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USA Organizing Calendar - April 16 to May 1
This op shop fixes donated items to reduce landfill
If I could stop time, I wood.
Mamdani introduces pied à terre tax
Politics for Joy & Species-Being
Samia's just here to slay...
Menace on the Streets
Miata is Always the Answer
Rare photos of endemic owl captured in magical remote NT sighting
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Stop Using Ollama
IPv6 traffic crosses the 50% mark
Darkbloom – Private inference on idle Macs
FSF trying to contact Google about spammer sending 10k+ mails from Gmail account
RedSun: System user access on Win 11/10 and Server with the April 2026 Update
The paper computer
Cybersecurity looks like proof of work now
A Look into NaviDial, Japan's Legacy Phone Service
RamAIn (YC W26) Is Hiring
Moving a large-scale metrics pipeline from StatsD to OpenTelemetry / Prometheus
Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45
Too much discussion of the XOR swap trick
Fast and Easy Levenshtein distance using a Trie (2011)
ChatGPT for Excel
Rewriting a 20-year-old Python library
Cal.com is going closed source
I made a terminal pager
Introduction to spherical harmonics for graphics programmers
Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data
North American English Dialects
The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock
Show HN: Libretto – Making AI browser automations deterministic
Retrofitting JIT Compilers into C Interpreters
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The buns in McDonald's Japan's burger photos are all slightly askew
CRISPR takes important step toward silencing Down syndrome’s extra chromosome
US v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. 2026) no attorney-client privilege for AI chats [pdf]
PiCore - Raspberry Pi Port of Tiny Core Linux
Agent - Native Mac OS X coding ide/harness
Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds

Techmeme

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Voice actors worldwide are mobilizing to protect their livelihoods and personality rights as Hollywood studios push AI dubbing to replace human performances (Rina Chandran/Rest of World)
A primer on interpretability and how AI researchers are figuring out how to open and understand the "black box" that holds the formulas within most AI models (Oliver Whang/New York Times)
How cyberscammers are bypassing major banks' KYC facial scans using stolen biometric data and virtual camera tools sold via Telegram channels (Fiona Kelliher/MIT Technology Review)
India produces over 1.5M CS graduates annually, but scale is no longer an advantage with the rise of AI coding tools; Infosys revamps hiring to focus on AI (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
Analysis: China's chipmaking tool imports from Singapore rose 17% YoY to $5.7B in 2025, from Malaysia rose 2x+ to $3.4B; direct US imports fell 34% YoY to ~$2B (Nikkei Asia)
Sources say Ola's AI venture Krutrim's smart assistant Kruti is unavailable to users and the development of its Indian multilingual LLM, Krutrim 3, has stalled (Swathi Moorthy/The Economic Times)
Amazon launches its first smart warehouse in Shenzhen, aiming to cut local merchant storage costs by up to 45% as competition with Shein and Temu intensifies (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)
Ohio's gambling regulator proposes to fine Kalshi $5M for unlicensed sports gambling, after a federal judge ruled that Kalshi's sports bets constitute gambling (Max Filby/The Columbus Dispatch)
OpenAI updates Agents SDK with native sandboxing and an in-distribution harness for deploying and testing agents on long-horizon tasks (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)
Companies that hire young "AI natives" have found that AI tools can be both helpful and debilitating to workers, in some cases requiring more careful oversight (Jo Constantz/Bloomberg)
European VC funding in Q1 2026 rose nearly 30% YoY to $17.6B, AI claimed over 50% of all European funding for the quarter, and deal volume dropped 40% YoY (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)
Anthropic rolls out identity verification that may require Claude users to provide a government-issued photo ID and live selfie to access "certain capabilities" (Jose Antonio Lanz/Decrypt)
A TTP analysis finds dozens of nudify apps in Apple and Google app stores via search, despite company policy prohibiting them; the apps earned $122M+ in revenue (Bloomberg)
X launches Cashtags, a feature that lets users view real-time financial data on stocks and crypto directly in their timelines, in the US and Canada (Timmy Shen/The Block)
Former Mercor staffers describe "operational mishaps" at the $10B startup, including employee fraud, a security breach, and suspected North Korean infiltration (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)

