Rebel of honor
The Supreme Court dismantles a legal theory that would have upended how elections are conducted—and sets up a power grab down the line. / Slate
Amia Srinivasan: To hear that your views aren't worth engaging with isn't trampling on your free speech; it might simply be a reminder that speech can wound. / The London Review of Books
The world lost more than 10 million acres of primary tropical forests in 2022, an area the size of Switzerland. / Grist
Las Vegas has more solar panels per person than any major US metro area outside Hawaii—and plans are in place to carpet the desert with even more. / The Los Angeles Times
What exactly is "gravel biking" and why has it gone mainstream. / The New York Times
Related: "Mountain bike trail names are weird." / YouTube
The "pomodoro technique," in which a kitchen timer is used to make the work day more productive, is said to be "all but guaranteed to work." / Valet
Anne Helen Petersen on "bedrotting:" When the ability to work is cherished above all else, rest becomes framed as abject. / Culture Study
A round-up of recent signs that artificial intelligence is remaking the web. / The Verge
In Silicon Valley, people with AI skills are paid 27 percent more than typical tech workers. / Vox
Unrelated/related: The password game. / Neal.fun
A "cult" New York City institute supposedly convinced Jackson Pollock that alcohol and polygamous sex were a means of promoting creativity. / GQ
Headline of the week? "How a dose of MDMA transformed a white supremacist." / BBC Future
"Even the mayors can be kind of cool rebels." Helsinki deputy-mayor arrested for graffiti in a train tunnel. / The Mayor
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