Magazine

Sludge Report
I’m a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?
Chris Colin
Apparently anyone can vibe code anything these days. So Claude and I tried to make a database for tracking the petty grievances of the masses.

Blending In
How American Camouflage Conquered the World

The Big Interview
How Is Kalshi Not Gambling?





Decision Time
For $4,550, Would You Buy a Single Premium Watch or a Swarm of Affordable Ones?
Chris Hall

Snowden of Scammers
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
Andy Greenberg



Model Citizens
Thousands of Companies Are Driving China’s AI Boom. A Government Registry Tracks Them All
Yi-Ling Liu



Sun Stroke
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
Jeremy Wallace

Missed Connections
She Was Given Up by Her Chinese Parents—and Spent 14 Years Trying to Find a Way Back
Olivia Cheng

The China Issue
23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century


Lucky Scoop
How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Louise Matsakis and Rachel Zheng





