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Why the Book Club Is Quietly Thriving
Culture

Why the Book Club Is Quietly Thriving

The book was supposed to lose the attention war. But communal reading is quietly expanding, and the reasons why say something true about what people are actually looking for.

By Sophie Lambert · Jun 3 · 5 min read
Tech

The Hidden Water and Power Cost of AI

When you ask an AI chatbot a question, servers somewhere run hot. The electricity and water behind that process are less visible…

By Daniel Reyes · Jun 3
The Hidden Water and Power Cost of AI
Sports

The Analytics Revolution, a Decade On

The analytics revolution remade the NBA, killed the midrange jumper, and made front offices smarter. A decade on, the people who ran…

By Theo Brooks · Jun 2
The Analytics Revolution, a Decade On

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Culture

The Return of the Long Album

For years the data said keep it short. Then some of the most talked-about records arrived at twenty-five,…

By Sophie Lambert · May 30
Opinion

In Praise of Boring News

Every publication has to earn its readers' trust. A first-person argument for why unhurried, accurate, non-theatrical journalism is…

By Marcus Hale · May 29
Sports

Why Every League Wants a Salary Cap

The gap between the richest clubs and the rest keeps widening, Financial Fair Play failed to close it,…

By Theo Brooks · May 27

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Why the Book Club Is Quietly Thriving

The book was supposed to lose the attention war. But communal reading is quietly expanding, and the reasons…

By Sophie Lambert · Jun 3
Culture

The Return of the Long Album

For years the data said keep it short. Then some of the most talked-about records arrived at twenty-five,…

By Sophie Lambert · May 30
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Marcus Hale
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In Praise of Boring News

Every publication has to earn its readers' trust. A first-person argument for why unhurried, accurate, non-theatrical journalism is not a weakness —…

Marcus Hale
Marcus Hale
Editor-in-Chief

The Case Against the Infinite Scroll

The moment the thumb begins to move on its own is one of the more consequential small events in modern life. We…

Explainer

What Is a Recession?

A recession is a significant, widespread decline in economic activity — but the exact definition is…

Explainer

What Is the Filibuster?

The filibuster is a Senate procedural rule that allows a minority of senators to delay or…

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