📰 Gift Feed

Every article here is free to read — no subscription needed.

Trending New Most Shared
New York Times sports
What’s causing Jeremy Peña’s monthlong funk, which has magnified Astros’ top-heavy offense (Gift Article)

Peña’s strikeout rate in August was the highest of any month in his career, and he's struck out 12 times in his past seven games.

Discussion
New York Times cultureentertainment
This Masterpiece Is the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century (Gift Article)

Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet.

Discussion
Medium legalculture
Oh, My God! I Was Infected by the LGBTQ Spectrum!

I was cisgender and now I am TRANSGENDER!!!

Discussion
The Atlantic legal
Mario-a-Lago Kart, Anyone?

The White House made a bunch of parody video games. We have more suggestions.

Discussion
Bloomberg sciencepoliticsbusiness
Tech’s New Rich Are Suffering From ‘Sudden Wealth Syndrome’

A growing post-exit ecosystem is helping founders deal with the unexpected difficulties of becoming extremely wealthy.

Discussion
New York Times politicslegal
North Carolina Adds New Restrictions to Vote-by-Mail Program (Gift Article)

The changes are almost certain to cause some votes to be tossed. They come at a time when President Trump is promoting false claims of widespread fraud in mail voting.

Discussion
NRC politicsworldentertainment
Twijfel groeit: is een deal met Tata Steel over vergroening wel mogelijk?

Staalindustrie: Deze maand moet het kabinet eindelijk met Tata Steel tot een deal komen over de vergroening van de staalfabriek in IJmuiden. De deal moet ook leiden tot gezondheidswinst voor omwonende...

Discussion
New York Times sports
Yankees show Mets another path to building a strong starting rotation (Gift Article)

The Yankees are second in the AL standings because of the quality and depth of their starting rotation, but the Mets have moves to make.

Discussion
New York Times legalpolitics
Alabama Is Set to Execute a Murderer. The Jury Wanted Him to Live. (Gift Article)

Jeffery Lee’s case has grappled with questions in Alabama about emerging execution methods and an abandoned sentencing practice that sent him and others to death row.

Discussion
New York Times politics
Why Carney Isn’t Rushing Back to the Negotiating Table (Gift Article)

Canadians back his tough stance on trade with the U.S. An expert says that support gives him little incentive to reopen talks soon.

Discussion
New York Times worldpolitics
In Corsica, Separatists Bomb Vacation Homes to Send a Message (Gift Article)

A majority of Corsicans support more autonomy from France. Some are going to extremes to make it known.

Discussion
New York Times politicssports
England’s eventful Test summer is over. What did we learn? (Gift Article)

England, under Joe Root's leadership once more, are in better shape but several questions remain unanswered for the long term

Discussion
The Atlantic science
The Dark Side of Mindfulness

A prominent psychologist and meditation teacher set out to research the benefits of the practice. What she found alarmed her.

Discussion
San Francisco Chronicle technologytransportationlegal
How a Bay Area music sleuth unearthed unheard teenage David Bowie recordings

El Cerrito musician Alec Palao discovered unheard David Bowie recordings from 1965. Ten of the tracks are now being released for the first time.

Discussion
New York Times sports
The extraordinary story of a soccer coach, a kidnapping and a Saudi job that didn’t exist (Gift Article)

Adrian Heath was duped into thinking he was on the verge of a new job – only to be held at knifepoint in Morocco. Turns out he's not alone

Discussion
New York Times business
It Looks Like Trader Joe’s. But the Food Is Free. (Gift Article)

As more people turn to food pantries amid rising grocery costs and benefits cuts, social service organizations are exploring new ways to meet their needs.

Discussion
New York Times sports
The Lounge Pianist Who Invented Samba Funk (Gift Article)

For 41 years, Dom Salvador has been playing jazz standards at the River Café under the Brooklyn Bridge. He’s ready for the spotlight again.

Discussion
New York Times businessworld
Why Mokha, Historic Port That Shaped the Coffee Trade, Is a Prize in Yemen’s War (Gift Article)

A strategic location on the Red Sea afforded the city centuries of trading dominance — and makes it a coveted target in today’s fighting in the Middle East.

Discussion
Medium legal
I Placed a Call on My Ex-Husband’s Behalf (and Didn’t Tell My New Wife)

I thought I was paying off the debt of my guilt, but my kid’s pronouns are part of the interest

Discussion
Bloomberg entertainmentsports
‘Resident Evil’ Fans Will Regret Driving Away Zach Cregger

As the latest big-screen adaptation of the zombie video game series Resident Evil gears up for release next week, the film’s writer-director is dealing with a rabid horde of his own. While promoting t...

Discussion
New York Times worldbusinessscience
India Wants to Buy Fewer Chinese Imports, but Keeps Needing More (Gift Article)

Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.

Discussion
New York Times sports
Mark Scheifele, Connor Hellebuyck and Winnipeg’s efforts to rebuild a winner (Gift Article)

"I still believe in this team," Scheifele said at the NHL media tour in Las Vegas this week.

