Readup: Social Reading

Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints
The Guardian 3/13/25
Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000
4 reads
3 min
0 comments
8.0
Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints
The Guardian3/13/253 min
Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000
4 reads0 comments
8.0
The Guardian
3/13/253 min
Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000
4 reads
0 comments
8.0
Contenders
- # 1Upvote articles by reading them to completion.
  See how it works.
  585 pts - Scout: thorgalle
  Will Finland's shipbuilding expertise break diplomatic ice with the US?
  Yle Uutiset3/11/259 min
  1 read1 comment
  9.0
  Yle Uutiset
  3/11/259 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 2
  525 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Mozilla Sees Surge in Firefox Users Thanks to EU's Digital Markets Act
  CyberInsiderAlex Lekander3/10/252 min
  3 reads0 comments
  7.0
  CyberInsider
  Alex Lekander3/10/252 min
  3 reads
  0 comments
  7.0
- # 3
  519 pts - Scout: thorgalle
  How a 15-year old Mark Gurman became the Apple news scoop master
  CyberNews12/23/246 min
  3 reads1 comment
  7.3
  CyberNews
  12/23/246 min
  3 reads
  1 comment
  7.3
- # 4
  433 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Economist Warns That Elon Musk Is About to Cause a "Deep, Deep Recession"
  Futurism2 min
  6 reads0 comments
  8.3
  Futurism
  2 min
  6 reads
  0 comments
  8.3
- # 5
  383 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Finland wants to build a bridge across the Baltic Sea to Sweden for better connections to Europe
  Euronews5 min
  3 reads0 comments
  8.5
  Euronews
  5 min
  3 reads
  0 comments
  8.5
- # 6
  279 pts - Scout: deephdave
  A Brief History of Holi
  Travels of SamwiseSam Dalrymple, Harleen Singh3/9/258 min
  1 read0 comments
  10
  Travels of Samwise
  Sam Dalrymple, Harleen Singh3/9/258 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  10
- # 7
  270 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  All of Us Are Overlooking Critical Facts About Our Heart Health. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum Walks Us Through What We Can Do, Starting Today
  The Sunday PaperMeghan Rabbitt3/1/2510 min
  1 read1 comment
  9.0
  The Sunday Paper
  Meghan Rabbitt3/1/2510 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 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
- # 8
  174 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Here's How They Finished Gladiator After Oliver Reed Died - Looper
  LooperMike Floorwalker9/22/205 min
  1 read1 comment
  9.0
  Looper
  Mike Floorwalker9/22/205 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 9
  154 pts - Scout: skydance
  Grammar Fans Flock to a Film About Participles and Gerunds
  The New York Times Company3/6/255 min
  1 read0 comments
  8.0
  The New York Times Company
  3/6/255 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  8.0
- # 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
- # 10
  109 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  Everything Is Chrome
  vale.rocksDeclan Chidlow13 min
  1 read0 comments
  9.0
  vale.rocks
  Declan Chidlow13 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  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
- # 11
  103 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  BlackRock strikes $23 billion deal to place Panama Canal ports under American control
  CBS News3 min
  2 reads0 comments
  9.0
  CBS News
  3 min
  2 reads
  0 comments
  9.0
- # 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
- # 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
  nrkEven Kjølleberg, Gry Kårstad, Veronica Lüthcke, Ståle Hansen, Andre Håker4/11/2031 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  nrk
  Even Kjølleberg, Gry Kårstad, Veronica Lüthcke, Ståle Hansen, 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
- # 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
- # 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
- # 12
  74 pts - Scout: thorgalle
  in the belly of the MrBeast
  Never Met a ScienceKevin Munger1/13/259 min
  1 read0 comments
  8.0
  Never Met a Science
  Kevin Munger1/13/259 min
  1 read
  0 comments
  8.0
- # 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
- # 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
- # 13
  71 pts - Scout: coriander
  An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
  Ars Technica3/2/255 min
  2 reads0 comments
  -
  Ars Technica
  3/2/255 min
  2 reads
  0 comments
  -
- # 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
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