiginous Accounts: Travels in the Air (1871 edition)
Birth of the Pearl (1901)
The End of the World as We (Didn’t) Know It: Now and Then #5
The Shadow of Desire: Painting the Origins of Art (ca. 1625–1850)
“You Think Me a Bold Cheat”: Mary Carleton, Counterfeit Princess
A Collection of Old English Customs, and Curious Bequests and Charities (1842)
Ivan Aivazovsky’s Miniature Seascapes (ca. 1887)
The Cat’s Maew: Thai Treatise on Auspicious Felines (19th Century)
Watching the World in a Dark Room: The Early Modern Camera Obscura
Cannibal Modernity: Oswald de Andrade’s Manifesto Antropófago (1928)
Flowers of Fealty: Wilhelm Dilich’s Commemoration of the Christening of Elisabeth of Hesse (1598)
Breaking the Celestial Ceiling: Now and Then #4
Through the Magnifying Glass: The Cheese Mites (1903)
Splitting Hairs: Chinese Immigrants, the Queue, and the Boundaries of Political Citizenship
The Mowing-Devil (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a Crop Circle
Perspiration, Bilocation, and Plagiarisation: “The Heat Wave” (1929)
The “Private” Photographs of Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg (ca. 1895–1903)
Dancing Naked on the Head of a Pin: The Early History of Microphotography
Trojan Pig: Tiny Cryptic #11
The Language of Form: Lothar Schreyer’s Kreuzigung (1920)
Strings Attached: Helen Haiman Joseph’s A Book of Marionettes (1920)
Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724)
Imagining an Idle Countess: George Wightwick’s The Palace of Architecture
Under Construction: Tiny Cryptic #10
Drawing on Tradition: Elena Izcue’s Peruvian Art in the School (1926)
Charles Davy’s Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing (1772)
Bernard Sleigh’s Anciente Mappe of Fairyland (ca. 1920 edition)
The Old, Old, Very Old Man: Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade
Old Tricks: Tiny Cryptic #9
“The Great Enigma of Our Times”: Henry George’s Poverty and Progress (1881 edition)
In the Penal Colony: Now and Then #3
Gilded Fish: Illustrations from Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine (1780)
Charles Butler’s The Feminine Monarchie, or the History of Bees (1634 edition)
As Bright as a Feather: Ostriches, Home Dyeing, and the Global Plume Trade
Warburg’s Werewolf: An Anamnesis
Mudpots and Fumaroles: Lithographs of Yellowstone’s Thermal Springs (1883)
Feather Tickler: Tiny Cryptic #8
A Popeless Situation: Now and Then #2
Tangled Dürer: The Six Knots (ca. before 1521)
Nikolai Agnivtsev’s Little Screw (1925)
Confessional Boxes: Tiny Cryptic #7
“I Am Making the World My Confessor”: Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte
Oskar Kokoschka, Hermine Moos, and the Alma Mahler Doll
Photographs of the Samaritan Passover on Mount Gerizim (1917)
Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Henry Lee (1883)
Modern Babylon: Ziggurat Skyscrapers and Hugh Ferriss’ Retrofuturism
Zig-a-zig-ah: Tiny Cryptic #6
Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind’s Katzensymphonie (1868)
“The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person”: Kitagawa Utamaro’s Prints of Yamauba and Kintarō (ca. 1800)
Uncommon Sense: Edward B. Foote’s Plain Home Talk (1896 edition)
Jack London, Jack Johnson, and the Fight of the Century
Boxing Clever: Tiny Cryptic #5
Bedded Bugs and Stung Beetles: The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912)
Through a Glass Lushly: Michalina Janoszanka’s Reverse Paintings (ca. 1920s)
The Mermaid “at Home!” (1809)
A Princely Ploy: Inside the Ruse of a French-Armenian Scammer
Ostrich Egg-Shell Cups of Mesopotamia and the Ostrich in Ancient and Modern Times (1926)
Con Heir: Tiny Cryptic #4
Master of Claude de France’s Book of Flower Studies (ca. 1510–1515)
José Guadalupe Posada’s Engravings of Unusual Births (ca. 1880–1910)
For He’s a Jolly Bad Fellow: Now and Then #1
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Fashion, Politics, and Identity in Mughal South Asia
The Drift of Things: David Goodman Croly’s Glimpses of the Future (1888)
Sartorial Codes: Tiny Cryptic #3
Gustatory Wisdom: Bruegel the Elder’s Twelve Proverbs (1558)
What Is It Like to Be a Bass? Fish-Eye View Photography (1919–22)

