Praise for the polikatoikias of Athens—concrete apartments built quickly to create affordable housing.
Praise for the polikatoikias of Athens—concrete apartments built quickly to create affordable housing.
↩︎ Bloomberg
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Week Two: No One Is Talking About This
by The Tournament of Books Staff
In which we discuss the conclusion of Patricia Lockwood’s No One Is Talking About This, in which we became very invested.
The world’s tallest residential building nears completion at 225 West 57th Street, two blocks from Central Park.
The world’s tallest residential building nears completion at 225 West 57th Street, two blocks from Central Park.
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The concept of numbers seems to be inextricably connected to core aspects of our existence.
There doesn’t appear to be anything ultimately fundamental about the universe—or, for example, about mathematics—that inevitably leads to numbers. Instead, numbers seem to arise through our human efforts…
Your weekly white paper: Less educated citizens in democracies are much less trustful of science than those in non-democracies.
Your weekly white paper: Less educated citizens in democracies are much less trustful of science than those in non-democracies.
↩︎ Marginal Revolution…
“We have never seen so many different black bears using the same area in our life.”
A 15-minute highlight reel from animals using a popular game trail in Northern Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park from June of 2019 to August 2020.
Via TKSST
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This is an Hermès Birkin bag made out of cabbage. Unclear if there’s a waiting list.
This is an Hermès Birkin bag made out of cabbage. Unclear if there’s a waiting list.
↩︎ Ben Denzer
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As ravers emerge from lockdown, a new app can scan pills for dosage, risk level, and predicted side effects.
As ravers emerge from lockdown, a new app can scan pills for dosage, risk level, and predicted side effects.
↩︎ It’s Nice That
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