Readup: Social Reading

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Leath Tonino in The Sun Magazine 3/31/25
An elderly man prepares broccoli with slivered almonds and lemon juice, his hands shaky. An elderly woman snores and dreams in her cane rocker, Brahms crescendoing on the radio, Wheel of Fortune muted on the television.
6 reads
2 min
1 comment
9.0
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The Sun MagazineLeath Tonino3/31/252 min
An elderly man prepares broccoli with slivered almonds and lemon juice, his hands shaky. An elderly woman snores and dreams in her cane rocker, Brahms crescendoing on the radio, Wheel of Fortune muted on the television.
6 reads1 comment
9.0
The Sun Magazine
Leath Tonino3/31/252 min
An elderly man prepares broccoli with slivered almonds and lemon juice, his hands shaky. An elderly woman snores and dreams in her cane rocker, Brahms crescendoing on the radio, Wheel of Fortune muted on the television.
6 reads
1 comment
9.0
Contenders
- # 1Upvote articles by reading them to completion.
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 2829 pts - Scout: kellyalysia
 A Slower Urgency • Writings – Bayo Akomolafe
 bayoakomolafe.net5 min
 2 reads1 comment
 10
 bayoakomolafe.net
 5 min
 2 reads
 1 comment
 10
- # 2
 1031 pts - Scout: TripleG
 How Do We Find Hope In a Moment Such as This? Psychologist Jamil Zaki Has the Surprising Science that Will Ease Your Mind
 The Sunday PaperStacey Lindsay4/12/253 min
 2 reads0 comments
 9.5
 The Sunday Paper
 Stacey Lindsay4/12/253 min
 2 reads
 0 comments
 9.5
- # 3
 1020 pts - Scout: Pegeen
 Her Beloved Husband Died—Then She Learned of His Betrayal. Here’s How She Found the Courage to Heal
 The Sunday PaperStacey Lindsay8/10/247 min
 3 reads1 comment
 8.5
 The Sunday Paper
 Stacey Lindsay8/10/247 min
 3 reads
 1 comment
 8.5
- # 4
 800 pts - Scout: kellyalysia
 The Silent Bestseller: How Some Self-Published Books Thrive Without Viral Marketing | Jane Friedman
 Jane FriedmanJanee’ Butterfield3/19/255 min
 1 read0 comments
 8.0
 Jane Friedman
 Janee’ Butterfield3/19/255 min
 1 read
 0 comments
 8.0
- # 5
 279 pts - Scout: Pegeen
 Aimee Semple McPherson, the Vanishing Evangelist: Faith, Fame, and Her Alleged Kidnapping
 Vanity FairClaire Hoffman4/8/258 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 Vanity Fair
 Claire Hoffman4/8/258 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 224
 243 pts - Scout: deephdave
 Peter Thiel's Religion — David Perell
 David Perell 81 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 David Perell
 81 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 6
 206 pts - Scout: KapteinB
 EU slaps tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream to target Trump’s red states
 POLITICO4/9/254 min
 4 reads0 comments
 9.0
 POLITICO
 4/9/254 min
 4 reads
 0 comments
 9.0
- # 7
 154 pts - Scout: coriander
 There’s a better way to play with your cat
 washingtonpost3/31/255 min
 4 reads0 comments
 10
 washingtonpost
 3/31/255 min
 4 reads
 0 comments
 10
- # 206
 131 pts - Scout: thorgalle
 Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
 inkandswitch.com57 min
 2 reads1 comment
 9.0
 inkandswitch.com
 57 min
 2 reads
 1 comment
 9.0
- # 239
 108 pts - Scout: bill
 The Nature of Gary Snyder
 The Paris ReviewRobert Hass9/10/2023 min
 5 reads1 comment
 9.0
 The Paris Review
 Robert Hass9/10/2023 min
 5 reads
 1 comment
 9.0
- # 8
 107 pts - Scout: coriander
 Well: 4 ways to stop stressing about your schedule
 messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com6 min
 1 read1 comment
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 messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com
 6 min
 1 read
 1 comment
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- # 343
 100 pts - Scout: vunderkind
 Why hiring the ‘best’ people produces the least creative results
 AeonScott E Page1/30/186 min
 4 reads3 comments
 10
 Aeon
 Scott E Page1/30/186 min
 4 reads
 3 comments
 10
- # 276
 97 pts - Scout: deephdave
 What I Worked On
 paulgraham.com75 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 paulgraham.com
 75 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 234
 97 pts - Scout: [deleted_3987]
 The Thirty Tyrants
 Tablet MagazineLee Smith2/4/2138 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 Tablet Magazine
 Lee Smith2/4/2138 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 232
 97 pts - Scout: bartadamley
 At Dynamicland, The Building Is The Computer
 tashian.comCarl Tashian9/18/1930 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 tashian.com
 Carl Tashian9/18/1930 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 233
 97 pts - Scout: KapteinB
 James Bond, den mystiske skipsrederen og Norges hemmelige hær
 nrkVeronica Lüthcke, Ståle Hansen, Even Kjølleberg, Gry Kårstad, Andre Håker4/11/2031 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 nrk
 Veronica Lüthcke, Ståle Hansen, Even Kjølleberg, Gry Kårstad, Andre Håker4/11/2031 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 218
 97 pts - Scout: bartadamley
 New Rules for the New Economy
 WIREDKevin Kelly9/1/9748 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 WIRED
 Kevin Kelly9/1/9748 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 281
 97 pts - Scout: chronotope
 Grey Lady Steel Man
 Model CitizenWill Wilkinson2/19/2146 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 Model Citizen
 Will Wilkinson2/19/2146 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 222
 97 pts - Scout: bartadamley
 Running a Successful Membership / Subscription Program
 Craig Mod30 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 Craig Mod
 30 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 334
 96 pts - Scout: jbuchana
 The Weinstein Trial and the Myth of the Perfect Victim
 The New YorkerNaomi Fry2/17/2011 min
 4 reads2 comments
 7.0
 The New Yorker
 Naomi Fry2/17/2011 min
 4 reads
 2 comments
 7.0
- # 333
 94 pts - Scout: deephdave
 Can Twitter Save Science?
 alexdanco.com2/15/2018 min
 2 reads1 comment
 10
 alexdanco.com
 2/15/2018 min
 2 reads
 1 comment
 10
- # 250
 89 pts - Scout: jeff
 WSJ News Exclusive | Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal.
 Wall Street JournalJulia-Ambra Verlaine and Gunjan Banerji | Photographs by Kayana Szymczak for The Wall Street Journal9 min
 5 reads2 comments
 8.0
 Wall Street Journal
 Julia-Ambra Verlaine and Gunjan Banerji | Photographs by Kayana Szymczak for The Wall Street Journal9 min
 5 reads
 2 comments
 8.0
- # 230
 82 pts - Scout: kellyalysia
 The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship
 The AtlanticAmanda Mull1/27/2113 min
 8 reads3 comments
 8.0
 The Atlantic
 Amanda Mull1/27/2113 min
 8 reads
 3 comments
 8.0
- # 355
 81 pts - Scout: jbuchana
 Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
 The New York Times CompanyKashmir Hill2/14/206 min
 3 reads3 comments
 9.5
 The New York Times Company
 Kashmir Hill2/14/206 min
 3 reads
 3 comments
 9.5
