the moral arc of the universe is buffering: an update on where we stand
intermission: Cardhouse’s 2024 mixtape
chimera: archaeologists re-examine ancient Roman burial and realise skeleton is composed of bones from eight different individuals that died thousands of years apart from one another
inactivity reboot: Apple quietly introduced a security patch in its latest OS update that makes it harder to police to break into confiscated iPhones—via Super Punch
plutocracy: the Elites have finally been defeated by the Billionaires
text-to-brainrot: convert any PDF into an engaging TikTok-style audio summarisation overlaid with video-game footage—see previously—via Web Curios
ye olde cheshire cheese: a gallery of the pubs of Old London
changing narratives: new genetic evidence of Pompeii victims suggest that they were strangers comforting each other during the world-ending calamity
the sounds of ramallah: techno Insomnia Fest in Tromsรธ rallies for Palestine and Lebanon
venture alchemists: Wall Street and the broader economy brace for Trump tax-cuts, tariffs and retribution
synchronoptica
one year ago: paper lanterns for St Martin’s Day (with synchronoptica), Republican primary debates, a banger from Frankie Goes to Hollywood plus assorted links to enjoy
seven years ago: illusion of confidence
eight years ago: snail matchmaking, a national nightmare plus Europe’s Alt-Right
nine years ago: carbon foil that mimics muscles
ten years ago: an art exhibition for octopi plus an abandoned nuclear test site just outside of Paris
