80: Boxes Behind Me Edition™

New emojis!

https://jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar

The two sides of Chinese Innovation:

https://youtube.com/shorts/0FMipboN2qQ?si=h8Za238okBJA8qy_

https://youtu.be/vRjGVS1FIwk?si=yKt5uo7gMb2hcdr8

The Sky Mouse:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8347

AI Stupid and Bad:

https://www.404media.co/ai-fiction-is-easy-to-detect-because-its-stupid-and-bad-research-finds/?ref=the-abstract-newsletter

The Dude with the Books:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/style/too-many-books-new-york-city-apartment-scholar-landlord.html

Ginkgo Leaves Falling:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TW-OxyJALWw

250 American Books:

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/booklist/

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