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Meituan reports Q4 revenue up 4.1% YoY to ~$13.3B and a ~$2.2B adjusted net loss, vs. ~$1.9B est., amid an intense food delivery fight with Alibaba and JD.com (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
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Were there any Roman records of the trial of Jesus?
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Why would a nation deny the Armenian genocide ?
I'm an average Soviet citizen in 1976. After a years-long wait, I have finally received my new car. However, it has arrived with several mechanical defects. What recourse, if any, do I have?
To what extent did the social standards for female hair removal exist before the 20th-century safety razor?
Do we know if myths of werewolves (or lycothropy in general) can be traced back to something mundane, but beyond the understanding of ancient peoples?
Why did we used to condemn children born out of wedlock?
Under Apartheid, how legally feasible was it for Whites to have friendships with Black South Africans?
Why did Puritans cut off ears and tongues of Quakers?
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Was the destruction of Carthage controversial in Rome?
If someone had multiple peerage titles could they be inherited by different children?
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A common historical theory with regards to the USA's dominant position as a superpower in the contemporary world is that the USA is geographically isolated from nations hostile to it, that has enabled it to focus on scientific and technological progress more than defending itself. How valid is this?
Books on Russian Civil War: Lincoln or Beevor?
How did Sappho die, and/or what are the theories for it?
How was the French Revolution received by commoners OUTSIDE of Paris?
Did imperial Rome have a tourism industry?
Why was Andrew Jackson chosen for the 20 dollar bill?
Black and Arab soldiers in Nazi Germany, myth or reality?
Sicily, or at least parts of Sicily, were settled in and ruled over by Greeks for centuries. Why did the islands’ Greek heritage not persist? Was there ever a push by the Sicilians to be considered more Greek than Italian?
To what did European nobility actually raise their own children?
How harmful were common recreational drugs prior to the war on drugs or industrial revolution compared to today?

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Connectives in Asur: A North Munda Language
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Thoughts on critique of CDA?
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Negativas: A Prototype for Searching and Classifying Sentential Negation in Speech Data
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A new study reveals that newborn chicks connect sounds with shapes just like humans, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the “bouba-kiki” effect
A Grammar of Gaddi
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Adventures in Higher Education Marketing
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Glasses Cleaning Simulator
Claude 2028 -- Yes Claude is running for president
Track the Oscar nominees you've watched and pick your winners
'Well, it's twinkle, twinkle, little star, /
Analyzing 5 years'-worth of heart rate and fitness data
The Sound of Ocean Heat Energy
Training chatbots on specific topics
[AI] The Machines Built a Church While You Were Sleeping
An experiment in reading resumes under time pressure
gradient.horse
New York City Housing Visualization
Relationship Evaluation Form, redux
I made Apple Syrup!
Hamster Mortis Audioboook
"See all the other memes I made"
Long Dog (and other elongated animals)

Open Culture

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An Introduction to Brutalism: The Iconic Postwar Architectural Style That Combined Utopianism and Concrete
Meet the “Telharmonium,” the First Synthesizer (and Predecessor to Muzak), Invented in 1897
See the Climactic Ending of Steven Spielberg’s Breakout Duel Recreated Entirely with 3D-Printed Models
How the Hoover Dam Works: A 3D Animated Introduction
Lynda Barry on How the Smartphone Is Endangering Three Ingredients of Creativity: Loneliness, Uncertainty & Boredom
Watch Jazzy Spies: 1969 Psychedelic Sesame Street Animation, Featuring Grace Slick, Teaches Kids to Count
Every Known Work by Georgia O’Keeffe Has Been Digitized and Made Available Online
Why Smart People Feel Like Frauds: The Psychology of Impostor Syndrome and Its Hidden Benefits
How Quentin Tarantino’s One-Night “Detest Fest” Changed His Life & Set Him on the Path to Pulp Fiction
An Introduction to the Strait of Hormuz and Its Role in the Longstanding US-Iran Conflict
Alan Lomax’s Massive Music Archive Is Online: Features 20,000 Historic Blues & Folk Recordings
Jim Jarmusch Picks His Favorite Films from the The Criterion Collection
In Her Final Reflections, Jane Goodall Issues a Warning: “Without Hope, We Fall Into Apathy”
Learn Ancient Greek in 118 Free Lessons: A Free Online Course from Brandeis & Harvard
Hear Paul McCartney’s Forgotten 1967 Movie Soundtrack, Arranged by George Martin