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Good sleep, good learning, good life
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What is jj and why should I care? - Steve's Jujutsu Tutorial
Most people can't juggle one ball — LessWrong
Saying Goodbye to Agile
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The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code
Every train, a note.
They See Your Photos
www.dbreunig.com
All elementary functions from a single operator
Your Backpack Got Worse On Purpose
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5NF and Database Design | Database Design Book
FontSelf
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Introducing Apple Frames 4: A Revamped Shortcut, Support for Frame Colors, Proportional Scaling, and the Apple Frames CLI for Developers - MacStories
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Lean proved this program was correct; then I found a bug.
The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Work
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Want to Write a Compiler? Just Read These Two Papers.
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Getting the Flock out
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I tried an abliterated local LLM and it feels nothing like the others
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Rising AI Adoption Spurs Workforce Changes
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Claude Code's Source: 3,167-Line Function, Regex Sentiment
New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy | The New Yorker
Users lose $9.5 million to fake Ledger wallet app on the Apple App Store
Golden tickets. – Present & Correct
The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian
Typotheque: Zed font system for information accessibility.
Brocards for vulnerability triage
Rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive | Hacker News
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China shock 2.0: the flood of high-tech goods that will change the world
Everyone is wrong about that Slack flowchart – Sophie Alpert
The AI Layoff Trap
China’s Parallel Web Behind the Wall | Vale.Rocks
I went to school with Graham Platner. Here's a look at his success
Large Scale Systems Museum / Museum of Applied Computer Technology
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Mark’s Magic Multiply
Installing every* Firefox extension
Is math big or small?
GitHub - saffron-health/libretto: The AI toolkit for building and maintaining browser automations · GitHub
To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain - Ars Technica
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Things to do in Durham this week (April 13-19)
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We just won our Live Nation / Ticketmaster monopoly case. - AG Jeff Jackson
Drought Conditions and Water Restrictions
Anybody else lose power in east Durham?
Lost dog seen at the ATT
Power outage?
Found one!
Every time I walk past this I laugh
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Hardware hackathon opportunity for local high school students
Stories from the Water and the Land: Sustaining Communities
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H2Go transportation service - Poor service
One of if not the best authentic Mexican restaurants in Durham.
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Laws around breaking rental lease in NC
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Update to Important NC Drinking Water Hearings
ISO Gardener for Regular Maintenance for Flower Beds and Shrubs
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In Defense of Dumb Dogs
Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds
Whydah Gally Shipwreck Corrects a Myth About African Gold
Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease from Animals to People
In the Desert, a ‘Cleaning Station’ for Ants
NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Reunite With Friends and Family After 10-Day Moon Mission
Artemis II Splashdown Gives NASA Momentum in Renewed Moon Race
These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.
Analysis of Alzheimer’s Drugs Stirs Debate About Their Effectiveness
A New Exhibition at New York’s Natural History Museum Honors Fossil Hunters
Youths Who Sued Trump Over Orders to ‘Unleash’ Energy Try to Revive Case
Gray Whales Are Dying in San Francisco Bay
Another Giant Leap Reminds Us How Small We Are
The Northeast Hoped to Lead on Climate. Now It’s Rethinking.
How Recovery Personnel Will Secure Artemis II Capsule at Sea After Splashdown
What will happen during the final hours of the Artemis II mission?
Here’s what the astronauts did for 10 days in space.
Thomas S. Langner, Who Linked Social Ills to Mental Illness, Dies at 102
See Photos From All 10 Days of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission
NASA Artemis II Splashdown: Time, Live Stream and How to Watch Landing
Is a Big Album Dropping? You Might Want to Watch the Road.
E.P.A. Says It Will End Biden’s Coal Ash Disposal Rules
New Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling
For Artemis II, Returning to Earth May Be the Most Dangerous Part of the Mission
Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington
I.U.C.N. Red List Moves Emperor Penguins to “Endangered”
Vegetative Patients May Be More Aware Than We Knew
Why Manatees Need Humans to Slow Down and Pay Attention
NASA Prepares for Artemis II Splashdown After Historic Moon Flyby

