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​You finally got a Wikipedia page​

Wikipedia pages are reserved for "notable" people. So how does it feel when editors decide that yours should be deleted?

Wired | Duncan Fyfe

​Harry Houdini was a serious book collector​

A peek inside the library of the world's most famous magician (which you can currently see in person at a new exhibit in Austin).

Literary Hub | James Folta

​It's been four years since my friend died​

And magician Penn Jillette annotates his 2022 essay memorializing comedian Bob Saget. [Gift link.]

The New York Times | Penn Jillette

​The chocolate conspiracy​

Is chocolate candy getting worse? An investigation leads to Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Grub Street | Rachel Handler

​China’s car industry is wowing the world—but crashing at home​

China's auto exports are shaking up the industry, but excess capacity may be a struggle at home. [Gift link.]

The Wall Street Journal | Stephen Wilmot and Katrina Northrop

​Bird flu is raging on a mink farm​

Reasons to worry that American mink farms could end up causing the spillover of the next deadly pandemic.

ProPublica | Nat Lash and Julie Leopo

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​How voting is like a Klein bottle​

Apt reading for election season: mathematicians unlock the topology of inherently imperfect voting systems.

Quanta | Alex Stone

​A Democratic toolkit for using a midterm win to check Trump​

Advice for a Democratic Congress on how to flex its power to the fullest against the Trump Administration.

The UnPopulist | Andy Craig

​Nov. 2026 endorsements: All the candidates​

For Portland readers: part two of endorsements from Seabirder Mort.

Mortlandia | Brendan Mortimer

​The heritage citizen​

A sad portrait of an angry activist in Trumpian America.

Slate | Alexander Sammon

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​Editing as music​

An interview with Walter Murch, editor of The English Patient, The Godfather, Ghost, and many other films.

RogerEbert.com | Matt Soller Seitz

​The freedom of the weasel​

An appreciation of the late author and poet Annie Dillard.

n+1 | Grace Glass

​How DC's progressive 'Absolute' line has reinvigorated comics​

How new interpretations of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman in a dark universe where "God isn't helpful" are bringing excitement to stale superhero comics.

Rolling Stone | Christopher Cruz

​People aren’t drinking like they used to​

Declining drinking and a trade war that killed the export market are wreaking havoc on Washington wine.

OPB | Monica Nickelsburg

​These holiday towns around the US channel a European Christmas​

Can't make it to Europe for the Christmas markets? Here are the small American towns dedicated to creating a similar experience.

Condé Nast Traveler | Jessica Sulima

​Migrating seabirds face a surprising problem​

Finally, in birds news... does jet lag leave you feeling a bit disoriented? You're not alone. Seabirds struggle with it too.

The Guardian | Hanad Ahmed

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