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Elon Musk and his mom doing some uncanny shit in costume at Heidi Klum's Halloween party.

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Capital

Burning Down The House


<p>Alex Pareene is a contributing editor at The New Republic and the co-host, with Laura Marsh, of the podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/018-amanda-litman-run-for-something-why-you-cant-see/id1341525125?i=1000444277937" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Politics of Everything</a>.</p>


Alex Pareene

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 02: People picket outside of FOX Studios on the first day of the Hollywood writers strike on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles. Scripted TV series, late-night talk shows, film and streaming productions are being interrupted by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. In 2007 and 2008, a WGA strike shut down Hollywood productions for 100 days, costing the local economy between $2 billion and $3 billion.

The Machines

The Computers Are Coming For The Wrong Jobs

<p><a href="https://www.caseyjohnston.website/">Casey Johnston</a> is a writer who lives in Los Angeles.</p>


Casey Johnston

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Stories

Into Thin AirPods

<div>Casey Taylor is a writer living and working in Pittsburgh. He writes a newsletter called <a href="https://weedchurch.substack.com/">Weed Church.</a> His work has appeared in The New Republic, WIRED, New York Magazine, and a sports blog he can&#8217;t currently recall the name of. You can <a href="mailto:caseyt7@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a> him if you&#8217;d like.</div>
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Casey Taylor

Audrey Kim, curator and artist, talks about the piece "Genesis: In The Beginning Was The Word" by Eurypheus at the Misalignment Museum on March 8, 2023 in San Francisco, California. - A new exhibition titled the Misalignment Museum opened to the public in San Francisco on March 9th, 2023, featuring funny or disturbing AI art works, supposed to help visitors think about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Amy Osborne / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by AMY OSBORNE/AFP via Getty Images)

AI Art Sucks Ass And You Should Say It’s Bad

Sarah Mody (C), Senior Product Marketing Manager, Global Search and AI, gives demonstrations in the Bing Experience Lounge with during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington on February 7, 2023. - Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said, declaring what he called a new era for online search.

I Have Seen The Future Of User-Determined AI Bias

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

TOPSHOT - This video grab taken from a video posted on the Twitter account of billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk on October 26, 2022 shows himself carrying a sink as he enters the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. Elon Musk changed his Twitter profile to "Chief Twit" and posted video of himself walking into the social network's California headquarters carrying a sink, days before his contentious takeover of the company must be finalized.

Call These People By Their Proper Name: Fucking Dorks

Kindle Scribe displaying a crossword puzzle

I Love And Hate My Stupidly Expensive Crossword Puzzle Device

Albert Burneko

Elon Musk and the Cybertruck, in front of a digital readout bragging about the caliber of gunfire it can withstand for some reason.

Get A Load Of This Sorry Piece Of Crap

A creepy childlike automaton in an old black-and-white photograph

This Is So Stupid

Google’s Search Engine Reveals Its Feelings: Destroy All Humans With A Rain Of Nuclear Fire

Elon Musk makes a weird face next to a Tesla car

How Not To Interrogate The Ethics Of Tesla’s Busted Autopilot Technology

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