Flattened Python

The World Was Flat. Now It's Flattened

Ted Gioia | Honest Broker | 5th March 2025

Critic's annual "state of the culture" speech. Homogeneity is the name of the game. "Every big web platform feels the same. That rich tapestry of my friends and family and colleagues has been replaced by the most shallow and flattened digital fluff. And this feeling of flattening is intensified by the lack of context or community. The only ruling principle is the total absence of purpose or seriousness" (1,800 words)

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One Of Florida’s Most Lethal Python Hunters

Lindsey Liles | Garden & Gun | 15th October 2024

Profile of Donna Kalil, a 62-year-old professional python hunter in the Florida Everglades. Burmese pythons began arriving in the 1970s, as imported pets that escaped or were released. They are extremely efficient predators: in the Everglades National Park, 90 per cent of fur-bearing animals have disappeared since the early 2000s. But as a snake bounty hunter, Donna is more dangerous still (3,300 words)