by Editor | Jul 30, 2026 | Weirdness
from The Atlantic THE CITIES THAT SAID YES TO DRUGS Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a “zombie apocalypse.” By Michael Powell Late last year, I walked roughly a mile from downtown Seattle to...
by Editor | Jul 27, 2026 | Weirdness
from Futurism Suspicion Grows About OpenAI’s Tale About Its Rogue Hacker AI “Loudly proclaim how dangerous AI is, and investors will hear how powerful it is.” By Joe Wilkins Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Shutterstock Last week,...
by Editor | Jul 24, 2026 | Weirdness
from RealClear Politics Is This the Future We Really Want? By Ned Ryun AP There is probably a camera on a pole at the entrance to your neighborhood. You’ve probably stopped noticing it. It is small, solar-powered, unremarkable, and it photographs every car that...
by Editor | Jul 23, 2026 | Culture Music Art
from TIME Magazine The Robots Cometh by Charlie Campbell Spectators typically leave a UFC fight with ringing ears and a sheepish resolve to get back to the gym. Wang Xingxing went straight to his laboratory. “I thought I could make a bigger robot for boxing...
by Editor | Jul 9, 2026 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News
from PARADE Controversial 2003 Memoir Named a ‘Best Book of the 21st Century’ By Goodreads The scandal caused the author to be dropped by his literary manager and lose a 7-figure two-book deal. By Kendra Syrdal Author James Frey appears on Bravo’s, ‘Watch What Happens...
