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Racism, Bikinis, and Journals

Published papers draw reactions — and one retraction — for bigoted approaches

Substack Continues to Rocket Forward

More and more writers — and more and more readers — are embracing the platform

Are Third-Party Cookies Toast?

Changes to browsers — especially Chrome — may help publisher ads thrive again

Preprints, Toothpicks, and Revelations

More people are seeing the problems with how biomedical preprints are handled

Is Unsub a Weapon or a Tool?

Recent public statements show the service's leadership in a more aggressive mode

Friday Song: "Nothing From Nothing"

A catchy piano tune by the late, great Billy Preston still sounds fantastic and fun

Testing Our Limits of Endurance

Good people are tiring of the endless cycle of lies, deflections, and attacks

Invitation to Subscribe

You can support independent coverage and thought with an affordable subscription

"Desperation Science"

A panicked devotion to speed can subvert quality and mislead citizens

Twitter: A Lease and Subscribe Model?

A mixed model of payers could give Twitter the lift and differentiation it needs