Nature

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Venus’s impenetrable haze could be made of cosmic dust
Cytoplasmic lattices are megadalton storage complexes in mammalian oocytes
Retraction Note: The hidden fitness of the male zebra finch courtship song
Editorial Expression of Concern: Creation of human tumour cells with defined genetic elements
Author Correction: HER2 expression identifies dynamic functional states within circulating breast cancer cells
Carbonyl swapping converts cyclic ketones to saturated heterocycles
Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of ‘off label’ treatments
Monolithic 3D integration of tantalum pentoxide nonlinear photonics
Linear RAG scanning mediates editing of Igκ variable region repertoires
Identifying the topographic signature of early Martian oceans
Brainwide blood volume reflects opposing neural populations
Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia
Tumour promotion through the lens of evolution
mRNA vaccines engage unconventional pathways in CD8+ T cell priming
Prospective evaluation of genomics-guided off-label treatment
Cell-type-targeted mitochondrial transplantation rescues cell degeneration
A spatial atlas of the healthy human liver from live donors
A mechanism for adaptive genome regulation in cancer
Molecular basis for methylation-sensitive editing by Cas9
Emergence of oncofetal plasticity is ubiquitous in early colorectal cancers
Template-driven scaffolding of SCFFBXO42 regulates PP2A degradation
Continuously tunable coherent pulse generation in a semiconductor laser
The neural mechanisms supporting the rise and fall of maternal aggression
Language models transmit behavioural traits through hidden signals in data
Pixelated quantum-dot superlattice LEDs
300-unit-per-second roll-to-roll manufacturing of visible metalenses
Imaging interface-controlled bulk oxygen spillover
Mapping convergent regulators of melanoma drug resistance by PerturbFate
EBV strain interacts with host HLA to drive nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk
Composable neural emulators accelerate thermoelectric generator design
What China’s Great Green Wall can teach the world
Four rising stars shaping the future of cancer research
AI speeds up design of devices that turn waste heat into electricity
Here are the top locations for cancer research in the Nature Index
I was set to lead an undergraduate research trip abroad. Then my visa was denied
Improving cancer survival rates will require hard policy choices
Molecular profiling of gene-edited cells reveals shared drug-resistance mechanisms
AI models ‘subliminally’ transmit biases when training other systems
Global cancer rates are rising. How are countries reacting?
A guide to the Nature Index
Therapeutic mitochondria transplants made more efficient with targeting tool
Bad influence: LLMs can transmit malicious traits using hidden signals
A picture of health: gene-expression maps of the human liver from living donors
Can China’s Great Green Wall shape efforts to keep the world’s deserts at bay?
Early-onset cancer fuels calls for wider screening — but at what cost?
Why more fossil fuels won’t fix the Iran energy crisis
How effective is the personalized off-label use of targeted cancer treatment?
Dozens of AI disease-prediction models were trained on dubious data
Ozymandias undead
Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Polyclonal selection of immune checkpoint mutations in thyroid autoimmunity
Autonomous closed-loop framework for reproducible perovskite solar cells
The striking history of safety matches
Stop overlooking librarians’ expertise
Deep-sea mining mustn’t go ahead until there are baseline data
AI agents replicate human social dynamics in days
Marine heatwaves can supercharge cyclones
China discontinues prominent journal ranking list
Researchers: here’s how to audit your fragmented digital identity
The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
AI needs solid botanical data more than ever
Stop the ‘space race’: space exploration must be a shared human endeavour
NSF awards record number of coveted PhD fellowships in surprise move
What Orbán’s fall from power means for research
Boycott of major AI conference exposes a growing US–China divide
Saving face: why facial scars are smaller than back scars
Viruses allegedly stolen from high-security lab cause stir in Brazil
14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered
The ‘crazy rule-defying’ genes that determine sex
Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks
How I harness research to inform humanitarian relief efforts
Daily briefing: 14 things PhD students liked hearing from their supervisors
Huge analysis of 320,000 careers suggests that productive researchers stay that way
Author Correction: Multi-omic profiling reveals age-related immune dynamics in healthy adults
How the butterfly got its name: Books in brief

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The scope of biological possibility expands
The delicate dance of Earth and life
Emergent predictability in microbial ecosystems
Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years
Species-specific oxygen sensing governs the initiation of vertebrate limb regeneration
Tectonic origin of Yellowstone’s translithospheric magma plumbing system
Sialylated CD43 forms a glyco-immune barrier that restrains antileukemic immunity
Luminal surface proteome of the brain vasculature uncovers blood-brain barrier regulators
Observation of Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universal scaling in two dimensions
Integrative experiments identify how punishment affects welfare in public goods games
Modular enantioselective photocatalysts from privileged pybox scaffolds
Competence-mediated DNA uptake diversifies Vibrio cholerae sedentary chromosomal integrons
Many-body interferometry with semiconductor spins
Shape anisotropy governs organization of active rods: Swarming, turbulence, flocking, and jamming
Hyaluronic acid and tissue mechanics orchestrate mammalian digit tip regeneration
Lethal conflict after group fission in wild chimpanzees
A shared code for perceiving and imagining objects in human ventral temporal cortex
Nutritional specialization and social evolution in woodroaches and termites
How artificial intelligence is reengineering protein engineering
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The wisdom in mistakes
Magma plumbing beneath Yellowstone
Civil war among wild chimpanzees
A universal law for random fluctuations
The sialic shield of leukemia cells
Awakening latent regeneration in mammals
We survived COVID-19—Are we ready for Nipah?
The case for nitrogen neutrality
Amazon infrastructure poses biosecurity risks
Mars mission aims for nuclear propulsion—on a tight deadline
Trump reprises requests for deep cuts to federal research spending
As attacks escalate, Iran’s universities become targets
Cash isn’t enough to get scientists to spot errors, project finds
Pesticides may wreak havoc on the gut microbiome
Department of Energy’s AI push squeezes scientists
AIs can ‘memorize’ data they shouldn’t. Can they be forced to forget?
A bad crowd
Are current tools enough to tackle the ocean biodiversity crisis?
More transparency needed on misconduct
Diagnostics investments and disease burden
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Editorial Expression of Concern for the Research Article “Kinetic organization of the genome revealed by ultraresolution multiscale live imaging” by J. Lee et al.

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Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality
What the Iran War Means for China
China’s G.D.P. Stronger Than Expected, Led by Infrastructure Spending
Trump Breaks With Meloni, Italy’s Leader, Amid Dispute Over Pope and Iran
How Trump’s Clash With Pope Leo Turned Into a Fight Over Theology
In the House, Republican Plans Go Awry Amid Party Divides
Labor Department Investigates Texts Sent Among Staff, Secretary and Her Family
That Meeting You Hate May Keep A.I. From Stealing Your Job
What Is ‘Jagged Intelligence’ and How Can It Reframe the AI Debate?
Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where.
S&P 500 Hits Record High as Stock Market Looks Beyond Iran War
Trump’s ‘Triumphal Arch’ Draws Backlash, Even From an Expert Who Proposed It
Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures
Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems
The Pied-à-Terre Tax Has Failed Before. Could This Year Be Different?
What Is the Pied-à-Terre Tax? 5 Things to Know About Hochul’s Proposal.
Analysis of Alzheimer’s Drugs Stirs Debate About Their Effectiveness
He Preached the Gospel on the Subway. Then He Pulled Out a Machete.
How The Times Covers Attackers, Suspects and Victims of Violence
After Mythos, the Future of the Internet Is At a Crossroads
Stephen Colbert Wants the Vice President to Lay Off the Pope
Lawyer John Eastman Disbarred for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
Drivers Stranded as Flooding Closes Major Highway in Milwaukee
Justice Sotomayor Apologizes for Highly Personal Criticism of Justice Kavanaugh
Mamdani’s Wife Admits ‘Shame’ Over Social Media Posts From Her Teens

