“We may know that nothing lasts forever, but this knowledge doesn’t alleviate the loneliness of grief.”
June 17, 2026
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How to Hack a Superyacht
“GPS is critical to everything from shipping to warfare. Tricking it is ridiculously easy.”
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison Experiment
“His life behind bars and his desperate campaign to get free.”
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Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Anything. I Bet Against My Own Husband.
“You can wager on war, elections, awards shows, reality TV, scientific progress, and—in the case of writer Carrie Sun—your own spouse. If you want to play, you have to wonder: Are you smarter than an inside trader?”
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Cory Doctorow
The author of Enshittification and the new The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI on hammock life, the joy of pulp, and writing through it.