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15 Great Articles about Progress
17 January 2026 @ 8:50 pm
15 Great Articles about Progress
GDP by Oliver Kim - We really don’t know how good we have itHow Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life by Steven Johnson - Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.The Real Reason Humans are the Dominant Species by Justin Ro
GDP by Oliver Kim - We really don’t know how good we have itHow Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life by Steven Johnson - Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.The Real Reason Humans are the Dominant Species by Justin Ro8 Great Articles about Rich People
14 January 2026 @ 12:37 pm
8 Great Articles about Rich People
People With Parents With Money by Various Authors - 14 adults come clean about the down payments, allowances, and tuition payments that make their New York lives feasibleWhy it Pays to be Privileged by Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison - Within Britain’s elite occupations, the advantages of class are still mistaken for talent
People With Parents With Money by Various Authors - 14 adults come clean about the down payments, allowances, and tuition payments that make their New York lives feasibleWhy it Pays to be Privileged by Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison - Within Britain’s elite occupations, the advantages of class are still mistaken for talentThe Best of the Best Ofs
1 January 2026 @ 1:19 pm
The Best of the Best Ofs
Links by Albert Chu’s Best of 2025The Sunday Long Read’s Best of 2025David Brooks’ Best Nonfiction Essays of the YearBusinessweek’s Jealousy List
Links by Albert Chu’s Best of 2025The Sunday Long Read’s Best of 2025David Brooks’ Best Nonfiction Essays of the YearBusinessweek’s Jealousy List150 Great Articles and Essays from 2025
30 December 2025 @ 3:35 pm
150 Great Articles and Essays from 2025
Click through for a huge collection of the net’s best journalism and nonfiction from 2025
Click through for a huge collection of the net’s best journalism and nonfiction from 2025We’re on Substack
13 May 2025 @ 8:11 am
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11 May 2025 @ 8:25 pm
5 Great Essays about Death
How to Practice by Ann Patchett - I wanted to get rid of my possessions, because possessions stood between me and deathIf My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us? by Sarah Wildman - She turned to me and asked, “What if this is the best I ever feel again?” Three hundred and seventy-six days later, she was dead.
How to Practice by Ann Patchett - I wanted to get rid of my possessions, because possessions stood between me and deathIf My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us? by Sarah Wildman - She turned to me and asked, “What if this is the best I ever feel again?” Three hundred and seventy-six days later, she was dead.40 Classic Articles that Became Films
8 May 2025 @ 8:29 am
40 Classic Articles that Became Films
Click through for a huge collection of cinematic nonfiction
Click through for a huge collection of cinematic nonfiction5 Great Articles about Climate Change
15 April 2025 @ 2:37 pm
5 Great Articles about Climate Change
The Science of Climate Change Explained by Julia Rosen - Definitive answers to the big QuestionsHow Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? by Sandra Upson - A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapseHas the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’? by Alex Cua
The Science of Climate Change Explained by Julia Rosen - Definitive answers to the big QuestionsHow Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? by Sandra Upson - A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapseHas the Amazon Reached Its ‘Tipping Point’? by Alex CuaFrank Bures’ Favourite Articles
10 April 2025 @ 9:27 am
Frank Bures’ Favourite Articles
Head to our Substack for a list of all-time great articles chosen by Frank Bures, author of outstanding travel and adventure writing, plus classic articles about everything from stolen bikes that and penis theft (?!), to squat toilets and an epic canoe race on the Mississippi. Read all his best work here, and check out his new boo
Head to our Substack for a list of all-time great articles chosen by Frank Bures, author of outstanding travel and adventure writing, plus classic articles about everything from stolen bikes that and penis theft (?!), to squat toilets and an epic canoe race on the Mississippi. Read all his best work here, and check out his new boo5 Great Essays about AI
2 April 2025 @ 10:55 am
5 Great Essays about AI
The Future Is Too Easy by David Roth - There is something unstable at the most basic level about any space with too much capitalism happening in itWikipedia’s Moment of Truth by Jon Gertner - Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?
The Future Is Too Easy by David Roth - There is something unstable at the most basic level about any space with too much capitalism happening in itWikipedia’s Moment of Truth by Jon Gertner - Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?