Discussion
New York Times entertainment
‘Call My Agent! The Movie’ Review: A Billet-Doux to Cinema (Gift Article)

The gang gets back together in this genial comedy that picks up five years after the events of the show’s final season.

Discussion
The Times (UK) technologybusiness
Shard Place tenants face guest limits and hidden costs

Renters in the 27-storey building opposite the London landmark have been frustrated by cinema use as well as surprise wifi and gym charges

Discussion
New York Times technologylegal
Opinion | A.I. Was Supposed to Give Us New Killer Apps. What Happened? (Gift Article)

Just because A.I. is revolutionizing coding, doesn’t mean it will automatically revolutionize our apps.

Discussion
The Atlantic culture
The Year Great-White Sharks Took Over Maine

More and more people have spotted them this season, but no one knows exactly why—or what to do.

Discussion
The Atlantic politics
The Joy of Being Asked to Help

Deciding to go it alone can end up depriving loved ones.

Discussion
New York Times legalpolitics
Trump Wanted a New House Map in Missouri. Voters Got Chaos Instead. (Gift Article)

The legal wrangling over a congressional map redrawn by Republicans has election officials, candidates and voters scrambling before November.

Discussion
The Atlantic entertainmentculture
Cormac McCarthy’s Midlife Crisis

Heading west at 40 transformed his writing—and American literature.

Discussion
New York Times politicslegal
Trump’s Latest Clemency Grants Benefit Drug Offenders, Union Leader (Gift Article)

The president issued pardons or commutations to 30 people on Thursday, continuing his unorthodox and unpredictable use of clemency power.

Discussion
New York Times culture
The 21 Best Croissants in New York City Right Now (Gift Article)

From classics even the French would admire to more zany yet delicious interpretations.

Discussion
New York Times politicsworldculture
Opinion | For Gaza to Recover, Hamas Must Be Expelled (Gift Article)

If Western supporters of the Palestinians want to help Gaza, denounce Hamas.

Discussion
Medium culturebusiness
10 New TV Shows I’m Looking Forward To

Will any of them become new favorites of mine? I sure hope so!

Discussion
New York Times politicsculture
Opinion | Is This a New Era of Class Warfare? (Gift Article)

The class-based violence of the past was part of a broader struggle. Today, the violence is the end in itself.

Discussion
New York Times technology
Why It’s Difficult for Tech Companies to Rein In A.I. (Gift Article)

Researchers say artificial intelligence is developing faster than the systems put in place to monitor and control it.

Discussion
The Times (UK) politicsentertainment
Reform UK receives second donation of £36m

Cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne matches donation Nigel Farage’s party received on Friday

Discussion
New York Times politics
In Doonbeg, Trump’s Irish Open Visit Prompts Protests and Praise (Gift Article)

As the U.S. president heads to his Doonbeg hotel for the Irish Open, locals expressed both appreciation for the resort’s economic benefits and opposition to his politics.

Discussion
Medium businesshealth
Protect Your Financial Foundation

Stop fraud before it starts

Discussion
New York Times science
Why Finding Jimothy Is Really About Finding Ourselves (Gift Article)

A hunchbacked raccoon captivated the internet, and sent this Seattle resident out looking.

Discussion
New York Times politics
‘The Oldest Person in the World’ and the Lessons of Mortality (Gift Article)

The director Sam Green interviewed a succession of (mostly) women who held that title. The results make us contemplate our own time on Earth.

Discussion
New York Times businessculture
A Nearly 200-Year-Old Museum Known for Its T. Rex Faces Extinction (Gift Article)

The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.

Discussion
The Atlantic politicsbusiness
Trump Will Never Mail the $5,000 Checks

Deconstructing a policy proposal that makes no sense on any level

Discussion
New York Times politicsopinion
Opinion | Our Increasingly Insecure President (Gift Article)

The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.

Discussion
New York Times politicsopinion
Opinion | Trump Is Worried About Jon Ossoff’s Rise. He Has Only Himself to Blame. (Gift Article)

The president incubated the career of one of his greatest critics.

Discussion
New York Times politics
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

Discussion
New York Times politics
Opinion | Biden and Trump Called It a Genocide and Then Turned Away (Gift Article)

We know how to stop the atrocities in Sudan. There’s just too little interest in doing so.

Discussion
New York Times technologybusinessopinion
Opinion | Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse (Gift Article)

Silicon Valley’s strange new theology.

Discussion
Medium technologyscience
Europe doesn’t hate Big Tech, it just has a long memory

On September 9, the prestigious Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published “Three reasons Europe learned to distrust Big Tech before…

Discussion
New York Times politics
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists (Gift Article)

Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.

Discussion
New York Times culture
The Secrets of the World’s Most Elusive Cat (Gift Article)

In “The Ghost of the Mountains,” Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi proves there is no substitute for old-fashioned field study.

Discussion