At the Autograph Show(oldster.substack.com)
32 points by NaOH | 2 comments
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32 points by NaOH | 2 comments
440 points by gumby | 208 comments
Substack essay from the Musical Form Institute comparing tempo variation in 1975 vs 2025 Billboard hits to argue modern pop production is grid-quantized to machine perfection.
562 points by sarreph | 152 comments
A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.
34 points by coppolaemilio | 28 comments
432 points by XzetaU8 | 255 comments
New Yorker essay by Shayla Love on research showing people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming, and whether we should learn in sleep.
792 points by DamonHD | 265 comments
Personal essay by Jimmy Miller about growing up poor with an absent mother and a father with schizophrenia, and how the internet helped raise him.
908 points by A_D_E_P_T | 189 comments
Alex Tabarrok's Marginal Revolution post remembering writer Jake Seliger after his death from cancer, noting his advocacy for faster drug development.
19 points by Petiver | 3 comments
A Longreads personal essay by Daniel Barnum about a grieving son finding meaning among a museum collection of skulls after his mother's death.
347 points by binning | 146 comments
TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.
1111 points by tilt | 408 comments
Blog post by Redis creator antirez reflecting on leaving Redis about 4.4 years ago and announcing his return to the project.