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The Liner Notes Were Where the Artist Spoke Directly to You Without a Platform, an Algorithm, or a PR Team. Streaming Removed Them. Did Anyone Ask the Artists If That Was Okay?
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The Liner Notes Were Where the Artist Spoke Directly to You Without a Platform, an Algorithm, or a PR Team. Streaming Removed Them. Did Anyone Ask the Artists If That Was Okay?

Liner notes were where an artist could write to you directly — no algorithm, no PR filter, no character limit. Streaming made them...

Jul 13, 2026  ·  3 min read
Neural Interfaces Promise to Let You Control a Skateboard With Your Mind: The Technology Is Closer Than Anyone Expected. The Ethics Are Further Away.
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Neural Interfaces Promise to Let You Control a Skateboard With Your Mind: The Technology Is Closer Than Anyone Expected. The Ethics Are Further Away.

Neuralink and other neural interface companies are making thought-controlled devices less science fiction every year — and skatebo...

Jul 09, 2026  ·  3 min read
3D-Printed Skate Decks Are Already Here. When the Board Comes From a File and Not a Factory, Does the Craft Disappear With the Sawdust?
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3D-Printed Skate Decks Are Already Here. When the Board Comes From a File and Not a Factory, Does the Craft Disappear With the Sawdust?

You can now design a skate deck on a computer and print it at home — no factory, no wood shop, no sawdust. Tony Hawk, Ben Mendelso...

Jul 06, 2026  ·  3 min read
Heart Rate Variability Trackers: Are We Listening to Our Bodies, or Just Outsourcing the Decision to a Wristband?
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Heart Rate Variability Trackers: Are We Listening to Our Bodies, or Just Outsourcing the Decision to a Wristband?

Athletes now check a wristband before deciding whether to train hard or rest — but is HRV tracking genuine body awareness, or just...

Jun 30, 2026  ·  3 min read
Payphones Disappeared Without a Funeral: Where Plans Actually Got Made
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Payphones Disappeared Without a Funeral: Where Plans Actually Got Made

There used to be a corner where everyone knew to meet, a payphone where plans got made on the fly — and it disappeared without any...

Jun 25, 2026  ·  4 min read
Algorithmic Playlists: Know Your Taste Better Than Your Friends Do?
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Algorithmic Playlists: Know Your Taste Better Than Your Friends Do?

The mixtape used to be a love letter — now an algorithm builds your playlist in seconds. Evan Smith, Jessica Hische, and Tim Exile...

Jun 24, 2026  ·  3 min read
Couch Co-Op Used to Mean Sharing a Screen and Trash-Talking in Person. Online Co-Op Killed the Couch. Did It Kill the Friendship Too?
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Couch Co-Op Used to Mean Sharing a Screen and Trash-Talking in Person. Online Co-Op Killed the Couch. Did It Kill the Friendship Too?

For decades, couch co-op gaming was as much about friendship as it was about the games themselves. Friends gathered in the same ro...

Jun 23, 2026  ·  5 min read
Generative AI Can Now Design a Skate Trick Before Anyone Lands It: Innovation or Cheating the Discovery?
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Generative AI Can Now Design a Skate Trick Before Anyone Lands It: Innovation or Cheating the Discovery?

AI can now analyze the physics of a trick and design it before any human has ever attempted it — but does that count as innovation...

Jun 19, 2026  ·  4 min read
Exoskeletons Are Coming to Extreme Sports: When the Machine Helps You Win, Did You?
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Exoskeletons Are Coming to Extreme Sports: When the Machine Helps You Win, Did You?

Exoskeletons can boost strength, endurance, and reaction time beyond natural human limits — and they're coming to extreme sports....

Jun 15, 2026  ·  4 min read