“Weather The Times” is an A.I.-powered Chrome extension by Jonah Brucker-Cohen that filters which New York Times articles you can access—based entirely on your local weather conditions.
By dynamically fetching real-time weather data and analyzing article sentiment, the extension curates your reading experience: on sunny days, it surfaces uplifting stories about lifestyle, food, and travel; on stormy days, it grants access to heavier topics like global crises and politics.
Articles that clash with the current mood of the skies are blurred out and gently overlaid with poetic reflections, offering a moment of pause and self-awareness. It's a critique and a mirror—inviting readers to consider how the environment, and algorithms alike, shape what we see and feel.