I went to the Coachella TikTok Symposium and Influencer Heptathlon and all I got was this essay about Frank Ocean, the death of youth, the rise of the algorithm, and the terrifying next age of the machine. theringer.com/music/2023/4/2…

In 1979, Casio made a calculator that doubled as a cigarette lighter, a.k.a. the 'calculighter'. (📷: Joe Haupt)

Rumored nine-figure deals! Dueling executives! The world of artificial intelligence engineers is becoming more like sports every day—and is culminating in a summer of free AI-gency. @katiebakes.bsky.social: theringer.com/2025/07/14/tec…

I may never get over this scene. (She's a top dollar attorney working for a big oil company, not an alien spending her first day on Planet Earth.)

most profound thing I’ve heard an athlete say in a long time and he just says it casually at an all-star game availability lol

bumper sticker that says “my other Woj is Joe”

*whispering* ok so right now I’m embedded with the Venezuelan cartel, right now we are on our way to bribe a local politician and maybe murder him if he doesn’t comply, we’ll see how this goes. Also, I’m only getting paid $9 for this report. My cameraman is getting $7

dude's rock

Cofounders on naming OpenAI November 24, 2015

some filmmakers spend their entire lives trying to achieve what this vid does. betrayal, tension, stakes (picture day tomorrow) all perfectly communicated through dialogue and a still camera angle. and the open ending? teasing the main antagonist in the last 5 seconds? cinema.

Hard to explain how locked in as a viewer you were when this obstacle came on in American Gladiators

this was so beautiful i had to cut it out of the box

30 Rock asks the important question "What if Carrie and Big were really good work friends, instead of lovers?" and satisfyingly relocates Big/Jack's withholding to the world of business (he never REALLY gives Liz the mentorship he offers Floyd, for example)

When Phish plays in Queens and you get asked to make a sign for the concert. LFGM!! #lgm

Camera 14 Pete Stendel was on one tonight. What will we shoot through next? #Baseballiscinema

The WNBA is more popular—and profitable—than ever, but the league’s massive growth hasn’t translated to player salaries. Is the WNBA headed for a lockout? Seerat Sohi goes inside the ongoing CBA negotiations, the W’s unique ownership structure, and more. theringer.com/2025/07/23/wnb…

Breaking News 🚨 Sirens Curse coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio malfunctioned again, forcing riders to walk down the track. This is the 4th incident since the ride opened earlier this year. Video credit: Heather Hammond Semak.

Watching a PBS doc on the American Library and had to pause to rewind this library director's reaction to 50 Shades of Grey being one of the most popular titles for her patrons.

RABBIT RABBIT

Finished this last night. Incredible book. IDK, got depressed reading it, because I can't imagine contemporary literary criticism written with such erudition and clarity. But TBF, it's not like I'm reading a ton of contemporary literary criticism, so what do I know.