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Jensen Huang says Nvidia expects to generate $1T+ from its Blackwell and Rubin chips through the end of 2027, after previously forecasting $500B by 2026's end (Ian King/Bloomberg)
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Apple acquires MotionVFX, a Polish company that develops plugins, visual effects, and motion graphics tools for Final Cut Pro (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
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Office Hours March 16, 2026: Questions and Discussion about Navigating Academia, School, and the Subreddit
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How did Jacques-Louis David paint "The Coronation of Napoleon"? With the painting being 33 x 20 ft, how did he access the center of the canvas?
Was or wasn’t the annexation of Canada an official War Aim of the War of 1812?
Why did large amount of Europeans migrate to the North Africa in the 19th century?
Is Jiang Xueqin (Predictive History) a fraud?
What explains the shift from 19th-century Pan-Slavic unity movements to the violent inter-Slavic conflicts of the 1990s?
Do we know what relationships were like between European pirates and their Malagasy wives?
In medieval dynasties, what eventually happened to the descendants of non-inheriting children if they weren’t able to secure a title or other position of influence? Did successive generations gradually revert to being peasants?
Industrialists like Cadbury and Rowntree used to build homes and provide education for their workers and their families. Do we know when and why that philanthropic tradition died out?
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There was significant scrutiny and backlash against video game violence and content in the US, why did the same not happen in Japan?
How prevalent were stone castles/fortifications in early 13th century Poland, Hungary, and western Slavic areas?
would lower class people have known about the Iliad in the 1700s?
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Was Franco's Spain, Tojo's japan, and Nazi Germany fascist, or did they all have their own ideologies?
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Is historiography a generalist discipline?
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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
SPATIAL CODE AND CULTURAL GESTALT IN THE MEDIA FRAMING OF BUSINESS DISCOURSE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
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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
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Polysynthesis in Sora (Munda) with Special Reference to Noun Incorporation (2017)
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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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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)
mynderMail v2 - send a note to yourself others as fast as you can type it
Eating Litter (a poem)
Ideal Conditions Calculator
Motif: create patterns, see them repeat

Open Culture

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The Fascinating Engineering of the Titanic: How the Great Ocean Liner Was Built
How to Read Books That Challenge Your Mind: Advice from Robert Greene, Author of The 48 Laws of Power
Hear Seven Hours of Women Making Electronic Music (1938–2014)
The Monty Python Philosophy Soccer Match: The Ancient Greeks Versus the Germans
How the Long-Lost Body of Richard III Was Found Under a Parking Lot: Solving a 500-Year-Old Mystery
How to Rescue a Wet, Damaged Book: A Handy Visual Primer
The Met Releases High-Definition 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sarcophagi, Van Gogh Paintings, Marble Sculptures & More
Watch Peter Tork Quietly Mouth Other Actors’ Lines in The Monkees: A Strange Quirk You’ll Never Unsee
Who Would Be Emperor If the Roman Empire Still Existed Today?
The Futurist Cookbook (1930) Tried to Turn Italian Cuisine into Modern Art
AI Figures Out the Rules of a Mysterious 2,000-Year-Old Board Game from Ancient Rome
Inside the Automats Where Coin-Operated Machines Created a Modern, Democratic Dining Experience
Roman Statues Weren’t White; They Were Once Painted in Vivid, Bright Colors
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: From the Walls of Babylon to the Sewers of Rome
Bertrand Russell’s Advice For How (Not) to Grow Old: “Make Your Interests Gradually Wider and More Impersonal”

