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Divorce Court

May 29, 2026

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8 min read

Divorce Court

Some couples play tennis together. Not all of them survive.

Open Tennis

25 Years of iPod Brain

May 26, 2026

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6 min read

25 Years of iPod Brain

A generation shaped by music hardware

Dirt

The Last Cave-Dweller of the Modern World

May 22, 2026

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10 min read

The Last Cave-Dweller of the Modern World

A Flintstones-themed utopia bites the dust

The Smudge

The Forgery Market

May 19, 2026

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11 min read

The Forgery Market

It’s cheap, fast, and of course illegal. Welcome to Manila's forgery market.

Typotheque

Endlings and Endings

May 15, 2026

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7 min read

Endlings and Endings

The lives and deaths of Solitario Jorge and 20,000 goats

Anthroposphere Review

The Kingdom of Misfits

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

The Kingdom of Misfits

A secret life of slime molds

Are.na

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