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The cult of performative hydration
On Stanleys, seltzer, reverse-osmosis, water additives and the regressive charms of luxury wellness
Jun 20
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May 2025
When gamification goes too far
Meet the unrepentant cheaters of Duolingo
May 28
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April 2025
How TikTok drives the pop music machine
Without the app, we might not have artists like Benson Boone and Shaboozey
Apr 30
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The accidental poetry of Google search
Pull up your Google history and see what it tells you
Apr 2
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March 2025
FYI: Links is currently on parental leave
But I'll still be in your inbox periodically!
Mar 19
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#735: Ambiguous irony and Wiki woes
Plus an investigative tour de force on DOGE
Mar 16
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On the internet, nobody knows you’re pregnant
Why I -- and many expecting parents -- have done away with social media pregnancy announcements.
Mar 13
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#734: Instagram cringe and millennial redemption
Plus: What JD Vance memes tell us about political alienation
Mar 8
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#733: Digital packrats and AI inspo
Plus, how the internet ruined shopping in IRL stores
Mar 1
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February 2025
#732: Online accents and fast fashion frontiers
Plus: The rise of “lore” and “oneshotted”
Feb 22
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The endless internal struggle of phone photography
A visual essay inspired by the Louvre, of all damn things
Feb 20
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#731: Space rocks and soul machines
Plus a better theory of "brain rotting"
Feb 17
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