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Trump Doesn’t Have the Power to Enact His Latest Elections Scheme
It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.
The Publishing Mystery That No One Wants to Talk About
Is Anybody Actually Winning Trump’s Iran War?
Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration
A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit America’s Streets
The Paradox of Modern Medicine
The High-Risk, Low-Reward Blockade of Hormuz
We Shouldn’t Need Accountants
What Viktor Orbán’s Opponents Sacrificed to Beat Him
Trump’s Logic for Blockading the Blockaders
A Blasphemous President
The Guitar Sounds New Again
SpaceX Is Basically a Huge Meme Stock
Trump’s Latest Meltdown
What Does Lena Dunham Want to Tell Us?
The Strange Origin of AI’s ‘Reasoning’ Abilities
The 10 Things the Bezoses Are Almost Certainly Grateful for Each Morning
The Atlantic’s May Cover: Caity Weaver Finds the Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
The Eighth Deadly Sin
Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
The Challenge the Artemis II Crew Gave the Rest of Us
Trump Ditched Hearts and Minds in the Iran War
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Hegseth’s Unholy War

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More young men are attending religious services regularly, poll finds
Texas camp should stay shut after deadly flood, parents say in emotional letters
Ex-wife of firebombing suspect denied care for chest pain in ICE custody, lawyer says
Woman, 96, enlists 150-pound dog to plant spring flowers: She points, he digs
Camp Mystic director breaks down under questioning over missing girl
Maine lawmakers pass nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers
‘That wasn’t me’: How facial recognition led to a woman being jailed for 6 months
Attempted fire-bombing has tech titans worried about AI backlash
Immigrants who care for seniors under threat in Trump court fight, nursing homes say

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Trump administration pushes nations to sign ‘trade over aid’ declaration
House defies Trump on immigration with move to shield Haitians
U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran
Trump says China has agreed not to send weapons to Iran
Iranian sea trade blocked as six ships forced to turn back, U.S. military says
Lebanese, Israeli diplomats hold rare face-to-face meeting in Washington
How geography powers Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. blockade
Trump says Iran talks may resume this week, but opposes enrichment compromise
World’s oldest gorilla, known for her dignified manner, turns 69

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Voice actors fight to save their livelihoods and local cultures from Hollywood’s AI push
RedNote chases U.S. expansion after its “TikTok refugee” moment fades
In its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance
Chinese entrepreneurs should go global before they go viral
War in the Gulf could tilt the cloud race toward China
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
Winners of the 2026 Photo Contest
India’s frugal AI models are a blueprint for resource-strapped nations
“Data embassies” and safeguarding digital assets during wartime
Amazon is betting on speed in a market that may not need it
Nations priced out of Big AI are building with frugal models
In the Gulf, GPS jamming leaves delivery drivers navigating blind

The Chronicle of Higher Education | Higher Ed News, Opinion, & Advice

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Students Are Using AI to Guide College Decisions. What Is It Telling Them?
Higher Ed Has a Trust Problem. Yale Thinks It Has Solutions.
U. of Michigan's Incoming President Has Brain Cancer and Won't Take Office
Hampshire Announced It’s Closing. Will Other Small Colleges Follow?
Can a New Pact Help Higher-Ed Workers Secure Better Pay?
College Presidents Are Now More Like Political Appointees
Racist Texts Shocked FIU. But the University Is Afraid to Talk About It.
Colorado State U. Looks to Cut $36 Million in Expenses
Kansas Bars 'DEI-CRT' College Courses, Which Aren't Yet Defined
With DEI Training, Higher Ed Made a Lot of Mistakes. Now We're Repeating Them.