The Quietus

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Forgotten Words: The Raincoats’ Three Lives
Three Decades On: Sepultura’s Roots At 30
Reissue Of The Week: Hell Hath No Fury by Clipse
Unbeatable: Drum’s Not Dead by Liars, 20 Years On
Peaches – No Lube So Rude
Pulp Share New Song, ‘Begging For Change’
Sunn O))) Share New Song, ‘Butch’s Guns’
John Coltrane Live Album ‘Tiberi Tapes’ Set for First Release
Organic Intelligence LIII: Slovakian Techno
Ancient to the Future: Discombobulated by Hen Ogledd
Voka Gentle – Domestic Bliss
Black Midi’s Cameron Picton Launches New Band, My New Band Believe
Bristol New Music Reveals Lineup for 2026 Edition
Cabaret Voltaire Unveil Live Album, ‘But What Time Is It Really?’
Alabaster DePlume Details New EP, ‘Dear Children Of Our Children, I Knew: Epilogue’
Vecna Guy’s Track Record: Jamie Campbell Bower’s Favourite Albums
Charli xcx – Wuthering Heights
Visible Cloaks Detail First Album in Nine Years, ‘Paradessence’
London Festival RALLY Announces 2026 Lineup
Ana Roxanne Returns with First Solo Album in Six Years
Danny L Harle – Cerulean
New Weird Britain in Review for February by Noel Gardner
“It’s About Time We Brought Art In, Innit?” Talk Talk’s The Colour Of Spring at 40
Tributes Paid to Ghold’s Oliver Martin
Casey Wasserman to Sell Talent Agency After Name Appears in Epstein Files
Guest Playlist: Hen Ogledd
Nightingale Floor – Five Stagings
Fight The Power: Chuck D on the Politics of Hip Hop
River Tweed Celebrated in new Installation
“Working-class males feel they are treated like scum by those in power” – John King Interviewed
Reissue of the Week: Sex Mad by Nomeansno
Jill Scott – To Whom This May Concern

Bandcamp Updates

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Steve Shelley’s Sonic Afterlife
Hen Ogledd, “DISCOMBOBULATED”
Essential Releases, February 20, 2026
Carpenter Brut Picks His Bandcamp Favorites
The Past, Present, and Future of Dance Music in D.C.
Phew and Danielle de Picciotto, “Paper Masks”
More Bands Left Behind By Streaming
Lucid Express, “Instant Comfort”
Class of ’86: Unsung Classics From The Year Thrash Broke
The Sound of One String Singing: A Guide to Arnold Dreyblatt
Cracking Open the Crypt of the Wizard
KMRU, “Kin”
The Improbable Journey of Dr Strangely Strange, Ireland’s Psych-Folk Pioneers
Worm, “Necropalace”
Essential Releases, February 13, 2026
25 Years In, Morr Music’s Electronic Empire Remains Unstoppable
Melbourne’s Cosmic Funk and Jazz Scene Punches Above Its Weight
Various Artists, “Mastery Quantum Sound”
The Tape Label Report, January 2026
Bandcamp Radio Adds Electronic Music and Indie to the Lineup
Where to Start With M., Black Metal’s Ascendant Dark Prince
Colin Self, “respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis (Expanded)”
The Best Latin Music on Bandcamp, January 2026
In the ’70s, Grupo Um Forged New Pathways in Brazilian Jazz
Beverly Glenn-Copeland, “Laughter In Summer”
Kenneth Kirschner’s Book of Musical Days
Charles “Poppy Bob” Walker, “DOUBLE-WIDE”
The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, January 2026
The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, January 2026
Daphni, “Butterfly”
Essential Releases, February 6, 2026
The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp, January 2026
The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, January 2026
Yamila, “Noor”
The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, January 2026
Tilaye Gebre, “Tilaye’s Saxophone With The Dahlak Band (የጥላዬ ሳክስ ከዳህላክ ባንድ ጋር)”

dusted

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Vorago — Morulus (Amor Fati)
Abronia — Shapes Unravel (Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube)
rest symbol — s/t (AN1MA)
Midori Hirano — Otonoma (Thrill Jockey)
The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
The Paranoid Style  —  Known Associates (Bar/None)
Final Dose — Endless Woe (Self-released)
Luke Temple & The Cascading Moms — Hungry Animal (Western Vinyl)
Photo by Domenico Gruosso, used with permission.
Eliza Garth — By the River (Centaur)
Shaking Hand — Shaking Hand (Melodic)
Robert Deeble — The Space Between Us (Mind Bomb Publishing)
Tyshawn Sorey — Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) (DACAMERA Editions)
YĪN YĪN — Yatta! (Glitterbeat)
Taker — Sons and Daughters (Self-released)
Department — The Audacity Files (Self-Release)
Scheen Jazzorkester & Ståle Storløkken — Double Reality Beyond Space And Time (Grong)
Cryptid Spawn — Black Phosphorous Dungeon (Iron Lung)
Cub — Come Out Come Out 30th Anniversary Editions (Mint)
أحمد [Ahmed] — سماع [Sama'a] (Audition) (OTOROKU)

