Peak vintage

M. Gessen explains the five categories of arguments people use when they engage in "anticipatory obedience." / The New York Times [+]

Spencer Ackerman: Regarding Palestinians, Donald Trump is "a fulfillment of longstanding currents in American history." / Forever Wars

A trend forecaster plots the chart between Brat Summer and Capitalism XCX. / After School

Google, OpenAI, Discord, and others fund the development of new online safety tools. / Platformer

A newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. / Marginal Revolution

Microplastics can move through mice brains and block blood vessels, a peer-reviewed paper says. / ScienceAdvances

A study finds worse weather amplifies social media activity. / Sage Journals

Do states with more renewable energy have more expensive electricity? It seems not. / Sustainability by numbers

Luigi Mangione's defense team is set to accept more than $300,000 in donations. / The Guardian

An animated Chinese film becomes the first non-Hollywood release to gross $1 billion in a single market. / Semafor

Why have music biopics gotten so banal? To give audiences uncomplicated stories, and to avoid messing with the money. / Little White Lies

Reporting on the strength of the Japanese vintage market: "All the best American vintage in the world is sitting in Tokyo." / KCRW

"I often tell people there's too much blood in my caffeine stream." Details from a visit to an academic coffee center. / Atlas Obscura

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