A college in Maine acquires two islands once owned by Andrew Wyeth. “It’s an opportune time to have an island field station.”
↩︎ The New York Times
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A long-lost Godspeed You! Black Emperor cassette originally released in 1994 and limited to only 33 copies may have just surfaced online.
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Egyptologists find thousands of pottery shards that were used as grocery lists, lines written for school punishment, and more.
↩︎ Hyperallergic
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An asteroid has been named “Sophiexeon” after the late artist SOPHIE, in response to a petition from fans.
↩︎ Pitchfork
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From crypto and NFTs to meme stocks and legalized betting, the internet has turned money into a hobby.
↩︎ Vox
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“The demarcation isn’t just between STEM and humanities—you will absolutely find wordcels in the STEM domain—rather, it’s about modes of thinking. It’s about realism, thing-orientation …
“I can’t be sure I’m hearing music she’s playing, or something from the heating pipes.” Accidental ambient music.
↩︎ Dada Drummer Almanach
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Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” over the course of six weeks, all in one draft in a notebook.
↩︎ George Saunders
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On the dystopia of watching the Big Air skiing event against the backdrop of a nuclear facility at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
↩︎ Reuters
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