Investigating the effects of noise on health, reporters measure sounds in rural Mississippi, New York City, and suburban California and New Jersey. / The New York Times

A real-time view of the subreddits now dark or read-only in protest of Reddit's decision to implement new API charges that would kill many third-party apps. / Reddark, Ars Technica

Related: As thousands of subreddits changed their viewing status, stability issues crashed Reddit. / The Verge

How an Indiana probation department's use of a pornography monitoring app effectively placed an entire family under surveillance. / WIRED

Despite promising anonymity to those seeking help, more than 30 national crisis center websites are sending user data to Meta. / The Markup

See also: How to opt out of big tech. / The Opt Out Project

"The horror of Rosemary's Baby is to show how terrifying, unimaginable supernatural horror piggy-backs on the routine, quotidian, mundane reality of domestic abuse." / Public Books

Paul McCartney announces "the last Beatles record," an upcoming track that uses AI to extract John Lennon's voice from a previously unusable demo. / Pitchfork

A new study connects frequent use of AI for workers with attachment anxiety to increased insomnia, loneliness, and drinking. / EurekAlert!

Controversy over AI-generated art sent an indie book cover competition into disarray, eventually killing off the contest altogether. / The Verge

"The process of publishing—as far as both science and art are concerned—is underpinned by a shared commitment to integrity." Nature won't publish AI-generated imagery. / Ars Technica

See also: Scans from vintage National Geographic magazines. / Tumblr

"I suddenly remember the $8 Butterbeer that I chugged right before the ride." As theme parks try for more immersion, park-goers with motion sickness pay the price. / Longreads

Why is summer camp so prohibitively expensive in 2023? Parents are busier, workers are harder to keep, climate change affects plans, and because they can be. / Bloomberg