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Office Hours April 13, 2026: Questions and Discussion about Navigating Academia, School, and the Subreddit
Short Answers to Simple Questions | April 15, 2026
When did French kings start being named "Louis" in a way that a modern French speaker would understand it?
In Cormac McCarthy's All The Pretty Horses there is a scene where a foreman of a Mexican wax camp feeds the three teenage protagonists and then attempts to buy one of them. The book is set in 1949ish. Was this something that actually went on?
Was the swastika used to represent German identity after the rise of the Nazi party like national flags are used today?
I was recently considering the Roman method for bottom wiping, which led me onto (so sorry) the modern use of toilet paper, somewhat surprised to find it’s introduction around the 1850’s, in western society, which has me asking the question… What was generally used before this date?
During the Second World War, the UK issued ration books for just about everything, which must have used a prodigious amount of paper. How much paper went into rationing, relative to other sectors? Were there concerns about potentially running out?
What explains the outsize public fascination with the Tudors compared to the Plantagenets and Stuarts, and is interest among academics similarly lopsided?
Before the Internet, where did people go to ask historians inane questions?
Watching the Sitting Bull doc on Netflix has me thinking.. how was it that the Spanish were so successful at defeating the Aztec and Inca empires with minimal trained soldiers but the US army struggled so much with conflict with Natice Americans?
Did people in the past live more fulfilling lives?
(Apologies in text body) If Gregory XI moved the papacy back to Rome, why does it seem (to my amateur self at least) that historians mostly agree that the Avignon papacy was, at the beginning, the most de jure-ly valid?
Did leaders like Hitler and Mussolini try to seem appealing in ways that were considered more cringey and lame?
Do we have historical examples of fertility rates below replacement levels for a long enough period to actually impact their societies ? How did the affected civilizations react to it ?
I feel like this part of nazi Germany is very overlooked during ww2. How was it like in Nazi owned Slovenia?
How would I go about preserving the only existing media of my granddad’s voice from WW2?
US President James Garfield could reportedly write out poetry in Greek and Latin at the same time using both hands. Do we know what poems he wrote?
Did ancient people ever kept fish as pet?
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How was sexuality & sexual preference perceived in 18th century German cultures? Was there something approaching homosexuality-as-identity (vs. mere "homosexual acts")? How much did it vary in the various disunited territories?
Is there a connection in these three instances of a proto-police force being referred to as "archers"?
How did camel guns work? Was a mini cannon mounted on a live camel?
What examples are there of "Nomad / Marginal group take over, complain about having to run the bureacracy?"
"For 99-plus percent of human history we did not engage in warfare, we are inherently peaceful as a species (...) that is what the archeological record shows us". Really?
Were Jewish surnames in Austria influenced by anti-aristocratic sentiments among the state bureaucracy?

Linguistics

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Q&A weekly thread - April 13, 2026 - post all questions here!
Joint Subreddit Statement: The Attack on U.S. Research Infrastructure
A historical grammar of Phrygian (Sorgo 2026)
Statistical structure and the evolution of languages
Bad Hittite, Good Hattian: Linguistic Interference in the Old Hittite Oracle KBo 18.151 (2025)
The application of "Word Embeddings as Metric Recovery in Semantic Spaces"(Hashimoto, Alvarez-Melis & Jaakkola (2016) ):Mapping Latin Prefixes into 4D Semantic Space: Analyzing super-, supra-, inferior-, infra- via RBF Interpolation
Q&A weekly thread - April 06, 2026 - post all questions here!
Endangered languages conference (Boston area)
Q&A weekly thread - March 30, 2026 - post all questions here!
Masato Kobayashi (2025) - Hill Korwa of Kado Pani: Outline Grammar, Text and Glossary of a North Munda language
Q&A weekly thread - March 23, 2026 - post all questions here!
Humans share acoustic preferences with other animals
Beyond the pronoun: On neopronouns, nounself pronouns, and the ever-changing politics of language acceptability
Fact checking Geoffery Pullum's claims about Daniel Everett in Brazil
Q&A weekly thread - March 16, 2026 - post all questions here!
Connectives in Asur: A North Munda Language
Loanwords: Core Concepts and the Case of Wasei Eigo
A neuroimaging study of language impairments across the biological continuum of Alzheimer's disease (from healthy older adults to dementia).
Language Contact and Deliberate Change - Sarah Thomason (2007)
“Inside the kaleidoscope: unravelling the ‘feeling different’ experience of bicultural bilinguals”
Q&A weekly thread - March 09, 2026 - post all questions here!
Thoughts on critique of CDA?
Q&A weekly thread - March 02, 2026 - post all questions here!
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

MetaFilter Projects

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Morellet Art Generator
In the Shadow of the Tower: A Skyline Murder Mystery
BanRay.eu – a sticker prohibiting AI wearables
Tiny single-page app for the 3/3/3 productivity system
Fiction About Trans People
Taeliana Creative
Parasite Personality Quiz
The Pelican
The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock
PartPerfect - practice app for a cappella singers
[AI] What If You Could Actually Know What Your Judge Did Last Summer?
Adventures in Higher Education Marketing
spider mapping
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

