Readup: Social Reading

It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl
Brock Colyar in The Cut 5/5/25
A new generation has transformed the neighborhood — and reshaped the fantasy of New York City living.
1 read
25 min
1 comment
8.0
It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl
The CutBrock Colyar5/5/2525 min
A new generation has transformed the neighborhood — and reshaped the fantasy of New York City living.
1 read1 comment
8.0
The Cut
Brock Colyar5/5/2525 min
A new generation has transformed the neighborhood — and reshaped the fantasy of New York City living.
1 read
1 comment
8.0
Contenders
- # 1Upvote articles by reading them to completion.
  See how it works.
  550 pts - Scout: TripleG
  People who need a glass of wine to relax every evening often display these 8 habits
  Eat This Not ThatIsabella Chase5/8/256 min
  1 read0 comments
  10
  Eat This Not That
  Isabella Chase5/8/256 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  10
- # 2
  464 pts - Scout: TripleG
  People who push their chair back in when they leave a table usually display these 8 unique qualities
  Eat This Not ThatIsabella Chase5/9/259 min
  1 read0 comments
  10
  Eat This Not That
  Isabella Chase5/9/259 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  10
- # 3
  280 pts - Scout: chrissetiana
  This is the dumbest GPT-4o complaint I've seen
  BGRChris Smith5/14/245 min
  5 reads0 comments
  7.0
  BGR
  Chris Smith5/14/245 min
  5 reads
  0 comments
  7.0
- # 4
  250 pts - Scout: TripleG
  'I studied world's longest-living people — these are four foods you should never have in your house'
  Surrey LiveSteffan Rhys3 min
  1 read0 comments
  10
  Surrey Live
  Steffan Rhys3 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  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
- # 5
  206 pts - Scout: deephdave
  David vs Goliath
  Manas J. SaloiManas J. Saloi4/28/258 min
  1 read0 comments
  8.0
  Manas J. Saloi
  Manas J. Saloi4/28/258 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  8.0
- # 6
  193 pts - Scout: TripleG
  Your tax preparer could be a fraud. Here's how to find out before it's too late.
  CNBCLorie Konish3/15/185 min
  1 read0 comments
  9.0
  CNBC
  Lorie Konish3/15/185 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  9.0
- # 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
- # 7
  107 pts - Scout: thorgalle
  Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud
  NextcloudChristoph Weissthaner5/13/256 min
  1 read0 comments
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  Nextcloud
  Christoph Weissthaner5/13/256 min
  1 read
  0 comments
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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
- # 8
  100 pts - Scout: TripleG
  If you can still do these 8 things at age 80, you’re a once-in-a-lifetime person
  Eat This Not ThatOlivia Reid5/1/259 min
  1 read0 comments
  10
  Eat This Not That
  Olivia Reid5/1/259 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  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
- # 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
- # 233
  97 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  James Bond, den mystiske skipsrederen og Norges hemmelige hær
  nrkAndre Håker, Ståle Hansen, Veronica Lüthcke, Gry Kårstad, Even Kjølleberg4/11/2031 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  nrk
  Andre Håker, Ståle Hansen, Veronica Lüthcke, Gry Kårstad, Even Kjølleberg4/11/2031 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 9
  86 pts - Scout: deephdave
  OpenAI buys Windsurf
  Manas J. SaloiManas J. Saloi5/9/254 min
  1 read0 comments
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  Manas J. Saloi
  Manas J. Saloi5/9/254 min
  1 read
  0 comments
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- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 44
  69 pts - Scout: bartadamley
  Inside the digital sensorium
  aaronzlewis.comAaron Z. Lewis19 min
  4 reads4 comments
  10
  aaronzlewis.com
  Aaron Z. Lewis19 min
  4 reads
  4 comments
  10
- # 263
  69 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Honesty and the Human Body
  ribbonfarm3/5/1319 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  ribbonfarm
  3/5/1319 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 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
- # 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
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