McSweeney’s
• Dan Nolan
WIRED
• Julian Chokkattu
Meta’s Very Own Smart Glasses Go on Sale Today for $299
The new Meta-branded glasses have the same camera, microphones, and chatbot as the Ray-Bans. They come in three styles, one of which was codesigned with Kylie Jenner.
Silver Bulletin
• Nate Silver
What is Gavin Newsom doing?
Losing support in polls, the governor is leaning into his role as the avatar of an unpopular Democratic establishment.
PRINT Magazine
• Deb Aldrich
Maybe What We Need Right Now Is More Art Nouveau
TCA Ethera proves that Art Nouveau's celebration of ornament, nature, and individuality still feels remarkably relevant in an era of digital sameness.
The post Maybe What We Need Right Now Is More Art Nouveau appeared first on PRINT Magazine.
WIRED
• Simon Hill
Netgear’s Excellent Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Is on Sale for Prime Day
WIRED’s favorite Wi-Fi 7 mesh system from Netgear is cheaper than ever on Prime Day.
PRINT Magazine
• Steven Heller
The Daily Heller: Depicting a Natural Order Through Design
'Contra la Oscuridad' is a monograph featuring more than two decades of Catalina Estrada's work.
The post The Daily Heller: Depicting a Natural Order Through Design appeared first on PRINT Magazine.
TorrentFreak
• Ernesto Van der Sar
Film Companies “Piggyback” on Other Lawsuits to Unmask BitTorrent Pirates
After 180 days, Comcast can no longer say which customer was linked to a given IP address. This retention limit has kept old piracy accusations out of reach for years, but that's beginning to change. A series of BitTorrent lawsuits from film companies targets alleged pirates whose identities Strike 3 Holdings, an adult-content producer, had already obtained in earlier suits over the same addresses.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
TorrentFreak
• Ernesto Van der Sar
Film Companies “Piggyback” on Other Lawsuits to Unmask BitTorrent Pirates
After 180 days, Comcast can no longer say which customer was linked to a given IP address. This retention limit has kept old piracy accusations out of reach for years, but that's beginning to change. A series of BitTorrent lawsuits from film companies targets alleged pirates whose identities Strike 3 Holdings, an adult-content producer, had already obtained in earlier suits over the same addresses.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Remkus de Vries
• Remkus
“WordPress Is Slow” Usually Means You Stopped Looking Too Early
WordPress is slow. Something those of us working with WordPress hear all the time from people not in the know. As I did yesterday when I posted this on X: That is not a controversial statement if you understand performance. It is simply how performance analysis works. A slow site is not slow because a […]
The post “WordPress Is Slow” Usually Means You Stopped Looking Too Early appeared first on Remkus de Vries.
Prison Journalism Project
• Alex Dewhurst
Did Prison Cure My Brain Rot?

“Do you want to play Pokémon with us tonight?” asked Sean Reid, my new concrete frat house brother. His question marked the first time in my adult life I had been invited to play an in-person game instead of an online one. \
The post Did Prison Cure My Brain Rot? appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.
Prison Journalism Project
• Gary K. Farlow
For Some, It’s Easier to Stay in Prison Than Leave

Each time Jack W. has been released from prison, he’s been sent back. In an interview with me in 2025, where Jack asked that I only use his first name for privacy, he talked about how the reasons that sent him to prison in the first place — not-good people, places and things — were always still there when he got out. No alternatives were available.
The post For Some, It’s Easier to Stay in Prison Than Leave appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.
John Battelle's Search Blog
• John Battelle
How Can You Trust the News?
The single most essential ingredient of good journalism is trust. By that measure, journalism is in a very bad way: According to The Reuters Institute’s annual survey, only 37 percent of the global public trusts the news industry, down nearly 20 points from ten years ago. In the US, that figure stands at 25 percent. … Continue reading "How Can You Trust the News?"
WIRED
• John Semley
The New ‘Odyssey’ Movie Is Sparking a Right-Wing Backlash. This Female Scholar Knows It Well
Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of Homer’s epic—the first by a woman—was called a woke “abomination” by online reactionaries. Christopher Nolan’s film is facing similar critiques.
We're Tracking Prime Day Live
Prime Day is here, and so is our live blog. We'll bring you deals, trends, and commentary throughout Amazon's annual summer sale.
WIRED
• Luke Larsen
HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Review: The Best Windows Laptop
HP’s OmniBook Ultra 14 is one of the best alternatives to the MacBook Air you can buy right now, and it’s more affordable than many of its Windows competitors.
WIRED
• Katie Drummond
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Fight for Press Freedom—Until Trump Fires Her
President Trump probably can’t get rid of her yet, but FCC commissioner Anna Gomez still checks her email every day to see if he has. Until then, she wants to stand up for the First Amendment.
Butterfly Mind
• Andrea Badgley
Relaxation time
I’m off work this week. It feels amazing to have time to myself that I don’t have to rush through, that I don’t have to be productive in. Each morning, I get up and blog. I check the writing prompt in my site’s dashboard, and it’s usually enough to get me going. I moved my […]
WIRED
• Vittoria Elliott
Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones
“I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee.
WIRED
• Boutayna Chokrane
Best Prime Day Fitness Tech Deals (2026)
I've compiled a list of the best fitness tech deals this Amazon Prime Day, including smartwatches, walking pads, and recovery gear. You can thank me later.
WIRED
• Kat Merck
Prime Day Knocked Hundreds Off Our Top Pool-Cleaning Robots (2026)
Summer is for relaxing, not cleaning. Upgrade your backyard setup with a robot that cleans your pool for you.