Friday Links!
Leading off this week, a phenomenal piece about the decline and fall of one of America's greatest newspapers, all caused by one man: Is Jeff Bezos Selling Out the Washington Post?
This is a fantastic, astonishing piece of journalism: An English gentleman, a crooked lawyer: the secrets of Stephen David Jones.
A wonderful read: Ghost in the machine? How a 'haunted' N64 video game cartridge terrified children around the world.
What a story: I was Hitler’s neighbour: ‘If he’d known we were Jewish, we’d have been sent to Dachau’.
From Wallace, and well done, ma'am: My School Visit was Cancelled. I Fought Back and Won. Another scam for authors to watch out for: Two to Avoid: Book Order Scams and Fake Reviews.
From C. Lee, and it's genuinely terrifying: These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. Beyond ridiculous: In the US, not even $11,000 a month can buy you dignity at the end of your life. This is being pushed more and more: Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed. This is bizarre: AI Personas May Be Undercover Police, Engaging With Suspects Online Through Social Media And Text. The game hasn't gotten good reviews, at least so far: Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko says teaching AI to draw like him was more time-consuming than making art from scratch. It seems like they're essentially running the country now, and in the wrong direction: Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy. Quite a sad story: Two men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree. Interesting: Gen Z women are now in favour of age-gap relationships – and not for the reason you think. Very, very sensitive: Walton Goggins Shuts Down Interview After Repeated Mentions Of ‘White Lotus’ Co-Star Aimee Lou Wood: “There’s No Conversation To Be Had”. An excellent read: The Fighting Temeraire: Why JMW Turner's greatest painting is so misunderstood. Fascinating: 15 Modern Words With Unusual Medieval Origins. Finally: 6th grader's science experiment answers, 'Do cat buttholes touch every surface they sit on?'
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