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The England defender shares his life story, lessons and secrets to success in a new BBC series. Plus: five of the best tech podcasts

Novels, nonfiction, and podcasts that have captivated our attention.

The surprising personal and cultural reasons for his “X” affection and rebranding of Twitter.

Grant Morrison just posted the following to his Substack. An old comic book page, written and drawn by Grant Morrison from the 1970s, that suddenly seems

The saga around Elon Musks deal to buy Twitter has been just that: a months-long soap opera involving lawsuits and subpoenas, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, even a town hall. But why does Musk — one of the worlds richest and arguably most influential men — want with a social media platform?Host Brittany Luse dives into the dreams and myths surrounding Elon Musk with Jill Lepore, a political historian and host of the podcast Elon Musk: The Evening Rocket. They look back at his s...

<p>Is Elon Musk's worldview based in a singularly weird interpretation of the sci-fi books he devoured as a kid? Jill Lepore discusses the rise of the self-styled comic book hero CEO as a matter of confusing dystopia for a how-to guide. </p>

Historian Jill Lepore on the strange but familiar appeal of "Muskism."

Billionaires, having read stories of world-building as boys, are now rich enough, as men, to build worlds. The rest of us are trapped in them.

One podcast takes aim at a legit phenomenon — X capitalism — but only makes the Tesla and SpaceX CEO look more sympathetic.