September 16, 2020
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Why are right-wing conspiracies so obsessed with pedophilia?
“Advertise with Mother Jones Zohar Lazar The children were being sodomized in secret underground tunnels. Their captors drank blood in front of them and staged…”
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The movements that betray who you are
“The accents that creep into the way we speak can reveal a lot about where we are from, but there are also subtle clues visible in our faces and the way we move.…”
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Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests
“Venus’s swirling cloud tops, as seen by the Akatsuki probe’s ultraviolet imager. Credit: ISAS and JAXA Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0) There is something funky going on…”
September 11, 2020
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“K elly Ferro is a busy mom on her way to the post office: leather mini-backpack, brunet topknot, turquoise pedicure with a matching ombré manicure. A…”
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Hundreds of Americans Planted ‘Chinese Mystery Seeds’
“In late July, America was briefly enthralled with “ Unsolicited Seeds from China ,” which started showing up in mailboxes in all 50 states. These mystery seeds…”
September 10, 2020
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Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis
“Home Share 900 KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Rose Jusino was waking up after working the graveyard shift at Taco Bell when a friend knocked on her door at the Star Motel.…”
September 9, 2020
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Why every year—but especially 2020—feels like the worst ever
“In the year 2020, Jenny Eastwood became addicted to bad news. The 26-year-old from Auckland, New Zealand, couldn’t stop checking the narratives of the deadly…”
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“Franco Origlia / Getty / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Charlie Kaufman’s first new movie in five years is a horror film. In some ways, the same could be said of…”
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I Accidentally Pandemic-Prepped My House
“Shutterstock / The Atlantic My obsession with ventilation began long before the pandemic. Five years ago, when I moved from central Tokyo to the coast of Japan,…”
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The Pandemic Is an Intuition Nightmare
“Aaron Marin Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here . Army ants will…”
September 8, 2020
September 7, 2020
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things: The most un-Netflix “Netflix film” to date
“The trailer for I’m Thinking of Ending Things Lost in all the hype around the release of two surefire blockbusters with very different approaches to the current…”
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Review: ‘I’m Thinking …’ is another marvelous, melancholy mind trap from Charlie Kaufman
“It’s hard to think of a contemporary filmmaker who has taken the life of the mind quite as literally as Charlie Kaufman. His first film as a director, the…”
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Five stars for I’m Thinking of Ending Things
“A new film from the writer of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation is like a creepy and dark reworking of Meet the Parents – it’s his weirdest yet, writes…”
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Charlie Kaufman’s New Netfilx Film I’m Thinking of Ending Things Will Crush You: Review
“The Pitch: A young woman ( Jessie Buckley ) travels with her boyfriend of six weeks, Jake ( Jesse Plemons ), for a long snowy drive to meet his parents for the…”
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Charlie Kaufman’s First Movie in Years Is a Mind-Bender
“Mary Cybulski / Netflix “‘Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.’ That’s…”
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‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ is one of the most ambitious, weird movies I’ve ever seen
“CLOSE CONNECT COMMENT EMAIL MORE I absolutely loved “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” when I wasn’t hating it. It’s way too long. I could have watched more. It…”
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‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Where to Begin?
“critic’s pick Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons play a couple on a trip to some very odd places in Charlie Kaufman’s latest film. Family togetherness (or is it?)…”
September 6, 2020
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Why the No-Tipping Movement Failed (and Why It Still Has a Chance)
“O ne One year after we first spoke in July 2019, Andrew Hoffman tells me I need a “disclaimer” for this piece. “This article was started pre-pandemic. Back in…”
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How Disaster Shaped the Modern City
“Illustration by Mark Harris* O n December 16, 1835 , New York’s rivers turned to ice, and Lower Manhattan went up in flames. Smoke had first appeared curling…”
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Are aliens hiding in plain sight?
“‘You can’t hunt for something if you have no idea what it is’: An artist’s impression of Mars.Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo I n July, three unmanned missions…”
September 5, 2020
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things, review: welcome to the horror of homecoming
“Dir: Charlie Kaufman. Cast: Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Guy Boyd. 134 min What connects “Lonely Room”, the tragic ballad of…”
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“She’s thinking of ending things. Whatever her name is. Lucy? Louisa? “The Young Woman,” as star Jessie Buckley is listed in the credits? It changes like the…”
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I’m Thinking of Ending Things Review: Charlie Kaufman Opens a Puzzle Box of Existential Dread
“From his screenplays for Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , to his directorial efforts Synecdoche, New York and Anomalisa ,…”
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‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Kaufman Messes With Our Heads
“Mary Cybulski / Netflix Hey, you know that big new movie by the celebrated director that plays around with notions of time and space and is maddeningly hard to…”
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Charlie Kaufman’s Film ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ Will Leave Many Perplexed
“Support the news Review September 03, 2020 Jessie Buckley (left) and Jesse Plemons in Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.” (Courtesy Mary…”
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SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally
“SoftBank is the “Nasdaq whale” that has bought billions of dollars’ worth of US equity derivatives in a series of trades that stoked the fevered rally in big…”
September 4, 2020
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Ian Penman · Vorsprung durch Techno · LRB 10 September 2020
“Kraftwerk performing at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin on 16 January 2015 I n the autumn of 1977, sober-suited Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider of the…”
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Covid-19 death skepticism, explained by a cognitive scientist
“Photos of the deceased are displayed on August 31, 2020, at a public memorial honoring the 5,700 Los Angeles County residents who have died due to Covid-19.…”
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How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets
“Opinion Weak organization forced right-wing agitators to rely on video and social media. Now they have a machine to spread a narrative of lawless rioting. by…”