Scientists are still unsure why H5N1—which is known to have a fatality rate around 50%—has so far been mild in all 55 reported human cases in the US this year. / STAT
“When you're homeless, you are even more vulnerable. You have no place to go, no kitchen table to sit at while you drink your beer.” Homelessness in America, firsthand. / Esquire
The hacker who accessed user accounts at AT&T, Ticketmaster, and others was caught after threatening the chief researcher at a cybersecurity firm. / Waterloo Region Record
The future relevance of mainstream media could come down to understanding the difference between the Manosphere and the Zynternet. / Joshua Citarella's Newsletter
Worries abound that Sonos may be prepared to launch a subscription model, completing a long line in a series of missteps. / WIRED
Oxford's word of the year is “brain rot,” the first appearance of which goes back to Thoreau's Walden. / Oxford University Press
The creator of 2000 Mules admits his film misled audiences with claims the 2020 election was stolen. But that does nothing to reverse the damage that's been done. / The Washington Post [+]
How Gladiator II mishandles its depictions of Africa and Africans, who “play the role of barbaric outsiders in ways both problematic and familiar.” / Hyperallergic
Watch: How Ex Machina is actually a reverse Turing test. / YouTube
Reconsidering the seven deadly sins as not merely bad, inappropriate, “sinful,” etc., but as evolutionary imperatives. / The Guardian
Techno made with household objects—e.g., a sewing machine, an electric toothbrush, a ladder. / Neatorama
Experience the calm of building a train and watching it run on virtual tracks. / Railway Design