NYT > Technology

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Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial
Meta Lays Off 700 Employees, While Rewarding Top Executives
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations
OpenAI Is Shutting Down Sora, Its A.I. Video Generator
Shield AI, a Start-Up Making Military Drones, Raises $2 Billion
Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
In ‘The AI Doc,’ Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Go on the Record
Leon Radvinsky, 43, Dies; Built the Adult-Entertainment Giant OnlyFans
Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Employees, Citing Fortnite Slump
Arm Holdings, in Break From Past, Will Sell Its Own Computer Chips
Judge Hears State Challenge to Trump’s Tech Deal Settlement
‘Real Housewives’ Has Been a Meme Gold Mine for 20 Years
Paul Brainerd Dies at 78; Pioneered Desktop Publishing With PageMaker
What to Know About Electric Cars When Gas Prices Are Surging
Elon Musk Is Responsible for Some Twitter Investor Losses, Jury Finds
More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.
Polymarket Says It Deals in Truth, but Its Social Feeds Are Filled With Falsehoods
‘A.I.-Washing’ Layoffs? + Why L.L.M.s Can’t Write Well + Tokenmaxxing
U.S. Says 3 Tied to Silicon Valley Server Maker Broke Export Laws
Jeff Bezos in Talks to Raise $100 Billion Fund to Transform Companies With A.I.
Have You Turned to A.I. For Advice on a Romantic Relationship?
The Long Farewell to Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse

