Knowledge Jewels

The End of Google Search – and the Internet – as We Know It

For years now, Google has been tweaking its search formula to prop up AI and bury actual links. Now it’s rounding into its final form – and changing the internet forever. (The Ringer)

Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse

As AI eats the web, the internet’s collective memory is disappearing. (The Walrus)

You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong

From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral. (WIRED)

Screen Time: Tony Njoku

Tony Njoku shares the tabs he keeps coming back to, from albums and essays to digital archives, creative tools and internet rabbit holes. (Crack)

POV: No, Reading Is Not Dead – It’s Far More Complicated Than That

The Stack Reading Habits Report digs deep into how and what people are reading nowadays, and – importantly – why. Here, Stack founder Steven Watson shares some of its fascinating results and his opinions on our changing attitude to the printed word. (It’s Nice That)

The Bookstore-Slash-Skate-Shop Next to Ballerina Farm

Claire Carusillo is the co-owner of Storyboard, a bookstore, skateshop, and coffee bar in Midway, Utah. (The Paris Review)

The Very Best Bookstores in New York City

These bookshops are a must visit for any New York book lover. (Town & Country)

“Magazines Are Cultural Artefacts”: magCulture’s Jeremy Leslie on the Enduring Importance of Print

Despite the ever creeping digitalisation of the world and culture, physical objects are taking on different, yet vital, roles in culture today. Ella Glossop chats to one of London’s biggest proponents of the art about why we need to support independent publications. (Huck)

The Sexy Magazine You Really Will Read for the Articles

Erotic Review is a refined publication for a different age. (NYT)

The Untold Story Behind Larry Clark’s Tulsa

Clark’s legendary photobook may seem like a timeless portrait of youth and addiction, but its images emerged from failed policies that still haunt Tulsa today. (Aperture)

Harmony Korine Makes Sense of His Shape-Shifting Art: “It’s Really One Whole Work”

The filmmaker’s first U.S. retrospective, Perfect Nonsense, has just opened at the ICA Miami. (Artnet)

Pull Up a Seat

A new monograph highlights Yinka Ilori’s many eclectic chair designs – and the profound stories and messages underlying them. (Family Style)

The Hidden Truth Behind Soho’s ‘Vertical Drinking’ Scandal

Is standing up at the pub about to be banned? Or is that just what the liberal media would have you believe? (The Londoner)

Lucky at Leo’s

Leo’s is co-founded by Julian Porter and Lauren Johns of Milk and Juliet’s Quality Food – both South London institutions. Porter and I chatted about creating restaurants, the lore of the Chatsworth Road building, his food philosophy and his love for unfashionable drinks. (to Be)

Smoking Is Cool Again. Why?

After two decades in disgrace, the habit is back in fashion. (FT)

How Long Gone to Host Inaugural Awards Show “The Goneies” in New York

How Long Gone, the cult-famous culture podcast hosted by Chris Black and Jason Stewart, has announced the inaugural edition of “The Goneies”, an intimate awards show taking place on Sept. 15 at Racket NYC in Manhattan. (Variety)

The BoF Podcast – Chris Green on Why the Best Fashion Stores Don’t Chase Scale

Chris Green joins Imran Amed to explain how his self-funded Brooklyn menswear store earned a place among the world’s best fashion stores – by staying off the internet and betting everything on how it feels to walk in the door. (Spotify)

Collier Schorr’s Margaret Howell Campaign Was 26 Years in the Making

A quarter-century after she first willed it, Collier Schorr has finally photographed a Margaret Howell campaign. Here, she reflects on coming full circle. (AnOther)

Brunello Cucinelli on the Importance of Ancient Philosophy and Practical Jokes

The king of quiet luxury critiques tech-driven burnout, preaches humility among the wealthy and explains why he remains deeply hopeful about humanity. (WSJ)

Meet Your Favourite Menswear Expert’s Favourite Menswear Experts

The Churchwell brothers are accomplished doctors, not TikTokers. But for a certain type of style fan, they’re also a perfect example of blending traditional tailoring know how with just the right amount of self-expression. (Esquire)

Gen Z-ers Dress Like They’ve Never Worn Clothes Before

Time was, if you wanted to know what people’s deal was, you read their clothes. (NYT)

Batter Your Clothes

Why your favourite clothes deserve to be worn. (Easy on the Ivy)

The State of the Tennis Sneaker

A stumble and a shake-up. (Dirt)

Soulwax Created a Soundtrack for the Easily Bored

The Belgian electronic duo made us a playlist to celebrate the release of their short film score for Reebok x IDEA’s Club C 85 sneaker. (Interview)

‘Fish Market’ – The Reggaeton Rhythm That Could Bring a Billion-Dollar Industry to Its Knees

The makers behind the 1989 track are suing Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee and several others, alleging unlawful use of their song. (FT)

$TARFACE – $TARFACE / Tyga

The rapper’s slop-pop concept album is smug and complacent and depressing. Its very existence has made the world a worse place. (Pitchfork)

William Orbit, Pop Producer for Madonna, All Saints and More, Dies Aged 69

Musician’s projects included Madonna’s Ray of Light, Blur’s 13 and All Saints’ chart-topping singles ‘Pure Shores’ and ‘Black Coffee.’ (The Guardian)