Feature
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Jun 14, 2026
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3 min read
Have Questions About Trash Tubes? I've Got Answers
What happens to trash when it gets sucked at speeds up to 60 miles per hour?
Books
+2
May 31, 2026
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4 min read
The Show Within the Show
Murderbot's Sanctuary Moon is one of the best shows-in-a-show out there. I talked with Martha Wells about her creation.
Lists
+2
May 24, 2026
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4 min read
The Top Pneumatic Tube Cameos on Television
The retro technology shows up on the small screen in the strangest ways
News
+2
May 17, 2026
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4 min read
Look up! You Might See Space Mirrors In Five Years
Companies are testing satellites made to beam space solar power to Earth
Feature
+2
May 10, 2026
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4 min read
Let’s Talk About Space Mirrors
For over a century, people have imagined how reflecting the sun’s rays can help — or harm — the world
Books
+1
May 3, 2026
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5 min read
'The Wildcraft Drones' Gives Us Dolphin Personhood in a Complicated, Hopeful Future
Author T.K. Rex talks about their short story collection set in a world where San Francisco is rewilded for agroforestry
Books
+3
Apr 26, 2026
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4 min read
The 19th-Century Book That Makes You See Ghosts
'Spectropia' was meant to be an anti-Spiritualist tool; it was more successful as a 'toy-book'
News
+1
Apr 19, 2026
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2 min read
A Museum in Which to Wander
I toured LACMA’s historical new galleries before they're open to the public
Feature
+3
Apr 12, 2026
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4 min read
TV Was Weird in the 1950s, Which Made It Ripe for Magic
Dell O'Dell was one of the first magicians to have her own TV show; the program reflected the time as well as her powerhouse personality
Books
+1
Apr 5, 2026
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7 min read
'Wine for Roses' Will Make You Love Roses, Wine, and... Indiana?
Emily O'Malley Liu talks about sentient houses and how you really shouldn't give roses wine.
Books
+1
Mar 22, 2026
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7 min read
Six Microhistories You Didn't Know You Want to Read
Learn everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about tomatoes, beavers, refrigeration, and more!
News
+1
Mar 8, 2026
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3 min read
How the 'Outlander' Season 8 Opening Is a Microcosm of the Entire Series
Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts explains why the final season’s first episode plays out like it does.
Feature
+2
Feb 22, 2026
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3 min read
Don't Put These Items in a Hospital's Tube System!
The technicians will get mad at you.
Feature
+2
Feb 15, 2026
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4 min read
The Last Bastion of Pneumatic Tubes
In one industry, this centuries-old technology is thriving.
Theremin
+3
Feb 8, 2026
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9 min read
Why Does Television Love the Theremin?
The odd, ethereal instrument pops up on shows like Severance and Starfleet Academy.
News
+1
Feb 1, 2026
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4 min read
5 Places to Enjoy Food and/or Drinks Delivered by Tube
Tubes, they’re all around us! Well, at least in these five restaurants and/or bars.
News
+1
Jan 27, 2026
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8 min read
Four Things I Learned About 'Wonder Man' From Sir Ben Kingsley (and others)
I attended a panel with Kingsley, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and show creators Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Guest; they had lots to say about the MCU series
Feature
+2
Jan 25, 2026
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4 min read
The Fall of NYC's Pneumatic Mail
Its existence angered many, including McCarthy
