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  • Earth Melting (ASMR) | Crying Glacier | Op-Docs

    Film and text by Lutz Stautner: When I first heard Ludwig Berger’s recordings of a melting glacier, I could hardly believe they were real. They reflected what I’d long associated with glaciers: complexity, excitement, life. By approaching the glacier through… more ›

  • An Interview with Dennis Morris | The Photographers’ Gallery

    We hear from Dennis Morris on his life and career on the occasion of the exhibition Dennis Morris: Music + Life The celebrated photographer takes us back to his early life discovering photography through community youth session in his local… more ›

  • Trump’s $100 million crypto mystery man

    Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-100-million-crypto-mystery-man-2025-07-11/ more ›

  • Flounder Mode – Colossus

    Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great work https://joincolossus.com/article/flounder-mode/ more ›

  • Ray Dalio with David Rubenstein: How Countries Go Broke

    Join Bridgewater founder and #1 New York Times-bestselling author and investor Ray Dalio for an urgent conversation about America’s role in the global economy and debt — and his new book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. Recorded June… more ›

  • Freakonomics Radio: How to Make Your Own Luck (Update)

    Listen: https://ift.tt/3Zqx8pk Before she decided to become a poker pro, Maria Konnikova didn’t know how many cards are in a deck. But she did have a Ph.D. in psychology, a brilliant coach, and a burning desire to know whether life… more ›

  • The Future of Food Media Is in Your Inbox

    Indie newsletters are booming, and they’re home to some of the most exciting food writing today. https://tastecooking.com/the-future-of-food-media-is-in-your-inbox/?ref=PRH3A12FA32D2C7&linkid=PRH3A12FA32D2C7&cdi=6A02E1A469B9E83496B39F14973E085A&template_id=19177&aid=randohouseinc43265-20 more ›

  • Everything is now opaque

    Your dashboards are lying. Attribution is dead. Marketing is now a black box – and if you’re forgettable, you’re finished. What used to be a competition for visibility is becoming a battle for inclusion. We used to publish content to earn clicks. Now we publish… more ›

  • Restaurants Are Still Printing Postcards? It Has Nothing to Do With Mail.

    In this digital era of QR code menus, the restaurant postcard finds renewed purpose—and fans. https://tastecooking.com/restaurants-are-still-printing-postcards-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-mail/?ueid=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=From%20the%20Editor%20-%2007/12/2025&utm_term=From%20the%20Editor more ›

  • I’m a Black Bouncer. This Is What Nightlife Security Is Really Like. | PUNCH

    As a Black bouncer, this is what nightlife security is really like, and how it’s changed with national conversations about race and policing. https://punchdrink.com/articles/black-bouncer-bar-nightlife-security/?ueid=1f133878b462d1555feb56cb37f5d96b&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=From%20the%20Editor%20-%2007/12/2025&utm_term=From%20the%20Editor more ›