NYT > Arts

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Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus” New York Debut On Hold Due to Mideast War
Raphael and the Renaissance of Divine Beauty
Rare Books Stolen From a Jesuit Archive in Rome Are Returned to Italy
D. Boon’s Death Shook Punk Rock. 40 Years Later, Minutemen Look Back.
When a Not-So-Dark Knight and His Sidekick Saved a Wacky Gotham
A Storied Rockefeller Art Trove Goes on View at Asia Society
Marriage Might Not Happen. But ‘Something Very Bad’ Did.
What’s Your Star Sign? The Ancients Could Offer You Some Insight.
Heirs of Dave the Potter, the Enslaved Artist, Are Battling to Recover His Legacy
Mearns and Melnick, Dance Stars Who Choose Each Other
‘BTS: The Return’ Review: Back in the Recording Booth
Mozart Wouldn’t Be Mozart Without These Three Objects
‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Playwright Briefly Kept Out of Broadway Rehearsals
A Free Home for San Francisco Artists, From Dave Eggers and Friends
‘They Will Kill You’ Review: The Co-Op From Hell
‘She Dances’ Review: Steve Zahn Is a Reluctant Chaperone
‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Review: Lost Souls and Found Follies
‘A Magnificent Life’ Review: An Era of Artistic Revolutions
‘Forbidden Fruits’ Review: Queen Bees of the Food Court
‘Fantasy Life’ Review: Digging Out of the Doldrums
‘Alpha’ Review: Body Trouble
The Thailand Biennale Brings More to Phuket Than Mass Tourism
In ‘The AI Doc,’ Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Go on the Record
8 Thriller Books About Housewives Getting Revenge
For Baccarat, This Artist Created a Different Kind of Chandelier
Josh Johnson Ridicules the Army’s Opening to Older Recruits
Chip Taylor, Writer of ‘Wild Thing’ and Other Classic Rock Hits, Dies at 86
Jury Awards Chance the Rapper $35 in Legal Fight With Former Manager
The Good List: 8 Things to Add Delight to Your Day
Pat Steir, Painter of Luminous ‘Waterfalls,’ Dies at 87
Stephen Colbert Is Writing a New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie
Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80
‘Bait’ Review: Bond. Shahjehan Bond.
A Master of Animation Is Back, With a ‘Magnificent’ Story
The ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Showrunner Feels Your Pain, Really
Larry Reed, Master of Shadow Puppetry, Dies at 81
In Marathon, A.I. Is Everywhere and Humanity Is an Anomaly
‘A Little Prayer,’ ‘Splitsville’ and More Streaming Gems
How ‘One Piece’ Fixed a Common Problem for Anime Adaptations
Write It Up! How Fast Do Our Journalists Type?
Late Night Questions the ‘Very Big Present’ Trump Got From Iran
Through Bamboo, the Artist Lap-See Lam Explores Her Family’s History
11 Robyn Bangers for the Pop Star’s Long-Awaited Return
Mike Vernon, Who Helped Spark the British Blues Boom, Dies at 81
Robert White, Tenor Renowned for Irish Ballads, Dies at 89
David A. Ross Sought Epstein’s Help to Build Art Museums. Now He’s Facing the Fallout.
The Final, Flying Colors of Matisse’s ‘Second Life’
Brooklyn Museum’s African Art Galleries to Unite Continent
Is It Possible to Solve the Ending of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’?
Comedy’s Most Manipulative Shot … and Its Greatest Weapon
Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients
Wicked Stepmother No Longer, a Female Pharoah Gets a Reputational Makeover
Late Night Doesn’t Feel So Hot About ICE at the Airport
John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in ‘Giant’: A Study in Monstrosity
How to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Collecting
Gold, A New Art Space in Hong Kong, Opens
A Painter Reveals Hong Kong’s Natural Wonders — and Where to See Them
Outside Art Basel Hong Kong, Cyborgs, Abstractions and More
Exploring Hong Kong’s Textile Trail
Valerie Perrine, Screen Siren Who Won Critical Acclaim, Dies at 82
Bill Cosby Loses Sex Assault Lawsuit and Faces a $59 Million Judgment

Geography

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State of r/geography in 2026: Should anything change?
How did Malaysia end up with this land connected to Indonesia?
unusual structure in the Russian taiga, anyone know what these are?
Oxbow lake?
One of the most flat places on earth - the Red River Valley (ND/MN)
Tonle Sap river: probably the only river that periodically and regularly changes direction. (Asia)
Why are all these Eurasian place-names all in Central-Eastern Ohio?
Why is the Denmark-Germany border on Google Maps incomplete?
Hiroshima and Lyon's confluence look almost the same
Interesting pattern i've noticed. "convention center theory" as I call it.
why syvash lake had green body of water?, or its just an mapping glitch or else?
Why the parts if china near the side of india have so main isolated water bodies
Anyone know what this pattern is called?
Magdalena River Cienagas in Colombia
can someone explain what is this called, how did it form and why is the inside of it much more lush than the surrounding
Hiroshima and Lyon's confluence look almost the same
I love it when you can see borders between countries from birds-eye view
Why is this part of Turkey so different? How did the mountains do this circle?
Duolingo for geography
What would it take to reclaim desert?
Are the biggest winners from all this recent global turmoil Geography teachers?
What are some of your favorite underrated/lesser known geographical location? One of mine is Malören in Sweden. It's a small island with a beach covered in exclusively round stones from the polishing of ocean waves over 1500 years
Sure, Chimborazo Has That Cool Bulge Fact - But the 'Closest to the Moon, Space and Stars' Thing is Way More Boring, Nuanced, and Not Real
What are some places that look like a starter Cities: Skylines run?
Is this the worst designed metro area in the United States in terms of planning and layout?

