JPMorgan’s insult added to its injury. They are “footing a staggering $115 million bill for the army of lawyers who defended convicted fraudster Charlie Javice and her former colleague Olivier Amar — a sum nearly two-thirds of what the bank […]
When not to trust Wikipedia. “Wikipedia claimed Roth’s book “The Human Stain” was inspired by the life of writer Anatole Broyard. Roth said this was “in no way substantiated by fact.” He should know: he wrote it. … Roth contacted […]
How to draw construction equipment for kids. “But despite being very deliberately hand-drawn, Taback’s illustrations include a really wonderful amount of detail. If he draws a dump truck in profile, he’ll be clear to capture the wires and hydraulics. Wheels […]
Greenland is a beautiful nightmare. “Greenland appeared to have roughly 9 people living there and maybe 5 things to look at. Even professional travel personalities seemed to be scraping the bottom of the barrel. … It reminded me a lot […]
Your phone already has social credit. “The only difference between your phone and China’s social credit system is that China tells you what they’re doing. We pretend our algorithmic reputation scores are just “user experience features.” At least Beijing admits […]
Fishing tournament uses lie detector test. “B.A.S.S. officials announced the disqualification of Elite Series angler KJ Queen from the 2025 Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River event, following two failed credibility assessments administered via polygraph. In addition to the […]
The origins of Serendipity. In an old Persian fairy tail “The Three Princes of Serendip”, … the princes were, “always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.” ~ learn more
Awesome nano banana images. Yes, Google made an image tool called nano banana, and yes it’s impressive. Check out this library of examples. ~ learn more
Japan’s quiet skyscraper demolition technique. This is cool and also seems expensive and slow. Check out the video. They built a facade that surrounds the top floor of the building, matching the building’s design. Then they dismantled the structure one […]
The collection hidden in plain sight. Click through and watch this 3 minute video. “In this episode of Sotheby’s Stories, Florent — Head of the Design Department in Paris — recalls how a client reached out with a simple question […]