Vol. II · No. 163
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Friday, June 12, 2026
160 writers in the library
a reading room for the unhurried web
Culture · Long read

Two competing (?) thoughts kept going through my head...

Two competing (?) thoughts kept going through my head while reading this: “Not even a celeb like Emily Ratajkowski can find a decent man to date” and “A celeb like Emily Ratajkowski especially can’t find a decent man to date”.

  1. Tech

    Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5: The System Card

    Don't Worry About the Vase Jun 12
  2. Science

    Neil Turok: A Route to Quantum Gravity Without Strings?

    Curt Jaimungal Jun 12
  3. Economics

    Safety and nation-building in Mexico

    Marginal Revolution Jun 12
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The Reading Room

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Tech

What $1 trillion buys

Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire with the SpaceX initial public offering… Tags: Bloomberg, Elon Musk, ill…

FlowingData Jun 12
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Culture · Feature

The OU Framework for the Learning and Teaching of Critical AI Literacy Skills

I found this a really helpful approach from the Open University. Firstly, identify the elements of critical digital literacy the institution wants staff and students to cultivate: Then offer staff a practical list of the actions associated with each of the elements, such as those listed for AI ethic...

From the Stacks

Five rediscoveries from the back issues, rotated by the day

Read slowly. There is no hurry.

  1. I. Philosophy

    Why Philosophy

    Open Questions May 29
  2. II. Psychology

    The Luxury-Belief Class Has a New Word for Theft

    Rob Henderson May 29
  3. III. Science

    Working on vs. Solving

    Anastasia Gamick May 1
  4. IV. Tech

    Voters shifting away from the two-party system

    FlowingData May 29
  5. V. Culture

    Andor Gave Us One Of TV’s Best Monologues

    Kottke.org May 29
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