Pitchfork

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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Slept Through His 2026 Grammy Win
Alysa Liu Skates to PinkPantheress at Olympic Gala
Willie Colón, Pioneering Salsa Trombonist, Dies at 75
Erotica
“Why”
Kin
“Shutting Up”
How to Change Your Artist Photo on Wikipedia
“Good Flirts” [ft. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd]
Pulp Share New Song “Begging for Change”
Jessie Ware Shares New Song “Ride”
Grace Ives Readies New Album Girlfriend and Tour
“Wuthering Heights” Review: A Romance in Scare Quotes
9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Baby Keem, Hen Ogledd, and Hilary Duff
Listen to SZA’s New Song From Pixar’s Hoppers
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar Link Up for New Song “Good Flirts”
luck… or something
Prizefighter
Beautiful Disaster
Dedication
Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten Covers Massive Attack for Peaky Blinders Movie
Rostam Premieres Original Version of Vampire Weekend’s “Campus”
Jacksonville Rapper Lil Poppa Dies at 25
“Oh Wow”
Foo Fighters Announce New Album Your Favorite Toy
Sunn O))) Share New Song “Butch’s Guns,” Add European Tour Dates
John Coltrane Live Album Tiberi Tapes Gets First-Ever Release
Wuthering Heights
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Deface the Currency

Cool Tools

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Retro Recomendo: Sleep
Book Freak #197: The Denial of Death
Lodging Hacks/Unusual Tours/Better Asia Nomad Options
What’s in my NOW? — Marcus Baw
Batmanga Vol. 1 / Vader
Fertilizer
Best Case Scenarios / Unloop / Craft Supply Bin
Purification Bottles/Cheapest Flights From Each State/Next Eclipse
What’s in my NOW? — Benoit
Things Organized Neatly / Sharks

McMansion Hell

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for patreon i wrote about getting stranded in tomorrowland as an 8th grader, michael sorkin’s…
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FYI, this post is now available for all to read!
McMansion Hell urges all New Yorkers to Rank Zohran Mamdani #1 for Mayor of NYC
Bonus Post: The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo, a treatise
simulacra for bootlickers
About my last few months.
on neuschwanstein castle (part 1)
New on Patreon: New Jersey Bonus Post (5 additional, “wonderful” rooms!“
new jersey “19th century” “eclecticism”
2007-core nostalgia extravaganza
namesake mcmansion
the motel room, or: on datedness
texas gothic revival
ode to a faux grecian urn
Hello everyone! The word is out – I am writing a book!
we’ve found it folks: mcmansion heaven
pre-recession, post-taste

