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Tuesday ◾ May 12 ◾ 2026
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Colorized photographs from the 1944 Warsaw Uprising that make the past feel suddenly, unexpectedly close. Barwy Powstania 1944.
On wu-wei, the ancient Chinese idea that the harder you try to force something, the further you get from what you want. Trying Not to Try.
An interactive look at 200,000 similes from fiction and which comparisons writers can’t stop reaching for. Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise.
An investigation into how manufacturers deliberately degraded their power tools, and what it says about modern consumerism. Your Power Tools Got Worse On Purpose.
A website where you pick any city from more than 100 around the world and drive through it via dashcam footage, with the local radio station playing in the background. Drive & Listen.
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📝 A simple website someone made for finding interesting words you’ll immediately want to use. Word-learner.
🐷 A Radiolab podcast that starts with a question about what we owe animals and ends somewhere much harder to answer. What is a Pig Worth?
👂 Nine of twelve deaf children who received a one-time gene therapy gained enough hearing to stop using cochlear implants, and the treatment will be free in the United States. Gene Therapy for Deafness Approved.
⌛deepculture Nostalgia / Revisiting stuff from the Past Years
Create a map of your life where each week is a little box. Your Life in Weeks.
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