- # 281
 80 pts - Scout: Pegeen
 Inside the Painstaking Recovery Process of a Medal of Honor Marine
 Vanity FairThomas James Brennan11/11/1623 min
 2 reads3 comments
 10
 Vanity Fair
 Thomas James Brennan11/11/1623 min
 2 reads
 3 comments
 10
- # 259
 80 pts - Scout: chronotope
 Britney Spears Was Never in Control
 The CutTavi Gevinson2/23/2123 min
 2 reads0 comments
 10
 The Cut
 Tavi Gevinson2/23/2123 min
 2 reads
 0 comments
 10
- # 253
 78 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
 Read Bestselling Author Lily King's New Short Story About a Woman's Messy Love Life
 Oprah Magazine2/14/2132 min
 1 read1 comment
 8.0
 Oprah Magazine
 2/14/2132 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 8.0
- # 58
 77 pts - Scout: deephdave
 Be Curious
 Collaborative FundTed Lamade1/3/2216 min
 2 reads1 comment
 9.0
 Collaborative Fund
 Ted Lamade1/3/2216 min
 2 reads
 1 comment
 9.0
- # 370
 77 pts - Scout: chrissetiana
 5 Gut Instincts You Shouldn’t Ignore
 Experience Life11/1/1014 min
 2 reads1 comment
 9.5
 Experience Life
 11/1/1014 min
 2 reads
 1 comment
 9.5
- # 9
 75 pts - Scout: deephdave
 The End of Advertising
 Background NoiseMichael Mignano9/25/245 min
 4 reads0 comments
 7.5
 Background Noise
 Michael Mignano9/25/245 min
 4 reads
 0 comments
 7.5
- # 381
 74 pts - Scout: deephdave
 Lil' Kim, Lil Wayne, Lil Xan — why hip hop is obsessed with lil artists
 triple j7/18/189 min
 2 reads2 comments
 10
 triple j
 7/18/189 min
 2 reads
 2 comments
 10
- # 365
 73 pts - Scout: bill
 The Chaos at Condé Nast
 The New York Times CompanyKATHERINE ROSMAN2/12/2015 min
 2 reads1 comment
 9.0
 The New York Times Company
 KATHERINE ROSMAN2/12/2015 min
 2 reads
 1 comment
 9.0
- # 296
 73 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
 Unusual Fruit and Fruit Trees to Grow
 Old Farmer's Almanac11 min
 2 reads2 comments
 8.0
 Old Farmer's Almanac
 11 min
 2 reads
 2 comments
 8.0
- # 333
 73 pts - Scout: Alexa
 UX: What happens when the user wants out?
 antonsten.com15 min
 9 reads3 comments
 9.0
 antonsten.com
 15 min
 9 reads
 3 comments
 9.0
- # 386
 71 pts - Scout: Jank
 Nightmares on wax: the environmental impact of the vinyl revival
 The GuardianKyle Devine1/28/208 min
 2 reads2 comments
 9.5
 The Guardian
 Kyle Devine1/28/208 min
 2 reads
 2 comments
 9.5
- # 55
 71 pts - Scout: TripleG
 Germany urged to 'wake up' over Ukraine-Russia crisis, before it's too late
 CNBCHolly Ellyatt2/7/226 min
 6 reads1 comment
 10
 CNBC
 Holly Ellyatt2/7/226 min
 6 reads
 1 comment
 10
- # 283
 70 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
 Readup’s purpose | Slack
 slack-files.com5 min
 18 reads9 comments
 8.2
 slack-files.com
 5 min
 18 reads
 9 comments
 8.2
- # 248
 69 pts - Scout: deephdave
 The Mozart in the Machine
 BloombergYuval Noah Harari5/3/179 min
 8 reads3 comments
 9.3
 Bloomberg
 Yuval Noah Harari5/3/179 min
 8 reads
 3 comments
 9.3
- # 267
 69 pts - Scout: deephdave
 ✨ Wellness Wisdom vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat
 Wellness WisdomPatricia Mou2/1/2119 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 Wellness Wisdom
 Patricia Mou2/1/2119 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
- # 242
 69 pts - Scout: Alexa
 The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor
 The New York Times CompanyJacqueline Mroz2/1/2119 min
 1 read1 comment
 10
 The New York Times Company
 Jacqueline Mroz2/1/2119 min
 1 read
 1 comment
 10
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