Open Culture

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10,000 Chicago Concert Recordings Are Being Uploaded to the Internet Archive: Nirvana, Phish, Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants & More
Leo Tolstoy Calls Shakespeare an ‘Insignificant, Inartistic Writer.’ Then George Orwell Fires Back
Watch 35 Short Films by Charles and Ray Eames: “Powers of Ten,” the History of the Computer & More
Isaac Asimov Reviews George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Calls It “Not Science Fiction, But a Distorted Nostalgia for a Past that Never Was”
Sci-Fi Writer Arthur C. Clarke Predicts the Future in 1964: Artificial Intelligence, Instantaneous Global Communication, Remote Work, Singularity & More
What You Would See and Feel While Traveling Near the Speed of Light
Explore 1,000,000 Digitized Artworks from Across the UK: Paintings, Sculptures, Street Art & More
9 Things a Woman Couldn’t Do in 1971
The Self-Balancing Monorail: A 1910 Train That Could Balance Without Falling
How the CIA Secretly Funded Abstract Expressionism During the Cold War
John Cage’s Silent, Avant-Garde Piece 4′33″ Gets Covered by a Death Metal Band
Discover Gadsby: The 50,000-Word Novel Written Without Using the Letter E (1939)
Watch 434 Avant-Garde and Surreal Short Films Online: Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Luis Buñuel and Many More
How a Clean, Tidy Home Can Help You Survive the Atomic Bomb: A Cold War Film from 1954
Watch the Titanic and Lusitania Sink in Real Time: One Fast, One Slow

NYT > Technology

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What Is ‘Jagged Intelligence’ and How Can It Reframe the AI Debate?
That Meeting You Hate May Keep A.I. From Stealing Your Job
Amazon Buys Globalstar for $10.8 Billion, Movingto Expand Its Satellite Internet Service
Man Held in Attack on OpenAI Chief’s Home Had List of A.I. Leaders, Officials Say
Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I.
Ford Says Doug Field, Who Led Company's E.V. Push, is Leaving
Ad Companies Settle With F.T.C. Over Claims of Harm to Conservative Sites
Spice Up Your Cooking Skills With Help From Your Phone
We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem.
They Were YouTube’s First Stars. Here’s What They Wish They’d Known.
How Older Adults Are Using VR to Counter Social Isolation
Like Anthropic, OpenAI Will Share Latest Technology Only With Trusted Companies
I Feel So Sorry for My A.I. Sunglasses
Elon Musk, Who Owns X, Appears to Post on TikTok
The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race
Have You Used A.I. Chatbots for Nutrition Advice?
Volkswagen to End E.V. Production at Tennessee Plant
Half of Gen Z Uses AI, but Their Feelings Are Souring, Study Shows
Federal Court Denies Anthropic’s Motion to Lift ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label
Meta Unveils New A.I. Model, Its First From the Superintelligence Lab

NYT > Arts

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Live Nation and Ticketmaster Illegally Monopolized Ticketing Market, Jury Finds
Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Have a Generational ‘Beef’
As Los Angeles Rebuilds, a Surge of Experimentation
They Were YouTube’s First Stars. Here’s What They Wish They’d Known.
In Kannywood, a Film Scene Thrives Despite Censorship
5 Takeaways From the Live Nation Antitrust Trial
Review: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Will Make an OnlyFan of You
‘Giant’ Revisits Roald Dahl’s Antisemitic Comments: What to Know
Paris Man Wins $1.2 Million Picasso Painting in Charity Raffle
Billy Crystal to Return to Broadway With Solo Show ‘860’ About Losing His Home in L.A. Fires
‘The Adding Machine’ Review: A Man Is Made Redundant
Review: Here’s Johnny! (And Bach and 4 Choreographers)
Julio Torres, Jennifer Tilly and More Star in Plays That Are Streaming Now
Daring and Dazzling, a New LACMA Floats Above Los Angeles
Stephen Colbert Wants the Vice President to Lay Off the Pope
Review: ‘The Fear of 13,’ With Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, Doesn’t Add Up
Barbara Gordon, 90, Dies; Wrote a Best Seller About Her Pill Addiction
The Good List: 7 Things to Add Some Delight to Your Day
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Puts Connecticut Artists in the Spotlight
In the Tech Heart of Texas, an Art Show Built on Data, Code and A.I.
Honoring Frederic Church: Beyond the Hudson River School
‘Rethinking, Reimagining and Reinstalling’ the Metropolitan Museum of Art
What to See This Spring at Museums Across the U.S.
Elizabeth Banks Reflects on 33 Years of Marriage
‘No Picnic’ Is a Walk Down Mean Street Memory Lane
Obsessed With the Titanic? These Historical Fictional Books Will Transport You.
Late Night Laughs at Explanations of Trump’s Jesus ‘Joke’
Taylor Frankie Paul Will Not Face New Domestic Violence Charges
The Museums That Helped Power Atlanta’s Rise Are Still Pushing Ahead
A New Exhibition at New York’s Natural History Museum Honors Fossil Hunters
Moon Rocks! 9 Lunar Songs for the Artemis Crew
At a Difficult Time, a Minnesota Museum Offers Respite to Somalis
The Benefactor of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation Curates Its Collection
‘Planet Money’ Is Now a Book. And a Game. And a Record Label.
Can ‘Michael’ Help Restore Jackson’s Image? His Estate Is Banking on It.
What Does an American Orchestra Need in a Conductor?
Sofia Isella’s Dark Pop Is Poetic, Feminist and Right on Time
Route 66, a ‘Linear Museum Stretched Across Eight States,’ Turns 100
Why Does the “Rocky” Statue Draw Crowds? This Show Investigates.
San Francisco’s Modern Art Museum Reimagines the Fisher Collection
M.F.A. Boston Celebrates 50 Years of Flowers and Art
In Indianapolis, a New Contemporary Art Museum Comes With a D.J.
Late Night Takes Sides in the President vs. the Pope
Oasis, Phil Collins and Sade to Join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Threats to Library Funding End With Settlement by Trump Administration
Sid Krofft, 96, Dies; Created Zany TV Shows for Children of All Ages
Tucker Carlson Is Starting a Publishing Imprint
Kanye West’s Comeback: Sellouts, a Canceled Festival and Big Questions
At the 2026 Olivier Awards, Musicals Are All the Rage
‘Innocence’ at the Met Opera Transforms With Backstage Magic
A New Focus on Wellness for Students at the School of American Ballet
‘DTF St. Louis’ and the Complex Tragedy of the Straight-ish Man
What’s That Musky Aroma at the New Museum?
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ Plus 5 Things to Watch on TV This Week
‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Episode 4: The Blow-Up
‘Titaníque’ on Broadway: Wild ‘Titanic’ Parody, With Celine Dion as Kooky Guide
Shaping the New Look of ‘Euphoria’

