9 Best Articles in 2020
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Something is wrong on the?internet
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20+ min read · 919 saves · From 2017 · I’m James Bridle. I’m a writer and artist concerned with technology and culture. I usually write on my own blog, but frankly I don’t want…
Guardian Books
Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020
Guardian Books
20+ min read · 601 saves · Oct 18th · The climate crisis, gender, populism, big tech, pandemics, race… our experts recommend titles to illuminate the issues of the day
The New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2020
The New York Times
20+ min read · 429 saves · Nov 20th · The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review
New Statesman
Judith Butler on the culture wars, JK Rowling and living in “anti-intellectual times”
New Statesman
8 min read · 423 saves · Sep 22nd · Thirty years ago, the philosopher Judith Butler, now 64, published a book that revolutionised popular attitudes on gender. Gender Trouble, the work she is perhaps best known for, introduced ideas of…
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8:46 - Dave Chappelle
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400 saves · Jun 11th · From Dave: Normally I wouldn't show you something so unrefined, I hope you understand To find out more about how you can support the Equal Justice Initiative...
GQ Magazine
The Secrets of the World's Greatest Art Thief
GQ Magazine
2 min read · 344 saves · 2019-03-01 · Stéphane Breitwieser robbed nearly 200 museums, amassed a collection of treasures worth more than $1.4 billion, and became perhaps the most prolific art thief in history. And as he reveals to GQ’s Michael Finkel, how Breitwieser managed to do all this is every bit as surprising as why.
The New Yorker
A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions
The New Yorker
336 saves · 2019-01-20 · Dan Mallory, who writes under the name A. J. Finn, went to No. 1 with his début thriller, “The Woman in the Window.” His life contains even stranger twists.
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Blob Opera - Google Arts & Culture
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319 saves · Dec 15th · Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera - no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Art...
The Cut
The Poison of Male Incivility
The Cut
6 min read · 316 saves · Jul 24th · When a woman dares respond to it, she’s seen as “disruptive.”
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319 saves · Dec 15th · Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera - no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Art...
Vulture
Nothing Made Sense in 2020 — Unless You Were on the Internet
Vulture
8 min read · 157 saves · Dec 7th · The culture of quarantine brain.
The New Yorker
Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World
The New Yorker
5 min read · 86 saves · Dec 20th · The legendary designer on rejecting violence in games, trying to be a good boss, and building Nintendo’s Disneyland.
Longreads
Longreads Best of 2020: Arts and Culture
Longreads
~12 min read · 76 saves · Dec 16th · Our top editors’ picks in arts and culture writing this year.
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The 15 Objects That Defined 2020
Marker by Medium
~14 min read · 61 saves · Dec 16th · Rob Walker · From sweatpants to rubber bullets, a year in culture told through the artifacts we’ll never forget
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Break dancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris Games in 2024
ESPN
1 min read · 54 saves · Dec 7th · The IOC has granted Olympic status to break dancing. The sport will be called breaking and debut at the 2024 Games in Paris.
Rolling Stone
The Best Music Books of 2020
Rolling Stone
9 min read · 51 saves · Dec 7th · Here are the must-read music books of the year — from revealing memoirs to historical deep dives, from boy bands to the blues and beyond
The New Yorker
The Best Video Games of 2020
The New Yorker
4 min read · 36 saves · Dec 18th · Away from the corporate mainstream, artists offered games that were bold and nourishing, and that made a tough year just a tiny bit brighter.
VICE
The Modder Who Is Bringing Black Culture to The Sims
VICE
3 min read · 36 saves · Dec 8th · Amira Virgil, aka XMiramira, has spent years developing realistic skin tones and custom content for Black Simmers.
BuzzFeed News
In 2020, Pop Culture Failed To Meet The Moment
BuzzFeed News
7 min read · 26 saves · Dec 18th · There was no song or movie or TV show that really captured the grief and isolation of this year.
