Readup: Social Reading

Video games have replaced music as the most important aspect of youth culture | Sean Monahan
The Guardian 1/11/21
The global video gaming industry took in an estimated $180bn in 2020 – more than sports and movies worldwide
2 reads
5 min
0 comments
7.0
Video games have replaced music as the most important aspect of youth culture | Sean Monahan
The Guardian1/11/215 min
The global video gaming industry took in an estimated $180bn in 2020 – more than sports and movies worldwide
2 reads0 comments
7.0
The Guardian
1/11/215 min
The global video gaming industry took in an estimated $180bn in 2020 – more than sports and movies worldwide
2 reads
0 comments
7.0
Contenders
- # 301Upvote articles by reading them to completion.
  See how it works.
  48 pts - Scout: chronotope
  Apple Privacy Chief: North Dakota Bill 'Threatens to Destroy the iPhone as You Know It'
  macrumors.comJuli Clover2/10/218 min
  4 reads0 comments
  7.0
  macrumors.com
  Juli Clover2/10/218 min
  4 reads
  0 comments
  7.0
- # 285
  47 pts - Scout: kellyalysia
  5 ways to support parents right now
  evoke.org6 min
  2 reads1 comment
  10
  evoke.org
  6 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 54
  47 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  Thunder in Her Head - The American Scholar
  The American Scholar2/1/246 min
  3 reads2 comments
  10
  The American Scholar
  2/1/246 min
  3 reads
  2 comments
  10
- # 298
  47 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
  Media that matters: Peter Walker talks Digital Media Art
  The Taos NewsLynne Robinson1/27/216 min
  2 reads1 comment
  10
  The Taos News
  Lynne Robinson1/27/216 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 368
  46 pts - Scout: Florian
  How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hate - CNN
  edition.cnn.comRob Kuznia, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Sara Sidner and Mallory Simon, CNN2/19/2115 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  edition.cnn.com
  Rob Kuznia, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Sara Sidner and Mallory Simon, CNN2/19/2115 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 53
  46 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  Rip Tide - The American Scholar
  The American Scholar2/9/2412 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  The American Scholar
  2/9/2412 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 447
  46 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  Billions of Locusts Are Swarming East Africa
  SmithsonianTheresa Machemer2/5/203 min
  3 reads1 comment
  10
  Smithsonian
  Theresa Machemer2/5/203 min
  3 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 290
  46 pts - Scout: bartadamley
  Hyperland, Intermedia, and the Web That Never Was — Are.na
  are.na12 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  are.na
  12 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 437
  46 pts - Scout: deephdave
  How creatives win friends, influence people and break the internet
  wfh.substack.comBrianne Kimmel11 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  wfh.substack.com
  Brianne Kimmel11 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 324
  46 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Sweet syrupy love
  Shaktian SpaceShakti Shetty2/13/217 min
  2 reads1 comment
  9.0
  Shaktian Space
  Shakti Shetty2/13/217 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 300
  46 pts - Scout: skrt
  Learning to Love in the Wilds of Our Bodies - Gay Mag
  Gay MagYour Fat Friend4/24/189 min
  5 reads3 comments
  8.3
  Gay Mag
  Your Fat Friend4/24/189 min
  5 reads
  3 comments
  8.3
- # 75
  46 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Music in the age of algorithm
  Mintlounge15 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  Mintlounge
  15 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 440
  45 pts - Scout: SEnkey
  The Incredible Shrinking Political Party
  thedispatch.comDeclan Garvey6 min
  2 reads1 comment
  9.5
  thedispatch.com
  Declan Garvey6 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  9.5
- # 426
  45 pts - Scout: bill
  A Reality Check for Steinbeck and Charley
  The New York Times CompanyCharles McGrath4/3/117 min
  3 reads3 comments
  9.5
  The New York Times Company
  Charles McGrath4/3/117 min
  3 reads
  3 comments
  9.5
- # 441
  45 pts - Scout: SEnkey
  Tesla running on ‘Autopilot’ repeatedly veered toward the spot where Apple engineer later crashed and died, federal investigators say
  washingtonpostMichael Laris2/11/204 min
  6 reads3 comments
  8.7
  washingtonpost
  Michael Laris2/11/204 min
  6 reads
  3 comments
  8.7
- # 434
  45 pts - Scout: bill
  American Dirt: A Bridge to Nowhere
  Longreads2/4/2031 min
  2 reads0 comments
  9.0
  Longreads
  2/4/2031 min
  2 reads
  0 comments
  9.0
- # 76
  44 pts - Scout: deephdave
  The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon
  The New York Times CompanyMARK MAZZETTI, RONEN BERGMAN1/28/2239 min
  1 read0 comments
  9.0
  The New York Times Company
  MARK MAZZETTI, RONEN BERGMAN1/28/2239 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  9.0
- # 34
  44 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  15 Essential Things To Know Before Driving in Sicily — ALONG DUSTY ROADS
  along dusty roads29 min
  1 read0 comments
  9.0
  along dusty roads
  29 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  9.0
- # 298
  44 pts - Scout: thorgalle
  My Internship in Japan: Minamata
  nippakuAnn-Sofie van Enis1/13/1813 min
  1 read1 comment
  9.0
  nippaku
  Ann-Sofie van Enis1/13/1813 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 322
  43 pts - Scout: thorgalle
  My Internship in Japan: Kyushu travels I
  nippakuAnn-Sofie van Enis3/11/1815 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  nippaku
  Ann-Sofie van Enis3/11/1815 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 63
  43 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe
  The Guardian2/27/243 min
  2 reads2 comments
  9.5
  The Guardian
  2/27/243 min
  2 reads
  2 comments
  9.5
- # 426
  43 pts - Scout: jbuchana
  The Husband Stitch Isn’t Just a Horrifying Childbirth Myth
  HealthlineCarrie Murphy1/24/1810 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  Healthline
  Carrie Murphy1/24/1810 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 314
  43 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Will Self: How Should We Read?