Geography

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State of r/geography in 2026: Should anything change?
What "Camden" means in different countries.
Why does Cameroon have this arm all the way to Lake Chad?
Why doesn't grass spread to areas such as this?
Why did the Portuguese emigrate to the America's in such huge numbers compared to others??
Why didn't the netherlands build several dams on the frisian islands instead of the zuidurzee dam?
To what extent would indian summers change if Himalayas didn't exist?
Can someone help me identify this mountain?
TIL that Gold Coast, Australia has a ton of rivers and canals
Super interesting geological formations in the Sakha Republic
Why do all of these lakes see to be triangles?
I didn't realize how much of the USA had no forest at all! This map shows forested area in green. The central part seems so barren.
Remote Mona island PR - a HOT plateau 7 miles by 4 miles - full of caves...
What are some good books about the Arctic? (details in post)
Is crossing Australia coast to coast way harder than driving from LA to NYC?
Why does East Asia have so many mountains?
Why are so many cities near the border between Upstate New York (USA) and Toronto (Canada) named after famous places from other parts of the world?
Why aren't there more settlements around Lake Okeechobee?
The Avon Gorge Bristol UK
What are the coolest or most badass place names? (Region or city)
Anyone know what city this is?
Are there any quizzes, like "all countries in the world" that have a globe map?
Built a tool to track logistical intelligence from satellite data
Sup?
The rain isn’t stopping in Iraq and it’s mid April! Lake Himrin has reached its largest extent this decade

The Public Domain Review

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Introducing PDR Press Minis
Broken Ground: The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Songs from the Commons: A Q&A with Simon Close about the Public Song Project
The Great Majority: Body Snatching and Burial Reform in 19th-Century Britain
Elizabeth I’s Manuscript Copy of Pierre Boaistuau’s Histoires Prodigieuses (1559)
“Wretches, Speak Evil of Me”: Goethe and Schiller’s Xenions (1896 edition)
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 Quietus

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Organic Intelligence LV: Dies Irae in Popular Culture
ADULT. – Kissing Luck Goodbye
Thickened Moments: Life Day by Kristen Gallerneaux
The Field Reveals First Release in Eight Years
Oneohtrix Point Never Shares New Track, ‘Dim Stars’
Dean Blunt Releases New Babyfather EP, ‘icl’
Madonna Unveils ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ LP Sequel
How Big Tech Co-opted DIY – and how to Fight Back
Drass – On The Hill
The Strange World Of… Spacemen 3
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Frédéric D. Oberland – Eternal Life No End
Gaswerk Music Days Announces First Acts Playing 2026 Edition
Rough Trade to Mark 50th Birthday with Southbank Centre Takeover
Primal Scream to Play ‘XTRMNTR’ in Full on UK Tour
Warp Records Hints at Boards Of Canada Return with Mysterious Posters
Björk Reveals New Album to be Released in 2027
Greg Anderson & Stephen O’Malley of SunnO))) on Hiking
Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Spring, by Patrick Clarke
My New Band Believe – My New Band Believe
Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja Arrested at Palestine Action Protest
Sound in All Forms: Rewire 2026 Reviewed
Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal for April Reviewed by Kez Whelan
Squarepusher – Kammerkonzert
Reissue of the Week: Scritti Politti’s Songs To Remember
Melvins & Napalm Death – Savage Imperial Death March
Afrika Bambaataa has Died, Aged 68
Skaņu Mežs Adds Smerz and More to 2026 Lineup
Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri Reveal Collaborative LP, ‘Where Light Pauses In The Silence Of The Sun’
Radiohead Unveil ‘Kid A Mnesia’ Touring Audiovisual Installation
A Particular Beauty: Irmin Schmidt Interviewed
Low Culture Podcast: Children Of The Stones
Kinetic Energy: Seismo by Upsammy & Valentina Magaletti

