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“They need to work a little bit harder, get on that shit a little bit more.” Three “clean” athletes win events at the pro-doping Enhanced Games. / The Guardian
The one world record unofficially broken at the Enhanced Games is under scrutiny by viewers, who noted multiple clock-syncing issues. / Swim Swam
All in all, remember that the Enhanced Games are a spectacle neatly timed to the company’s IPO earlier this month. / The Washington Post [$]
See also: Plastic surgeons say more clients are coming to them with AI-generated images depicting a beauty goal that’s impossible to reproduce. / The Guardian
“Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language.” The prehistory of AI slop. / The New Yorker
Kevin O’Leary accuses Utahns protesting his massive data center of being Chinese government operatives. / Mother Jones
Employee stock ownership plans have drawn praise from left and right, but while they work when there are profits, they squeeze workers when there aren’t. / The Drift
Unrelated: “Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with nicotine products to increase worker productivity.” / Fortune
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Apparently you are not supposed to ask a billionaire mining CEO and environmental philanthropist if he sees a contradiction in what he does. / Vox
Walking the final leg of a 520-mile stroll around New York City’s coastline reveals the power dynamics of the city’s waterfronts. / The Nation
See also: The fight between Nantucket and its billionaire oceanfront homeowners whose properties are sliding into the sea. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
“Houston is a city of unexpected adjacencies. Because it has no zoning regulations, it has no zones.” Susan Choi on Donald Barthelme. / The Paris Review
Last week, the owner of the music from the Peanuts animated specials sued three companies and the US Dept. of the Interior for copyright infringement. / The New York Times [$]
“That album reminds me of a time in my life that I was too young and dumb to realize was one of the best times of my life.” Crying at the Feelies show. / Michael Azerrad
See the Rothko that matches the weather in your location. / Current Rothko