NYT > Technology

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How Trump Drove a Wedge Between Florida Republicans Over A.I.
TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.
Nvidia Debuts New A.I. Product at GTC Developer Conference
Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions
A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity
Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns
Social Media Addiction Trial Nears End. Society Long Ago Rendered Its Verdict.
A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully.
A.I. Writes Buggy Code. A Silicon Valley Start-Up Wants to Fix It.
Silicon Valley’s Image Takes a Dark Turn in Pop Culture
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
They Don’t Want Their Company’s Surveillance Tool Used by ICE
Meta Acquires Moltbook, the Social Network Just for A.I. Bots
A.I. Incites a New Wave of Grieving Parents Fighting for Online Safety
Boeing Says Wiring Issue Will Delay Some 737 Max Deliveries
How Do You Use A.I. for Daily Life?
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos
Former Meta A.I. Chief’s Start-Up Is Valued at $3.5 Billion
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy

NYT > Arts

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For Once, the Oscars Got a Lot Right (Even the In Memoriam Segment)
Best and Worst Moments From the 2026 Oscars
At the Governors Ball After-Party, Stars Celebrate the 2026 Oscars
The Politics of Teyana Taylor’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Character
Why Did Trump Officials Award $2 Million to a Small Art School in Queens?
Pope to Make a (Virtual) Visit for the United States’ 250th Birthday
Jess and Morgs Blur the Boundaries Between Live Performance and Film
Review: ‘The Silent Serenade’ at Mannes Opera
Review: Handel’s ‘Hercules’ at Carnegie Hall
Highlights From the 2026 Oscars: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Six Awards, Including Best Picture
Our Favorite Oscars Red Carpet Photos Featuring Jessie Buckley and Emma Stone
Oscars 2026 Winners List: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ and More
In ‘The Lady,’ a Current Royal Scandal Meets an Older One
Brené Brown and Adam Grant Want to Repair the Discourse
At Dance Reflections, Embodied Acts of Memory
Oscars Cut Off ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Speech in Brutal Live Moment
Trump Defends Need for Kennedy Center Renovation Project
John Bengtson, Modern-Day Silent-Film Sleuth, Dies at 68
Michael B. Jordan Wins Best Actor
Where to Stream the 2026 Oscar Winners, From ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘Sinners’
Norway Celebrates Oscar Win for Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’
The Best Oscars Fashion Trend Was Dresses You Can Breathe In
Where to Stream the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson
‘Imperfect Women,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV This Week
Javier Bardem and Other Stars Address Wars and Free Speech at Oscars
‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture at 2026 Oscars After Awards Sweep
Jessie Buckley Caps Award Season with ‘Hamnet’ Oscar Win for Best Actress
Michael B. Jordan Wins the Best Actor Oscar for ‘Sinners’
Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’
Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes History as First Woman to Win Best Cinematography
A Surprising Oscars Tie Is the Seventh in Academy Awards History
‘The Singers’ and ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’ Tie for Oscar
Barbra Streisand Pays Tribute to Robert Redford at 2026 Oscars
Billy Crystal Leads 2026 Oscars Tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner
Conan O’Brien Parodies ‘Weapons’ and Roasts Timothée Chalamet in 2026 Oscars Monologue
Sean Penn Wins Best Supporting Actor for ‘One Battle After Another’ but Skips Oscars
All about the new Oscar for casting.
Amy Madigan, 75, Wins First Oscar for ‘Weapons’ as Aunt Gladys
Matt Berry will be this year’s ‘Voice of God.’
Best picture nominees had mixed box office firepower.
Oscars Security Remains Tight Amid U.S.-Israel War With Iran
Anti-ICE campaign takes to the streets near the ceremony.
How The New York Times Covers the Oscars
What to expect on Sunday.
Oscars 2026 Takeaways: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Honors
How to watch the ceremony tonight.
‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes
Paul R. Ehrlich, Who Alarmed the World With ‘The Population Bomb,’ Dies at 93
Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87
‘Trash’ Review: Bickering About Chores, in Sign Language
Why Are We in Iran? On ‘S.N.L.’, Pete Hegseth Has the Answer: ‘I Don’t Know’
How to Watch the Oscars 2026: Start Time, Host and Streaming
Jürgen Habermas Dies at 96; One of Postwar Germany’s Most Influential Thinkers
How Not to Become the ‘Dead Wife in a Movie’ Trope
What to Watch for at the 2026 Oscars: Best Actor Race, Conan O’Brien and More
Michael B. Jordan of ‘Sinners’ Is a Star. But Is He an Oscar-Worthy Actor?
The City That Inspired Rothko (It’s Not New York)
Kacey Musgraves, the Pussycat Dolls: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
Gorillaz on ‘The Mountain’ and Celebrating Lost Musicians
Prediction Markets? An 83% Chance That Oscars Pundits Hate Them.
On the Road, Primal Screams Optional, With Mae Martin
Forget ‘Marty Supreme.’ Meet the Real Table Tennis Champion of New York.

