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Tech & Culture

The Glove Compartment Has Never Really Been About Gloves

Every car has one, and almost nobody uses it for what it was originally designed to hold. The glove compartment has one of the most literal origin stories in automotive history — and one of the fastest identity crises too.

Mar 13, 2026

Tech & Culture

From King of the Internet to Comeback Kid: The Wild Ride of Digg

Before Reddit ruled the front page of the internet, there was Digg — a scrappy, user-powered news aggregator that briefly became the most powerful site on the web. This is the story of how it rose, crashed spectacularly, and keeps trying to claw its way back.

Mar 12, 2026