Month: November 2021
November 30, 2021
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“In 1993, a SWAT team equipped with night-vision goggles and assault rifles surrounded Mel Gibson’s mansion under the cover of darkness. They burst into the…”
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‘House of Gucci’ Review: Murder, Italian-Style
“Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino and Jared Leto serve up a heaping platter of prosciutto in Ridley Scott’s tale of family treachery. Send any friend a story As…”
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The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham’s Nightmare Alley
“Many who read this will have read Nightmare Alley . But it is to be hoped that others will be drawn to read this singular work for the first time. I envy the…”
November 22, 2021
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The Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire
“This article contains spoilers through the first season of Foundation . Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series is perhaps the definitive expression of mid-century…”
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Why You Gravitate to Puzzles When You’re Depressed
“As the summer of 2021 dragged on, my mental health waned toward depression—and I’m certainly not the only one struggling right now. Along with other depressed…”
November 13, 2021
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“There was a serendipitous overlap between my Twitter feed and this newsletter earlier this week: as I was posting the first part of my exchange with Chris Dixon…”
November 9, 2021
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Why are all the movies in black and white?
“Clockwise from top left: Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth ; Timothée Chalamet in The French Dispatch ; Gunda ; Ruth Negga and…”
November 7, 2021
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“Ever since I entered what can generously be called my “mid-30s,” doctors have asked about my pregnancy plans at every appointment. Because I’m career-minded and…”
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“Getty Images Last week the Salt Lake County Department of Public Health posted a lighthearted graphic on Twitter, purporting to show Covid vaccination rates by…”
November 5, 2021
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Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought
“Rocky debris, the pieces of a former rocky planet that has broken up, spiral inward toward a white dwarf in this illustration. Studying the atmospheres of white…”
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Opinion | The Mystery of ‘Havana Syndrome’
“Serge Schmemann The Mystery of ‘Havana Syndrome’ Nov. 3, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit… Ibrahim Rayintakath Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10…”
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The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind
“In the 20th century, the largest animals that have ever existed almost stopped existing. Baleen whales—the group that includes blue, fin, and humpback…”
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We’re Heading Straight for a Demi-Armageddon
“The COP26 international climate-change negotiations have just begun in Glasgow, Scotland, and the vibes are … ambivalent. The leaders of Russia and China…”
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What If You Could Make Your Cat Hypoallergenic?
“The first thing to know is that truly allergen-free cats are a myth. Sorry. That’s because all cats—longhair, shorthair, no hair—shed a pernicious little…”
November 3, 2021
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How seriously should we take Jon Stewart?
“Jon Stewart on the set of The Daily Show in 2015. Brad Barket for Comedy Central/Getty Images Jon Stewart is back, and it’s a little bit weird. Stewart’s new TV…”