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An Astronaut's Guide to Mental Models

There isn’t a harsher environment for a human being to live than outer space. Chris Hadfield shares some of the thinking tools he acquired as an astr…

Proven, better, new

Mark Pincus, the guy who built Zynga, has this deceptively simple framework for product development. He calls it Proven, Better, New.

Death of the middle

For much of the 20th century, society was built around bell curves: Average job. Average company. Average return. Average salary. Average investor.

¡A´hooo!, el grito de resistencia de Los cogelones, desde Neza

Este martes reestrenan el video “500 años”, en honor al “abuelo Cuauhtémoc”, y lanzan un manifiesto frente a la Conquista española, que es un clamor …

The Translator’s Funeral, a new short story by Rónán Hession

Part of the New Irish Writing series

American torture

Choosing Love: Scarlett Lewis on Overcoming Tragedy

9 Questions Interesting People Ask to Cut Through the Small Talk

Katy: a short story by Bryan Washington

| J. Krishnamurti

On writing better documents

Diamonds Aren’t Special and Neither Is Your Love

Is the "Death Drive" Real?

Better logging with Emoji

The Untold History of Facebook’s Most Controversial Growth Tool

The 3-ladder system of social class in the U.S.

Deliberate Anti-Productivity

Apple Privacy Chief: North Dakota Bill 'Threatens to Destroy the iPhone as You Know It'

How poetry can make us both laugh and think (providing added reasons to read it)

Seeing the Pentagon Papers in a New Light

5 ways to support parents right now

Media that matters: Peter Walker talks Digital Media Art

Thunder in Her Head - The American Scholar

Rip Tide - The American Scholar

Hyperland, Intermedia, and the Web That Never Was — Are.na

Learning to Love in the Wilds of Our Bodies - Gay Mag

Music in the age of algorithm

Sweet syrupy love

How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hate - CNN

Preparing For The End Of The World, On A Budget

Billions of Locusts Are Swarming East Africa

How creatives win friends, influence people and break the internet

A Reality Check for Steinbeck and Charley

American Dirt: A Bridge to Nowhere

Tesla running on ‘Autopilot’ repeatedly veered toward the spot where Apple engineer later crashed and died, federal investigators say

The Incredible Shrinking Political Party

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

My Internship in Japan: Minamata

15 Essential Things To Know Before Driving in Sicily — ALONG DUSTY ROADS

How Ghost Kitchens Took Over America's Restaurants | Marker

How to Pick Your Life Partner - Part 2 - Wait But Why