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BBC Director General Matt Brittin begins his tenure, warning staff that "tough choices are unavoidable" as the BBC seeks to cut costs and simplify operations (K.J. Yossman/Variety)

Mediagazer , Monday, May 18, 2026 3:20:02 AM

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is a new beginning for ZA/UM

RegionFree , Monday, May 18, 2026 3:00:52 AM

The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s “thought leadership” content mill

Rest of World , Monday, May 18, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.

ProPublica , Monday, May 18, 2026 3:00:00 AM

Beyond Man U: One Man’s Journey Into the Depths of English Football’s Lower Divisions

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 2:00:14 AM

How China-born journalist Cheng Lei, who spent three years as a prisoner in Beijing, is rebuilding her life in Australia, including writing a memoir and a play (Rod McGuirk/Associated Press)

Mediagazer , Monday, May 18, 2026 2:00:04 AM

Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency

ProPublica , Monday, May 18, 2026 2:00:00 AM

Are Firing Squads the Future of Executions?

The Marshall Project , Monday, May 18, 2026 2:00:00 AM

Translator Beware: On the Myth of the Finicky English Reader

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:59:55 AM

Writing in Exile: Why Russian Dissident Literature Demands Our Attention

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:59:14 AM

How Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Redefined Daytime Television

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:58:51 AM

This Week in Literary History: James Joyce and Marcel Proust Meet for the First (and Only) Time

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:58:36 AM

What’s Next For Nation-States? On the Past, Present and Future of the World As We Know It

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:58:11 AM

Navigating the Coming-of-Illness Narrative

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:57:40 AM

Alice and Me: How My Struggle With Cancer Mirrored My Protagonist’s

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:57:00 AM

Hungered

Literary Hub , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:51:25 AM

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues

BleepingComputer , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:33:14 AM

Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built

Grist , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:30:00 AM

Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.

Grist , Monday, May 18, 2026 1:15:00 AM

Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw

BleepingComputer , Monday, May 18, 2026 12:18:33 AM

Using GenAI to Turn Local Newspaper Archives into a Guide Book

Generative AI in the Newsroom - Medium , Monday, May 18, 2026 12:01:01 AM

Illustrator and author Yumi Sakagawa on reframing discipline as pleasure

The Creative Independent , Monday, May 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Book Review: A Fire Beneath the World, by Jas Treadwell

nerds of a feather, flock together , Monday, May 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM

What else is special about southeastern Michigan? (from my email)

Marginal REVOLUTION , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:40:57 PM

A phone battery experiment

Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:40:00 PM

SuperCreativity And KeyNote Speaking With A Non-Fiction Book With James Taylor

The Creative Penn , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:30:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence, Disengagement, and Terrorism Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges

GNET , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:07:23 PM

Theydon Bois to Epping

diamond geezer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:00:00 PM

The H Corp Foundation Prepares to Meet This Moment in History

H-CORPS , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:46:03 PM

Hackers earn $1,298,250 for 47 zero-days at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

BleepingComputer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:33:20 PM

OTR Links 05/18/2026

doug — off the record , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:30:51 PM

Why I am skeptical on the relationship between smart phones and fertility

Marginal REVOLUTION , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:34:18 PM

The hardware crunch is here: what it means for AI and data operations

Kate Carruthers , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:19:59 PM

Sources: CBS staff at 60 Minutes expect "massive changes" and layoffs after the current season ends, but say there's no plan to overhaul its format or mission (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)

Mediagazer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:05:00 PM

coworker is poisoning a new hire with his bad attitude, am I getting an unfair advantage by working on-site, and more

Ask a Manager , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:03:57 PM

If you’ve installed OpenClaw and played with it, you know this Nat Friedman bit ...

Brad Barrish , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:54:03 PM

A group of digital media veterans led by former Pitchfork and Spin EIC Puja Patel launch Totei, a weekly online magazine dedicated to "craft and craftsmanship" (Max Tani/Semafor)

Mediagazer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:40:00 PM

Speaking of playlists, Noah Kalina made this week’s Herb Sundays playlist. I’m a...

Brad Barrish , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:02:00 PM

Michael Chabon put together an absolutely stellar playlist of jangle music on Ap...

Brad Barrish , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:41:51 PM

Weekly output: WiFi hotspots, Android 17 + Gemini Intelligence, earning trust in AI, staying IRL in an AI world, AI image generation, photonics + data centers, Bill Gross on AI

Rob Pegoraro , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:33:18 PM

L’autobus che voleva sostituire i finger degli aeroporti: il progetto dimenticato di Ikarus

Gianluca Pezzi , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:00:37 PM

Kia Sportage Tri-Fuel: 1.500 km con un pieno e 6 centesimi al km, la prova su strada

Gianluca Pezzi , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:00:37 PM

New Semi-Cozy Fantasy Series Launches with Calculated Whisk [Preview Chapters]!

Lindsay Buroker , Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:45:35 PM

Anderson's '60' Adieu

Status , Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:41:01 PM

Cannes 2026: Hope deserves the Palme d'Or

RegionFree , Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:18:05 PM

Magnetic Magic (contemporary fantasy with a middle-aged divorcee werewolf heroine) is now available in all stores

Lindsay Buroker , Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:15:48 PM

South Korea’s population is set to shrink: what would it take to stop the decline?

https://ourworldindata.org , Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:00:00 PM

Population tool: how will populations across the world change in the 21st century?

https://ourworldindata.org , Sunday, May 17, 2026 5:00:00 PM

New Windows 'MiniPlasma' zero-day exploit gives SYSTEM access, PoC released

BleepingComputer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 3:30:08 PM

The gap between Drupal and its reputation

Dries Buytaert , Sunday, May 17, 2026 3:20:51 PM

It’s either a poem or a piece of cheese // Week 20 — 2026

annie's blog , Sunday, May 17, 2026 2:52:35 PM

The Boring Internet

IndieNews English , Sunday, May 17, 2026 2:29:36 PM

Jon Stewart is usually pretty good, but I think he got it wrong when he says the...