Serious Eats

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We Tested 9 Olive Oil Dispensers—Here Are Our Favorites
Food Processor vs. Blender: What's the Difference?
We Tested 12 Flatware Sets to Find the Best Ones for Everyday Use
What’s the Deal With Instant Cold Brew Makers?
Why We Think Baratza Grinders Are worth the Money (Including Two That Are on Sale)
Should You Be Storing Coffee in a Coffee Canister?
We Tested 7 Pasta Makers to Find the Best Ones for Rolling and Cutting Dough
We Reviewed The Vitamix Immersion Blender (And It Was Almost Silly Powerful)
Honing Versus Sharpening a Knife: What's the Difference?
My KitchenAid Stand Mixer is Leaking Oil—What’s Going On?
How Do Keurig Coffee Makers Work, Anyways?
Does Your Beer Glass Really Matter? We Consulted a Beer Expert to Find Out
We Tested 7 Anti-Fatigue Mats—Here Are the Best Ones for Your Kitchen
We Tested 8 Countertop Ice Makers—Three Stood Out
We Reviewed 11 Bento Boxes to Find One We’d Pack Lunch In
How Do Air Fryers Work?
Balmuda: Our Review of the Pretty, Steam-Powered Toaster
The Spinn Coffee Maker Is One of the Only Automated Brewers We Like
We Tested 12 Garlic Presses—Two Smashed the Competition
The Breville Barista Express Impress Makes Home Espresso Approachable
We Tested 8 Enameled Cast Iron Skillets and Found Three Great Options
We Tested 11 Different Bundt Pans—Three Won Top Marks
We Tested 14 Popular Vegetable Peelers to Find the Best Ones
All of the Tools You Need to Make Really Great Baguettes at Home
Baking Steels vs. Stones: Which One Should You Buy?
Nespresso vs. Keurig: Which Coffee Maker is Better?
We Tested 10 Tofu Presses—Three Squeezed Out the Competition
We Tested 8 Mandolines to Find Ones That Could Slice with Ease
How a Food Dehydrator Can Help You Reduce Food Waste
We Tested the Anova Precision Chamber Vacuum Sealer
We Reviewed the Challenger Fermentation Mat and Recommend It for Sourdough Bakers
The Best Methods for Making Whipped Cream, Explained
17 Quick Dinner Recipes in 20 Minutes or Less
12 Freezer-Friendly Soups for a Warm Meal Whenever You Want It
What’s the Difference Between Glass and Metal Baking Pans?
We Tested 7 Squeeze Bottles to Find the Best for Your Kitchen
Chè Chuối (Vietnamese Banana, Tapioca, and Coconut Milk Dessert)
We Tested 20 Bread Machines—Three Proved They Were The Best
We Tested the Ankarsrum Stand Mixer for Months to Find Out if It’s Worth Buying
10 Cake Flour Recipes to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth
Palestinian Food 101: Recipes to Get You Started
Shack Sauce
Mansaf (Palestinian Spiced Lamb With Rice and Yogurt Sauce)
Ka'ak al Quds (Jerusalem Sesame Bread)
Kitchen Gear and Tools We Think You Should Have Two (Or More) Of
14 Last-Minute, Food-Related Valentine’s Day Gifts
The Breville Pizzaiolo Oven Makes Great Neapolitan Pizza—And It’s 20% Off This Week
Our Winning Milk Frother Is Finally Back in Stock—And It's On Sale
What is Sumac?
Why an Offset Spatula Is the Tool I Can’t Bake Without
Lomi Composter Review: Here’s Whether It’s Worth It (or Not)
Spice World: A Look Inside the Serious Eats Team's Spice Cabinets
Losh Kebabs (Armenian Grilled Meat Patties)
19 Sides to Go With Wings
The Best Kitchen Shoes, According to the Serious Eats Team
Is the Instant Pot Duo Crisp Ultimate Lid a Good Air Fryer?
12 Spicy Snacks That Bring the Heat
We Tested 13 Wine Decanters and Came Away with 2 Favorites
We Tested 8 Mini Whisks And Came Away with Three Favorites
16 Easy Noodle Recipes for a Quick Meal Any Time of Day
We Tested 13 Carbon Steel Pans—Three Stood Out
Moin Moin (Nigerian Steamed Bean Cake)
18 Date-Night Recipes for a Cozy Meal at Home
Homestyle Bibimbap
How to Deep-Clean Your Dutch Oven (and Keep It Looking Like New)
Malloreddus Alla Campidanese (Sardinian Ridged Pasta With Saffron and Pork Ragù)
Khorovats (Armenian Shish Kebabs)
Efo Riro (Nigerian Stewed Greens)
How to Roast Butternut Squash
Madeleines
We Tested 13 Nakiri Knives—Three Sliced Through the Competition
Puntarelle Alla Romana (Puntarelle Salad With Anchovy and Garlic Dressing)
21 Recipes to Make With Your Newly Gifted Gear
Fake 'Nduja
We Reviewed Anyday Cookware: Are the Microwavable Dishes Worthwhile?
We Reviewed 3 Cast Iron Bread Ovens and Recommend All of Them
The Best New Year's Kitchen Sales
Our Favorite Features of 2022
The Most Popular Serious Eats Recipes of 2022
Back of the House: Meet Our 2022 Contributors
Our Favorite Images of 2022
Our Favorite Recipes of 2022
Croquembouche
Is Breville’s New Joule Air Fryer Toaster Oven Worth Buying?
Saving the Pint: How a CO2 Shortage is Changing Beer Brewing
Mixed Berry Trifle
Cheese Foam Tea
Can You Stop Beans From Making You Fart? We Put 17 Methods to the Test
All of the Gear You Need to Make Your Own Gingerbread House
A Vegetarian's Christmas Eve Pig Roast
13 Make-Ahead Desserts for the Holidays
The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies
How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract
Nigerian Beef Stew
Tepache (Mexican Fermented Pineapple Drink)
How to Make Kombucha
Bloom Phase: How to Read the Bubbles In Your Coffee
Is It Worth Buying a Refurbished Vitamix or KitchenAid?
Sheet Pans Aren't Cookie Sheets: A Baking Sheet Explainer
Why A Small Fine Mesh Strainer Is Incredibly Versatile