The Public Domain Review

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Doing Impressions: Monet’s Early Caricatures (ca. late 1850s)
Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History
Calicornication: Postcards of Giant Produce (1909)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland (1915)
Wayang Kulit: Raden Soelardi’s Illustrations of Javanese Puppets (1919)
The Blinkered Flâneur: Walking with Franz Hessel in 1920s Berlin
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)

The Quietus

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Symphonies from Destruction: Kinshasa in Action by KinAct
Taupe – Waxing | Waning
Judas Priest, Sad Wings Of Destiny & The Birth Of Modern Metal
Why we made a film about Mark Fisher called We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher
Natalie Marlin on The Chemical Brothers’ Hanna OST
Lee “Scratch” Perry’s ‘Final’ Album, a Collaboration with Mouse On Mars, Set for Release
Vince Clarke Launches Covers Project with Benge and Blancmange’s Neil Arthur
EFG London Jazz Festival Announces First Acts for 2026 Edition
james K Unveils ‘Friend’ Remix Album
Outside the Box: Sarah Nixey’s Favourite Albums
Ladytron – Paradises
FKA twigs Sues The Twigs Over Trademark Dispute
Rockfort! French Music for March, Reviewed by David McKenna
A lot of Opportunities: Pet Shop Boys’ Please Revisited
The Leaf Library – After the Rain, Strange Seeds
Sweet Belief: Cameron Picton on My New Band Believe
Underscores – U
Neurosis – An Undying Love For A Burning World
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Ben Cardew on The Pivotal Role of Stereolab’s ‘Super-Electric’
Neurosis Release First New Album in a Decade
Reissue of the Week: Roland Brival’s Créole Gypsy
Leila Bordreuil + Kali Malone – Music for Intersecting Planes
Native Instruments to Go into Full Insolvency
The Afghan Whigs Share New Song, ‘House Of I’
UK Government Scraps Support for AI Models Being Trained on Copyrighted Creative Material
The Strange World Of… Ed Kuepper
Teerath Majumder – Dust To Dust
Twilight of the Idols: Yourprettyplaceisgoingtohell by The Heads
Organic Intelligence LIV: Psychedelic Porto
Kraftwerk Unveil 50th Anniversary Reissue of ‘Radio-Activity’
Ana Roxanne Shares New Song, ‘Untitled II’
Retro Instinct Versus Future Fetish: Emperor Tomato Ketchup 30 Years On

Bandcamp Updates

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Side Door No. 2: How Taper’s Choice Became One of the Jam World’s Most Exciting Bands
Stuck, “Optimizer”
The Unclassifiable Excepter
A Puzzle Game Soundtrack That Plays With Your Head
dälek, “Brilliance of a Falling Moon”
On Their Own Terms: How the AACM Built a New American Music
Preserving the French Underground: A Guide to Souffle Continu
Building a Home for Brazilian Funk in Japan
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
Dagmar Zuniga, “in filth your mystery is kingdom / far smile peasant in yellow music”
The Long, Joyous Tradition of Cajun and Creole Accordion Music
God Knows and MuRli: Ireland’s Hip-Hop Gamechangers
Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”
Chicha Forever: The Evolution of Peruvian Cumbia
Xylitol, “Blumenfantasie”
The Ictus Ensemble Chart Classical Music’s Next Frontier
Duncecap & Samurai Banana, “Comfortably Suffering”
Cut Worms, “Transmitter”
Clover Records Is An Indie Pop Good-Luck Charm
Excavating the Pacific Northwest’s Art Rap Underground
Rapping with Kim Gordon
Essential Releases, March 13, 2026
Ora Cogan, “Hard Hearted Woman”
Underground Medicine #2
“Facts Aren’t Always Facts”: A Guide to Craven Faults
Mary Ocher, “Weimar”
ELUCID On The Chemistry That Powered His New Album
Bill Orcutt, “Music in Continuous Motion”
David Garland Picks His Bandcamp Favorites
Upset The Rhythm is One Big, Weird, Wonderful Family
The Notwist, “News from Planet Zombie”
Fugazi, “Albini Sessions”
The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, February 2026
The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp, February 2026
The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, February 2026
Various Artists, “HELP(2)”

