Twenty-four hours in an invisible epidemic(pudding.cool)

91 points by dan-g 3 years ago | 24 comments

A Love Story(pudding.cool)

43 points by simonebrunozzi 4 months ago | 5 comments

Who Killed the World?(pudding.cool)

67 points by surprisetalk 2 years ago | 51 comments

How companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed(pudding.cool)

235 points by feross 3 years ago | 156 comments

Wonky – An exploration of rhythm and grooves that break the rules(pudding.cool)

109 points by mrzool 3 years ago | 16 comments

Sitters and Standers(pudding.cool)

398 points by feross 1 year ago | 216 comments

An interactive visual essay from The Pudding by Alvin Chang titled "sitters and standers," with an option to watch a video version.

Talking to strangers at the gym(thienantran.com)

1429 points by thitran 5 months ago | 696 comments

A personal blog post by Thienan Tran describing an experiment of talking to 35 strangers at the gym to make friends after college.

Ask vs. Guess Culture(jeanhsu.substack.com)

844 points by kiyanwang 3 years ago | 448 comments

A Substack essay by Jean Hsu on the clash between ask culture and guess culture in making and responding to requests, at home and at work.

A4 Paper Stories(susam.net)

364 points by blenderob 9 months ago | 171 comments

A personal blog post by Susam Pal describing how he uses a sheet of A4 paper as an improvised measuring tool, with anecdotes.

How to ask for help from people who don't know you(pradyuprasad.com)

461 points by FigurativeVoid 3 months ago | 68 comments

A personal blog essay offering heuristics for asking strangers for help, centered on putting yourself in the other person's mind and showing proof of work.

How to talk to anyone and why you should(theguardian.com)

448 points by Looky1173 8 months ago | 229 comments

A Guardian lifestyle article on why many people avoid speaking to strangers in public and how learning to do so benefits individuals and society.

Using static websites for tiny archives(alexwlchan.net)

365 points by ingve 2 years ago | 72 comments

Blog post by Alex Chan describing how he builds small static websites to browse and organise personal local archives like scans, screenshots, and bookmarks.