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Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet's Problems

The online encyclopedia's decentralized, Hayekian approach provides a model for Elon Musk as he assumes control of Twitter.

Reason · Apr 28, 2022

The City of Mary: A New Song About the Defense of Mariupol'

The city of Mariupol', which has apparently been almost entirely destroyed by the Russians, but in which the battle seems to still be raging, is on the Azov Sea; "Mariupol'" means "City of Mary." (According to Wikipedia, for some the city was named after a Greek settlement in Crimea, which…

Reason · Apr 23, 2022

'Redactle' makes you guess the words from a redacted 'Wikipedia' article

This game is so █████!!!!!!

Input · Apr 18, 2022

Gigantic 8 stone 'codzilla' as long as a person caught by lucky fishermen

The cod, which is believed to be the largest ever hooked in the North Atlantic, and could be 20 years old, was line caught in deep water off Iceland's North-West coast

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2022

'You're gonna need a bigger boat' - monster 6ft cod landed in seaside town

It's thought it could be 20 years old

Wales Online · Apr 11, 2022

‘The Girl From Plainville’ reexamines Michelle Carter and the sensationalized texting suicide case

The first thing Colton Ryan did when he was cast as the male lead in Hulu's “The Girl From Plainville” was to Google his real-life character’s name. In bold text at the top of the results screen was the Wikipedia entry that told him everything he needed to know: “Death…

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022

Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social justice group that attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022

TechScape: When Wikipedia fiction becomes real life fact

In this week’s newsletter: how a madeup backstory for a crisp mascot became accepted fact, and why it proves the internet doesn’t just reflect reality – it can alter it too

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022

A Wikipedia editor faked the name of Pringles' mascot. Now it's canon.

The Ballad of Julius Pringles.

Input · Mar 25, 2022

The best 'Elden Ring' meme is just the latest chapter in an ancient rivalry

Where does Elden Ring take place? The answer reveals an overlooked classic American feud.

Inverse · Mar 18, 2022