Geography

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State of r/geography in 2026: Should anything change?
What is this structure in Nevada?
Nepal has almost doubled its forest coverage since the early 90s
The UAE is just called "Pirate Coast" on this old globe
Which places in the world have the same languid, soft, dreamy paradise-like feel of the Californian coast?
Why does Islam seem to follow mostly desert countries?
California's Population Imbalance: Greater LA vs. the Rest of the State
The Cosquer cave is a Palaeolithic decorated cave, located in France, that contains numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP. The cave has more than 200 parietal figures and is also the only decorated cave whose entrance opens under the sea
Islands with populations almost entirely on one side
Literal translation of Sweden's 25 provinces
Why is Sicily’s population 5 million whereas Peloponnese has only 1 ? They have similar sized territories
National Geographic Global Pursuit (1987)
Borders on Caspian Sea
I made a map of the colours countries usually wear in athletic competition
This might be a weird question, but are there places in the world today where you could basically live like a feudal lord if you have the right connections or money?
I have one question about this Criminally under appreciated Range: Cardamom Hills.
Most popular book genre by country, 36 countries mapped
Found this interesting abandon village in middle of saraha in Niger called Djado.
Why are German villages on average more modern and better maintained than French ones, even in the east?
Is this part of the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border disputed?
Is there a place similar to Mecca that can be visited by non-muslims?
Swedens provinces (directly) translated into English
Fertility rate of America by state, average of 1955-1964
Is there a river in the world wider than it is long?
Which countries have a "second city" that is often more traveled to, admired and popular than its largest city?

The Public Domain Review

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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)
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 Quietus

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Alice Coltrane and Eternity in 1976
Delphine Dora – L’ineluctable pulsation du temps
A Cave of Wonders: Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten on the Record Shop that Made Him
Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt to Release Collaborative Album
Music Company Concord Acquires Ninja Tune
Reissue of the Week: Prostitute’s Attempted Martyr
Low Culture Podcast: Suicide’s Debut Album
Kim Gordon – Play Me
Rewire Completes 2026 Lineup
Kneecap Member Mo Chara Will Not Face New Trial After UK Government Loses Appeal
Tara Clerkin Trio Detail New Album, ‘Somewhere Good’
Ore Ore Ore: The Andrea True Connection’s More More More
The Four Seasons: Bill Orcutt’s Music In Continuous Motion
Phew and Danielle de Picciotto – Paper Masks
Olof Dreijer Reveals Debut Solo Album, ‘Loud Bloom’
Skaņu Mežs Announces First Artists Playing 2026 Edition
Modest Mouse Return with First New Song in Five Years
MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt Unveil Split Album, ‘POMPEII // UTILITY’
Iceage Share First New Song in Five Years, ‘Star’
That’s How We Make It Our Home: Will Oldham Selects 13 Valiant Records from Louisville, Kentucky
Tanya Tagaq – Saputjiji
BIG|BRAVE Detail New Album, ‘In Grief Or In Hope’
Live Nation and US Justice Department Edge Towards Settling Antitrust Lawsuit
Wasserman Agency Rebrands as The·Team
Straight Hedge! Noel Gardner Reviews Punk & HC for March
Okkyung Lee + Explore Ensemble – Signals
New UK Fund Established to Support Artists with Touring Costs
How Pet Shop Boys Sold City Glamour to Queer Suburban Kids
New Age Doom featuring H.R. – Angels Against Angels
More than Theoretical Girls: Adele Bertei on the Women of No Wave
Fugazi Share Previously Unreleased Recordings Made Alongside Steve Albini
The White Hotel Adds Kali Malone, Klein and More to Lineup for Blackpool Festival

