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 Why America isn’t as divided as we think
flipboard.com · Axios
There’s compelling evidence we’ve been trapped in a reality distortion bubble.
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 Chechnya bans techno as cultural crackdown intensifies
Semafor · J.D. Capelouto
Minister of Culture Musa Dadayev said that “all musical, vocal and choreographic works should correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute.”
 The most challenged books in America last year
Smithsonian Magazine · Ella Feldman
“Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe tops the list, which is dominated by books about LGBTQ folk and people of color.
 Why a prison janitor making 13 cents an hour donated his wages to Gaza relief
themarshallproject.org · Hamzah Jihad Furqaani, as told to Aala Abdullahi
It’s a common misconception that once someone enters jail or prison, they lose their interest in the outside world.
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 Europe’s fakest, least-visited capital city is literally crumbling
fodors.com · Milo Brewitz
A decade ago, Skopje in North Macedonia went through an unusual building project designed to recapture its national identity.
 How to battle boredom at work
theconversation.com · Casher Belinda
Even the most exciting jobs in the world — astronaut, nuclear engineer, helicopter pilot, virus hunter — can be filled with drudgery at times.
 Does it matter if Carrie Bradshaw is the worst?
Vox · Kyndall Cunningham
She’s a menace. That’s the point.
 All the King Kong movies, ranked
hollywoodreporter.com · Richard Newby
With the release of “Godzilla x Kong: New Empire,” here’s a ranking of the 13 Kong movies — worst to best.
 Welcome to the wonderful world of AI
Sound & Vision · Ken C. Pohlmann
The battle to listen to Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony.
 One woman’s margarita-fueled discovery of the meaning of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumors’
TIME · Moises Mendez II
Raven Baxter, a molecular biologist who goes by @ravenscimaven on X, discovered “Go Your Own Way,” and then the whole genre of classic rock.
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