Scripting News , Sunday, May 17, 2026 2:07:05 PM

The best books on The Best Politics Books of 2026: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing, recommended by The judges of the 2026 Orwell Prize for Political Writing

Five Books , Sunday, May 17, 2026 2:06:47 PM

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

Techdirt , Sunday, May 17, 2026 2:00:00 PM

At Bay to Breakers, nobody cares if you finish — or even start

The San Francisco Standard , Sunday, May 17, 2026 1:45:00 PM

Week Notes 26#20

articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 1:17:22 PM

Kylo Ren Will Fall In the Next ‘Star Wars’ Comic

io9 | We Come From the Future , Sunday, May 17, 2026 1:15:23 PM

Developers say Chinese AI labs lead US rivals in video generation, as ByteDance and Kuaishou train models on vast short-form video libraries from their own apps (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

Mediagazer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 1:05:00 PM

All right and none the same

Seth's Blog , Sunday, May 17, 2026 12:53:34 PM

MG4 Urban: elettrica grande a prezzo piccolo, la prova di un’auto che non ha rivali

Gianluca Pezzi , Sunday, May 17, 2026 12:00:08 PM

Keanu Reeves Gets His Samurai On with Stop-Motion ‘Hidari’ Film

io9 | We Come From the Future , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:50:19 AM

Cannes 2026: Week One

RegionFree , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:44:38 AM

From Mutual Suspicion to Political Embrace: How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Pakistan

Drop Site News , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:35:46 AM

Hidden River, by Sara Lippmann

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:20:00 AM

Funeral of Lies, by A.E.S. O’Neill

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:13:00 AM

Continuing with this year’s theme, today I completed my first sprint triathlon, ...

Paul Robert Lloyd , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:05:58 AM

And the Ancestors Sing, by Radha Lin Chaddah

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 11:05:00 AM

The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Education You Deserve, by Erica Smith

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:59:00 AM

Mother Tongue: A Memoir, by Sara Nović

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:49:00 AM

Extrox Linux: Audiophile-Friendly MX Spin with an Arch Twin

https://fossforce.com , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:45:29 AM

Photos: ‘BTS Army’ invades Stanford for K-pop group’s comeback tour

The San Francisco Standard , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:30:25 AM

SB Day

Doc Searls Weblog , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:24:00 AM

What It’s Like to Be a Panda

The Marginalian , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:23:15 AM

Are You Brave Enough for Nonviolence?

The Reframe , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:19:13 AM

I Love Mycelial Musical Rabbit Holes

daniel.industries , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:06:18 AM

Werewolf Movie, by Stephen St. Francis Decky

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:03:00 AM

The Incredible Story Behind The Escorts, a 1970s Soul Band Formed in Prison

The Marshall Project , Sunday, May 17, 2026 10:00:00 AM

Publicis agrees to acquire LiveRamp, which allows companies to share and build new data sets and models that can power agentic frameworks, for $2.2B in cash (Alison Weissbrot/Adweek)

Mediagazer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:55:02 AM

Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Will Surface on YouTube This Month

io9 | We Come From the Future , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:25:10 AM

SI prefixes for AQA GCSE Physics and Combined Science

e=mc2andallthat , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:23:08 AM

Today Claude found a problem that would only be uncovered if you knew that assig...

Scripting News , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:19:16 AM

Parent Trip: Unexpected Roads to Form a Family, by Anndee Hochman

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:08:00 AM

Elderberry Twitchy Ganna

oh messy life , Sunday, May 17, 2026 9:03:16 AM

GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source

Simon Willison's Weblog , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:59:41 AM

Sunday assorted links

Marginal REVOLUTION , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:56:48 AM

Philadelphia Quakers and the American Revolution, by Jeffrey A. Denman

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:50:00 AM

New York magazine is reviewing the past work of contract writer Ross Barkan after his story on Ben Shapiro appeared to copy a WaPo piece published days earlier (Bobby Allyn/NPR)

Mediagazer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:25:03 AM

A look at local news outlet Lexington Observer, whose primary revenue comes from acting as an intermediary between foundations and other local outlets (Aidan Ryan/The Boston Globe)

Mediagazer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:15:00 AM

Weeknote 20/2026

Open Thinkering , Sunday, May 17, 2026 8:13:42 AM

The Mules

open..., Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:50:29 AM

Three Times a Mourner: Personal Essays on Grief and Healing, by Fredricka R. Maister

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:47:00 AM

Tycoon2FA hijacks Microsoft 365 accounts via device-code phishing

BleepingComputer , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:43:10 AM

‘The Expendables’ May Return With a Female-Led Spinoff

io9 | We Come From the Future , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:30:00 AM

Timothy Snyder made an important point. Trump sees his cause as a religion and s...

Scripting News , Sunday, May 17, 2026 7:17:38 AM

I envision a network of twitter-like systems built out of the components of the ...

Scripting News , Sunday, May 17, 2026 6:59:22 AM