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Eric Markowitz | Big Think | 20th August 2025 Survivor of a freak brain infection, a "mythical rarity", reflects after his surgery. "I have known what it is to die. Or at least to brush against the veil. I have felt the cold clarity of the night before and the strange, staggering chaos of the morning after. And I have known the holy silence that comes not with answers but with awe. A silence so complete it rewires your sense of what it means to be here at all" (2,000 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Trung Phan | SatPost | 14th August 2025 When South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker negotiated their first network contract in 2007, a clause that gave them a "cut of revenue not derived specifically from broadcast on the cable channel" seemed meaningless. But as streaming upended the industry, it helped to make them billionaires. Stone and Parker held all the cards when it came to profiting from their show's digital existence (3,600 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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