Month: January 2021
January 31, 2021
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The Oscars Are a Mess. Let’s Make Them Messier.
“Critic’s Notebook Nothing has been normal about the last year, including the movies. The academy shouldn’t try to pretend otherwise. It should see this as an…”
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The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship
“Health There’s a reason you miss the people you didn’t even know that well. Amanda Mull 12:02 PM ET Valerie Chiang A few months ago, when millions of Americans…”
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A Pandemic Is Hard Enough. For Some, Being Single Has Made It Harder.
“At Home Make: Butterscotch Pudding Paint: With John Lurie Exercise: Moderately Listen: To Arlo Parks “One day I realized it had been three months since I had…”
January 30, 2021
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We Have to Save Books from the Book People
“Some online discourses resurface as if on schedule, like an itch that can never be scratched to satisfaction. I’d like to prescribe a salve for one of Twitter’s…”
January 22, 2021
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Kingston City Council urges province to phase out gas-powered electric plants
“City Council discussing a motion to write to provincial ministers regarding gas-fired power plants. Kingston City Council unanimously passed a motion at their…”
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Why Biden’s Inaugural Address Succeeded
“Ideas In 20 minutes, the president signaled how he will approach this job and this moment in history. 11:18 AM ET James Fallows Staff writer at The Atlantic…”
January 21, 2021
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Apple’s First Headset to Be Niche Precursor to Eventual AR Glasses
“An attendee uses a hand tracking feature with Facebook’s Oculus Quest VR headset during the Oculus Connect 6 conference in San Jose, California, on Sept. 26,…”
January 19, 2021
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Internet 3.0 and the Beginning of (Tech) History
“Francis Fukuyama’s The End of History and the Last Man is, particularly relative to its prescience, one of the most misunderstood books of all time. Aris…”
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How COVID unlocked the power of RNA vaccines
“It was a Friday afternoon in March 2013 when Andy Geall got the call. Three people in China had just become infected with a new strain of avian influenza. The…”
January 18, 2021
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When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer by Walt… | Poetry Foundation
“When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide,…”
January 17, 2021
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How our housing choices make adult friendships more difficult
“Just makes you want to take a stroll, no? (Shutterstock) Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2015. I often think about a piece I read in the…”
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New coronavirus variants could cause more reinfections, require updated vaccines
“Relatives attend a COVID-19 victim’s burial in Manaus, Brazil, on 13 January. MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images Science ’ s COVID-19 reporting is supported by…”
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Still going to the grocery store? With new variants spreading, it’s probably time to stop.
“Say goodbye to cloth masks. Say hello to tight-fitting surgical masks or even N95s. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Recent developments in the Covid-19 pandemic have…”
January 16, 2021
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No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
“Jan 7, 2021 I started Gumroad in 2011. In 2015, we reached a peak of 23 full-time employees. In 2016, after failing to raise more money, I ended up back where I…”
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Stupid Times Call for Stupid Jokes
“You’ve probably seen this on Twitter recently. Photo: Netflix On the evening of January 6, the day of the storming of the U.S. Capitol, comedian and Desus &…”
January 11, 2021
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“The Presidential Transition The police forced the crowd out of the Capitol building after facing off in the Rotunda, Jan. 6, 3:40 p.m. Credit… Ashley…”
January 10, 2021
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Galaxy-Size Bubbles Discovered Towering Over the Milky Way
“Abstractions blog January 6, 2021 For decades, astronomers debated whether a particular smudge was close-by and small, or distant and huge. A new X-ray map…”
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“The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote.…”
January 9, 2021
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“Joan Wong Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here . The influenza pandemic…”
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How the ‘Western mind’ was shaped by the Medieval Church
“Most research on human psychology focuses on Western societies, but the way people in the West think can be traced to changes in family structures in the Middle…”
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The radical moral implications of luck in human life
“In July 2018 (when we first published this piece), there was a minor uproar when Kardashian scion Kylie Jenner, who is all of 22, appeared on the cover of…”
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“Credit: Getty Images In 2003 a 65-year-old man brought a strange problem to neurologist Adam Zeman, now at the University of Exeter in England. The patient,…”
January 8, 2021
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Opinion | The far right Trump insurgency just scored a huge propaganda coup
“As we seek to absorb the meaning of a violent insurrectionist mob storming the seat of government on President Trump’s behalf, a kind of split screen is…”
January 7, 2021
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Public health outlines vaccination strategy
“Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Author of the article: Peter Hendra Publishing date: Jan 06, 2021 • Last Updated 2 hours ago • 2 minute read A nurse…”
January 4, 2021
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Notes on technology in the 2020s
“As we start a new decade, it’s a good time to reflect on expectations for the next 10 years. Tyler thinks the Great Stagnation could be ending . Caleb sees…”
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