The Weekend Shift: Sci-Fi Books, Churches, Sculptures

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Welcome to the 60th Weekend Shift!

What’s the deal? Over the weekend, we’ll update this post with some of the most interesting articles, podcasts, charts, and opinion pieces we’re too busy to write about.

OK, only crypto? Not necessarily. We do that Monday to Friday, so we try to explore new subjects on weekends.

Feel free to join in and submit entries on Twitter. Any topic is fair game.

March 26

3 hours ago

Out now: the first four episodes of our ongoing investigative podcast series Innovated: Blockchain City.

3 hours ago

This concrete church incorporates a cross-shaped entrance.https://t.co/Erbr801Mno

— Dezeen (@dezeen) March 21, 2022

Churches nowadays.

3 hours ago

Plenty of imitators have tried to match the heights of our No.1, but none have come close. @adriennemwest rounds up the 50 best sci-fi books of all time: https://t.co/fPStdmGVLY

— Esquire (@esquire) March 21, 2022

Good read.

3 hours ago

Russian forces were expected to quickly win control of Ukraine’s skies, but they have failed to do so. Instead, aerial dogfights are raging over the country.

“Every time when I fly, it’s for a real fight,” said Andriy, a Ukrainian Air Force pilot.https://t.co/wcoCJYdvMl

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 22, 2022

Top Gun-style duels.

3 hours ago

this massive middle finger sculpture made of flowers bids farewell to winterhttps://t.co/h6LdW4jY7E pic.twitter.com/aoSl91pWMT

— designboom (@designboom) March 22, 2022

I’ll be back.

3 hours ago

This North Korean state media video of Kim Jong Un is next level pic.twitter.com/o6Sdds7Bla

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) March 25, 2022

Discuss.

3 hours ago

Around fifteen researchers and critics have annotated @kevinroose's thinly-veiled cryptocurrency advertisement that ran in the @nytimes last Sunday. We try to provide the editorial scrutiny and critical perspectives that the piece so irresponsibly lacked.https://t.co/fCrHY3Lt3M

— Molly White (@molly0xFFF) March 25, 2022

Wow.

2 hours ago

The arcs of Natalia Vodianova, Irina Shayk, Elena Perminova, and other world-famous names illustrate a particularly dangerous obsession with oligarchs, ascendance, and money. https://t.co/PAC9Kp5Z7j

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 22, 2022

You don’t say.

2 hours ago

Wild worlds hundreds of millions of miles away. https://t.co/hWxXodT6me

— Mashable (@mashable) March 22, 2022

Breathtaking.

2 hours ago

“Of the six historians I consulted, four said the present moment was less dangerous than the Cold War’s most hazardous moments; one said it was equally dangerous, just in different ways; and one said it was more dangerous.” https://t.co/Pbqt9xze0M

— Robinson Meyer (@robinsonmeyer) March 23, 2022

We’ll see about that.

2 hours ago

Jessica once cut a founder's nails before an investor meeting. If you want to understand how different YC is from a VC firm, try to envision a VC doing that.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) March 25, 2022

What? So many questions.

2 hours ago

UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, will enact new financial regulations that will link spending to club revenues, entrenching the advantages wealthy clubs already enjoy in the market for talent. The rules stop short of creating U.S.-style salary caps.https://t.co/P042VAta4V

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 23, 2022

What are they going to do now?

2 hours ago

sorry porsche purists, khyzyl saleem fused a VW beetle with a GT3https://t.co/3SX9iEpoqL pic.twitter.com/r6X7jPQ5sd

— designboom (@designboom) March 23, 2022

Coming soon to a race track near you.

2 hours ago

British fashion designer Craig Green has created a collection of experimental shoes and boots for sportswear brand @adidas. https://t.co/df2PFdoote

— Dezeen (@dezeen) March 23, 2022

Thoughts?

2 hours ago

2 hours ago

Album of the week.

2 hours ago

Watching the FT get printed pic.twitter.com/FrYpcLvcDo

— Alice Ross (@aliceemross) March 23, 2022

Amazing.

2 hours ago

Depressing that there are like 3 financially viable news orgs https://t.co/GD2miDF9YR

— Jacob Silverman (@SilvermanJacob) March 22, 2022

Sad news.

2 hours ago

2 hours ago

The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Is Officially the World's Thinnest Mechanical Watch – https://t.co/yIh0iwVhRF pic.twitter.com/v9a2E7Jjcw

— Cool Material (@coolmaterial) March 25, 2022

Whoa.

2 hours ago

We're adding voice recordings to the top of our articles so you can listen to your crypto news, too.

Other accessibility features include night mode, dyslexic font, and larger font.

— Protos (@Protos) March 23, 2022

Fyi.

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