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An interesting account which highlights random and sometimes obscure wikipedia pages. A great way to have a bunch of conversation starters.
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Unlike Depths of Wikipedia, this page highlights wikipedia mundane surface-level articles: Stuff like āHatā, āWormā, āBus Driverā, āBedā. Not everyone can be deep.
Sep 20, 2023
It's far too easy for me to burn a few hours digging through Wikipedia hyperlinks and trawling through yards of text. It's a very fun way to gain cursory knowledge about possibly obscure topics, and you can find some pretty bizarre stuff if you know where to look.
Nov 29, 2024
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hear me out
the wikipedia app has a home screen where you can see what the top articles are in a given day. unlike ātrendingā algorithms on social media the wikipedia top articles are just straightforwardly about āhow many people are pulling up this articleā today.
i love this because actually pulling up a wikipedia article to read something is in many ways more significant than just sending a tweet or watching a video or whatever, and as such stats on what wikipedia articles are trending gives a more authentic view of what āthe cultureā is actually thinking.
sometimes the top articles are straightforward (today itās rfk jr and kamala harris etc lol), but sometimes itās a huge curveball, and piecing together the reasons why articles are trending (and sometimes why trending articles that seem unrelated actually are) is always very fun and a much more stimulating way to engage with information than just a straightforward feed. highly recommend
Aug 25, 2024
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One of my favorite bands ever. If you liked the music in Sofia Coppolaās Marie Antoinette, most of it was theirs!
Jan 18, 2024
This photo essay follows Juliaās time in Americaās deep south with members of the band, Salem. Truly amazing.
Jan 12, 2024
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idk. why not?
Jan 12, 2024