Bandcamp Updates

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Hannah Lew, “Hannah Lew”
Trip-Hop Strikes Back
Roger Doyle, Ireland’s Electronic Trailblazer
Rosa Pistola, “Incorregible”
Side Door No. 3: How Skerik Became the Noisy Punk Deviant of the Jam Band World
Prism Shores, “Softest Attack”
Through Label Drama and Divorce, Eleventh Dream Day Endures
Nate Garrett on the Trials and Tribulations Behind Spirit Adrift’s Final LP
Juni Habel, “Evergreen In Your Mind”
Essential Releases, April 10, 2026
The Art of Rock
Après la Révolution: The Sound of the ’70s French Underground
Lero Lero, “Lero Lero”
The Tape Label Report, March 2026
Makthaverskan, “Glass and Bones”
The Sidepeices Are Hip-Hop’s Hottest New Duo. Also, They Just Met.
The Best Latin Music on Bandcamp, March 2026
Scissor Fits, “It Wasn’t Nothing”
Better Call Paul
The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp, March 2026
Musica Transonic + Mainliner, “Solid Static”
Time Enough At Last: A Guide to Cluster
The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, March 2026
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANG, “POMPEII // UTILITY”
The Hotlist, Spring 2026
The Best Country Music on Bandcamp, March 2026
The Best Electronic Music on Bandcamp, March 2026
Larrison, “Connecters Volume 1: Original Recordings, 1992–1999”
The Best Field Recordings on Bandcamp, March 2026
The Best Ambient Music on Bandcamp, March 2026
Robber Robber, “Two Wheels Move the Soul”
The Best Metal on Bandcamp, March 2026
The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, March 2026
Various Artists, “Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots and Dub in Nigeria 1986–91”
The Best Punk on Bandcamp, March 2026
Maryam Saleh’s Secret
Foote/Dickow, “High Cube”
The Best Hip-Hop on Bandcamp, March 2026
Inside the Miraculous Return of Neurosis

dusted

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Wednesday Knudsen — Atrium (Spinster/Feeding Tube)
Marcelo dos Reis Flora — Our Time (JACC)
Tanya Donnelly & Chris Brokaw  —The Undone Is Done Again (Fire)
Poison Ruïn — Hymns from the Hills (Relapse)
Young Fresh Fellows — Loft (Yep Roc)
Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection — s-t 3 (Full Time Hobby)
Various Artists — Indian Talking Machine Part Two: Instrumental Gems From the 78rpm Era (Sublime Frequencies)
Prism Shores — Softest Attack (Meritorio/Having Fun)
Robert Humber — Into Air (Redshift)
Yankee Bastard — Seongun (Sex Fiend Abomination)
Last Dream Of The Morning — Sharp Illusion (Fundacja Sluchaj)
Petr Válek, Ondřej Merta, Jara Tarnovski — Punctum (Flaming Pines)
Happy Easter weekend from us at Dusted! We hope you enjoyed our spring preview earlier today, and…
Incoming: Dusted writers flag the records they’re excited about for spring
Brown Horse — Total Dive (Loose)
Kim Gordon — Play Me (Matador)
dEUS — Worst Case Scenario + In a Bar, Under the Sea (30th Anniversary Reissues) (PIAS)
Jason Stein / Marilyn Crispell / Damon Smith / Adam Shead — Live At The Hungry Brain (Trost)
Hässlig / Opresija — Kali Yuga Aural Terror (Self-released)
Chronotope Project — Kaleidoscope (Spotted Peccary)

Pitchfork

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AMOR & DROGA
EMOTIONS
A Wave That Will Never Break
Kissing Luck Goodbye
Watch Ariana Grande Go Toe-To-Toe with Ben Stiller in Focker-In-Law Trailer
“Wisco”
Jury Finds Live Nation Acted as an Illegal Monopoly
Ekko Astral Announce New Live Album Fuck This Band: Live at the Chapel
Oneohtrix Point Never Shares New Song “Dim Stars”
Jessie Ware Plots Fall 2026 Tour
The Field Announces First Project in Eight Years
Katy Perry Under Police Investigation for Alleged Sexual Assault of Ruby Rose
Watch Monaleo Channel Her Inner Barbie in “Crossroads Freestyle”
Madonna Announces New Album Confessions II
The Best Music of 2026 So Far
Coachella 2026 Weekend 2 Lineup & Schedule: All the Set Times You Need to Know
Chicken Talkin Bastard
Buckle Up
STUNT 4 LIFE
MOO
Watch Hayley Williams and Jeff Tweedy Cover Unknown Mortal Orchestra on Colbert
Waxahatchee Covers This Is Lorelei’s “Where’s Your Love Now”
Infinite Illumination
Our Hyper
City of Careless Angels
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Joy Division, Oasis, and Wu-Tang Clan Inducted Into Rock Hall’s Class of 2026
Truck Violence Sign to the Flenser for New Album
Primal Scream to Play Xtrmntr in Full on UK Tour
The Best and Worst of Coachella 2026

Cool Tools

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What’s in my NOW? — Augie Nielsen
Beautiful Birds / The Botanical Treasury
Music Production
Best weather app / Airport delay tracker / Mars photos
Book Freak #205: Mindset
JetBlue Bag Gouging/2026 Summer Bargains/Canadian Immigration
What’s in my NOW? — Semi Chellas
The Science Book / Encyclopedia of Sensors
Folding Bikes
Retro Recomendo: Followable

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)
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