Bandcamp Updates

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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)”
Essential Releases, March 6th, 2026
Today is Bandcamp Friday
The Best Latin Music on Bandcamp. February 2026
The Tape Label Report, February 2026
The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, February 2026
Shabaka, “Of The Earth”
The Best Metal on Bandcamp, February 2026
NIMF, “Sirenoscape”
The Best Electronic Music on Bandcamp, February 2026
The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp, February 2026
The Best Punk on Bandcamp, February 2026
Cryptic Shift, “Overspace & Supertime”
The Best Hip-Hop on Bandcamp, February 2026
The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, February 2026
Bill Callahan, “My Days of 58”
How Kuljit Bhamra Invented Punjabi Disco
Essential Releases, February 27, 2026
EXEK, “Prove The Mountains Move”
Converge Pick Their Bandcamp Favorites
Christine Ott and the Mysteries of the Martenot

dusted

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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)
Dust, Volume 12, Number 2 — Part 2
Dust, Volume 12, Number 2 — Part 1
Hen Ogledd — DISCOMBOBULATED (Weird World)
Jackie West — Silent Century (Ruination)
Chad Taylor Quintet — Smoke Shifter (Otherly Love)
Heavenly — Highway to Heavenly (Skep Wax)
Bill Callahan — My Days of 58 (Drag City)

Pitchfork

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Sturgill Simpson Promises to Punish "Miserable Shit Asses" Who Leaked His Album
Reader Q&A With Mandy, Indiana
Jaeychino, Ora Cogan, Rostam, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Death Cab for Cutie Line Up New Album
Watch Barbra Streisand Sing “The Way We Were” in Robert Redford Tribute at 2026 Oscars
Midnight Zone (Original Soundtrack)
Hard Hearted Woman
Music in Continuous Motion
Kyriemo Irving
Oscars 2026: KPop Demon Hunters’ “Golden” Wins Best Original Song
Oscars 2026: Ludwig Göransson Wins Best Original Score for Sinners
Oscars 2026: Watch Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq, and More Perform “I Lied to You”
Oscars 2026 Winners: See the Full List
Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dies at 64
Watch Harry Styles Bring “Dance No More” and “Coming Up Roses” to SNL
I Could Live in Hope
Paris in the Spring
“Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)”
“Oh! Give me something to believe in”
Quavo’s New Street-Racing Movie Features Takeoff’s Final Acting Role
Watch the Sunny Music Video to ML Buch’s New Song
Oneohtrix Point Never on the Music That Made Him
The 2Slimey Roundtable
Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt Share First Songs From Collaborative Album
Lykke Li Shares “Knife in the Heart,” Her “Brutalist Nursery Rhyme Anthem”
9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Kim Gordon, James Blake, and More
Listen to Broken Social Scene’s New Song “Hey Amanda”
PLAY ME
Lateral
early life crisis

Cool Tools

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Beekeeping
Articles of Interest / Still Here / Secret exec contacts
Book Freak #200: The 5 Types of Wealth
Wraparound Sleep Mask/Hotel Point Changes/Remote Worker Lodging
What’s in my NOW? — Paul Parkinson
What is a Witch / Rosalie Lightning
Dental Care
Maverick tours / Protocol cards / Kitchen sponge
Book Freak #199: Thinking in Systems
Ski Coat Sales/Delayed Luggage Tactics/Another United Devaluation

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)
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
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