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Tuesday ◾ July 28 ◾ 2026
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A reminder that ancient history stretches far beyond Greece and Rome, and is all the richer for it. Beyond Greece and Rome.
An unsettling calculator that shows how many more times you will likely see your closest people in your lifetime. Count Your Times.
An interactive daily puzzle where you draw the district lines to swing an election, which teaches you exactly how gerrymandering works. Gerrymandle.
A house in rural Italy covered entirely in handcrafted ceramic tiles, each one unique, designed and made by its owner over the course of a lifetime. La Casa del Serpentello.
Elite young runners are getting freakishly fast, and this piece explores why. Trackflation.
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🗺️ An interactive map showing what surveillance technology exists in cities across the US, built by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and journalism students. Atlas of Surveillance.
💻 An AI learning tool that builds a custom adaptive path for any subject, with a live tutor you can ask anything at any point. Paradigm.
🧠 Seth Godin on why the strongest arguments are ones that move people toward something rather than away. The Power of Positive Argument.
⌛deepculture Nostalgia / Revisiting stuff from the Past Years
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