  LithubWill Self1/14/2110 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  Lithub
  Will Self1/14/2110 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 359
  43 pts - Scout: monstertuck
  How Ghost Kitchens Took Over America's Restaurants | Marker
  MarkerAdam Chandler2/10/2115 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  Marker
  Adam Chandler2/10/2115 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 452
  43 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  How to Pick Your Life Partner - Part 2 - Wait But Why
  Wait But WhyTim Urban2/13/1410 min
  5 reads3 comments
  10
  Wait But Why
  Tim Urban2/13/1410 min
  5 reads
  3 comments
  10
- # 413
  42 pts - Scout: jbuchana
  Devastating solar storms could be far more common than we thought
  Live ScienceBrandon Specktor2/10/204 min
  3 reads3 comments
  7.3
  Live Science
  Brandon Specktor2/10/204 min
  3 reads
  3 comments
  7.3
- # 63
  42 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  Miles to Go - The American Scholar
  The American Scholar2/21/246 min
  2 reads1 comment
  9.0
  The American Scholar
  2/21/246 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 60
  41 pts - Scout: deephdave
  writing as autonomy
  bookbear expressAva11/11/214 min
  8 reads3 comments
  9.0
  bookbear express
  Ava11/11/214 min
  8 reads
  3 comments
  9.0
- # 306
  41 pts - Scout: chrissetiana
  Introduction (by Marc Andreessen)
  breaking smart2/7/152 min
  6 reads2 comments
  8.0
  breaking smart
  2/7/152 min
  6 reads
  2 comments
  8.0
- # 64
  41 pts - Scout: chrissetiana
  A couple who live apart in New York City say it helped their marriage
  INSIDERMaria Noyen2/17/224 min
  3 reads1 comment
  9.0
  INSIDER
  Maria Noyen2/17/224 min
  3 reads
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 444
  41 pts - Scout: Shemp
  The mystery of why some people become sudden geniuses
  BBC NewsZaria Gorvett11 min
  1 read1 comment
  9.0
  BBC News
  Zaria Gorvett11 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 301
  41 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Procrastination
  Karthi's BlogKarthi Subbaraman1/31/213 min
  8 reads2 comments
  8.3
  Karthi's Blog
  Karthi Subbaraman1/31/213 min
  8 reads
  2 comments
  8.3
- # 318
  41 pts - Scout: deephdave
  The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class
  alexdanco.com1/22/2114 min
  7 reads4 comments
  8.0
  alexdanco.com
  1/22/2114 min
  7 reads
  4 comments
  8.0
- # 451
  41 pts - Scout: turtlebubble
  Why Isn’t Law & Order Streaming Anywhere?
  VultureJosef Adalian1/25/197 min
  2 reads1 comment
  8.0
  Vulture
  Josef Adalian1/25/197 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 72
  40 pts - Scout: TaosTom
  Meta may be forced to shutter Facebook, Instagram in EU
  Ars TechnicaTim De Chant3 min
  4 reads1 comment
  7.0
  Ars Technica
  Tim De Chant3 min
  4 reads
  1 comment
  7.0
- # 320
  40 pts - Scout: chronotope
  Ghost Kitchens Find a Home in Empty Hotels
  The New York Times CompanyDebra Kamin1/26/217 min
  3 reads2 comments
  8.5
  The New York Times Company
  Debra Kamin1/26/217 min
  3 reads
  2 comments
  8.5
- # 62
  40 pts - Scout: deephdave
  DNA/What have we got to lose?
  douglasadams.comDouglas Adams9 min
  2 reads3 comments
  10
  douglasadams.com
  Douglas Adams9 min
  2 reads
  3 comments
  10
- # 339
  40 pts - Scout: vunderkind
  The Influencer and the Hit Man: How a Years-Long Domain Name Feud Ended in a Bloody Shootout
  OneZeroIan Frisch12/10/1931 min
  2 reads1 comment
  10
  OneZero
  Ian Frisch12/10/1931 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 303
  40 pts - Scout: deephdave
  the ants under my foot — Attention Activist:
  Attention ActivistJay Vidyarthi5 min
  4 reads0 comments
  7.8
  Attention Activist
  Jay Vidyarthi5 min
  4 reads
  0 comments
  7.8
- # 359
  40 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Yaupon: The rebirth of America's forgotten tea
  BBC NewsMatt Stirn9 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  BBC News
  Matt Stirn9 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
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