dusted

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Sunn O))) — S/T (Sub Pop)
Healing and Peace — A Treatise (Self-Release)
The Notwist — News From Planet Zombie (Morr Music)
Barbaric Oath — Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance (Caligari)
Isabel Pine — Fables (Kranky)
Pan•American — Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane (Kranky)
Mors.Void.Discipline — Txketh)ëké (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)
Tinariwen — Hoggar (WEDGE)
Gunner — Reality Soldier (Iron Lung)
A note from the organizer that they’re still accepting tracks for this until the end of the week….
Landowner — Assumption (Exploding in Sound)
Laura Cetilia — Gorgeous Nothings (Elsewhere)
Lande Hekt — Lucky Now (Tapete)
Dwellnought — Monolith of Ephemerality (Caligari)
Listed: Department
What Is Now — Both/And (Algorithm Free)
Ovella Negra — Va de Mescles! (Segell Microscopi)
Photo by Domenico Gruosso, used with permission.
Iron & Wine — Hen’s Teeth (Sub Pop)
Michael Pisaro-Liu / Forming — Concentric Rings in Magnetic Levitation (Sawyer Editions)

Pitchfork

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An Undying Love for a Burning World
Is This All There Is? EP
Beetle
97 EP
Kanye West Says His New Album Bully Uses “No AI”
FKA twigs Files New Lawsuit Against Shia LaBeouf Over “Illegal” NDA
Watch Geese Cover the Stone Roses in Manchester
Sublime Announce First Album in 30 Years
Watch Gelli Haha Drive a Cloud in Rainbow-Hued Video for New Song
Vince Clarke Launches New Analog Synth Covers Project
Watch Snail Mail Debut New Song “Tractor Beam” on Fallon
Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Final Album is a Collaboration With Mouse on Mars
James K Launches Friend Remix Album With New Tracks From Objekt and Jasss
Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Ramones Cover Tom Waits on New Compilation
Two Shell’s New Song Wants You to “Smile”
Duffy Will Tell Her Abduction and Assault Story in New Documentary
Aja Monet Preps New Album, Shares “Elsewhere” Video
i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley
Needle Guy EP
Dying Is the Internet
I know you’re hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try
Waxahatchee and Brennan Wedl Cover Kathleen Edwards’ “Six O’Clock News”
Watch Jim Legxacy Bop Around London in Video for New Song “IDK IDK”
Pixies Detail 40th Anniversary U.S. Shows
Fire-Toolz Signs to Warp for New Album Lavender Networks
Watch Flea Cover Frank Ocean on Fallon
Watch Jeff Tweedy Perform “Lou Reed Was My Babysitter” on Kimmel
The 66 Most Anticipated Tours of Spring 2026
Downtown Boys Return With First Album in Nine Years
Jay-Z Opens Up About Kendrick-Drake Beef in Rare Interview

Cool Tools

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What’s in my NOW? — Mark Rae Peet
Quidditch Through the Ages / Hurts Like a Mother
Power Gear
Flighty / 23 learnings on community / Keep the Meter Running
Book Freak #201: Indistractable
Earbud Straps/Companion Flights Perk/Extra Airport Time
What’s in my NOW? — Quentin Sinig
Creeping Death from Neptune / The Book of Gossage
Beekeeping
Articles of Interest / Still Here / Secret exec contacts

McMansion Hell

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mctuscan heaven
for patreon i wrote about getting stranded in tomorrowland as an 8th grader, michael sorkin’s…
chud atlantis
For Patreon, I wrote about developer slop flooring, the history of walking on plastic, and what fake…
glam metal modern but also your contractor is going to jail dawg
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

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)
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