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December 16, 2020
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Journalists will learn influencing isn’t easy
“In 2020, we saw the lines between journalists and digital creators continue to evaporate. Traditional writers have adopted influencer tactics , growing their…”
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The Rise (and Fall) of Citizen Kane As the Greatest Movie Ever Made
“This article was featured in One Great Story , New York ’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. How did Orson Welles’s film become…”
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How 2020 Shattered Shared Reality
“Ideas Americans don’t just bowl alone anymore. We watch alone. 6:30 AM ET Derek Thompson Staff writer at The Atlantic Shutterstock / Katie Martin / The Atlantic…”
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What If You Could Do It All Over?
“Once, in another life, I was a tech founder. It was the late nineties, when the Web was young, and everyone was trying to cash in on the dot-com boom. In…”
December 15, 2020
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Why I’m so excited about solar and batteries
“William Gibson wrote a story in 1981 called “ The Gernsback Continuum ”, in which a photographer has visions of an alternate America filled with retrofuturist…”
December 13, 2020
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America Is About to Enter Vaccine Purgatory
“Health The next six months will be a strange and confusing time, as certain groups of people get vaccinated but others have to wait. Sarah Zhang 10:37 AM ET…”
December 12, 2020
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Memory Labs, Toronto – Canadian Interiors
“Photography: Scott Norsworthy How do you sell something that has no tangibility? How do you sell emotions? That is what the design team had to figure out in…”
December 6, 2020
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“A government-commissioned report provides the most definitive explanation yet for “Havana syndrome,” which struck scores of American employees, first in Cuba…”
December 4, 2020
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Bring Ted Lasso Energy Into Your Life!
“In the final month of this terrible year, I’m here to celebrate the achievements of a white man who is manifestly unqualified for his job. No, I did not expect…”
December 3, 2020
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Lab-grown chicken to be sold in Singapore after ‘world’s first’ approval for cultured meat
“SINGAPORE: Consumers in Singapore can soon get a taste of lab-grown or cultured chicken after food technology start-up Eat Just received the go-ahead to sell…”
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The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020
“It may actually be mandatory at this point to begin any kind of 2020 roundup with an acknowledgement of how shit the year was, and how impossible it was to…”
November 30, 2020
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‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures
“A protein’s function is determined by its 3D shape. Credit: DeepMind An artificial intelligence (AI) network developed by Google AI offshoot DeepMind has made a…”
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Why Is An Obscure B-Side Pavement’s Top Song On Spotify? It’s Complicated.
“A couple years ago, Stephen Malkmus walked into a shop and didn’t recognize himself. He was with one of his daughters, stopping at a gluten-free bakery (“Very…”
November 29, 2020
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“Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet 1963 computer speech demonstration Audio Preview Volume 90% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard…”
November 27, 2020
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I Turn My Camera On | Marlowe Granados
“Dancing teenagers all over the world are straining to fit the narrow dimensions of their phone cameras. Unlike the expansive style of a trained dancer, their…”
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The Christmas Special From Hell
“Illustration by Oliver Munday; NBC / Getty A t the dawn of the 1960s, a couple of New York admen named Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass created the Christmas…”
November 26, 2020
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Why the funniest books are also the most serious
“It’s been a bumper year for books, from dystopian fiction and memoir to powerful stories about race and identity. Lindsay Baker rounds up BBC Culture’s picks.…”
November 24, 2020
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“Apparently we are due for a national period of healing and a period of cooling off. Every time I hear things like that, I immediately think of this video: A…”
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We Have No Idea What Happens Next
“To grasp how hard it is to predict what will happen after the world is thrown upside down – as it has been this year – you have to know the absurd story of how…”
November 22, 2020
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R2D2 as a model for AI collaboration
“Alexis Lloyd 1 hour ago · 10 min read Imagine this: you have a text editor, and your team is there too. Your colleagues are making suggestions, answering…”
November 21, 2020
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Meet Shameika Stepney, Inspiration to Fiona Apple on Fetch the Bolt Cutters
“Shameika Stepney is sitting in a parked car outside her Virginia Beach home, rapping along to a song she wrote. She unspools each bar with cool conviction: “…”
November 17, 2020
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“Wearing a mask is critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but rigorous tests conducted on behalf of CBC’s Marketplace found that while some work very well,…”
November 12, 2020
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How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal
“The microgenre — fueled by teen upstarts like osquinn and glaive, and more established names like 100 gecs and A.G. Cook — has a modest but dedicated following,…”
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When Objects Become Extensions of You
“Whether they are tools, toys, or mirror reflections, external objects temporarily become part of who we are all the time. Image: MIT Press Reader By: Michael J.…”
November 9, 2020
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I saw Trump’s presidency come crashing down at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
“I t began, as all good 2020 capers do, with a tweet from the president of the United States. It ended with his personal lawyer in the parking lot of a…”
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Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective
“The Road to a Coronavirus Vaccine Vaccine Tracker When Can I Get One? After the First Vaccine Understanding Long-Term Safety Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s C.E.O.,…”
November 4, 2020
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Freaking Out? Bite Right Into a Whole Lemon
“The typical wisdom for calming down when having a panic attack is to either swallow a Xanax or take some deep breaths . But anti-anxiety meds can come with…”
November 3, 2020
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Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?
“Why do Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries, despite paying so much more for health care? The short summary of what I will…”
November 1, 2020
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The Surprising Power of Color to Ease Quarantine Anxiety
“During quarantine, Maris Mann-Stadt, an environmental engineer in western Massachusetts, began using the dining room of her house as an office. She and her…”
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The Pandemic Broke America’s Understanding of Safety
“Nanna Heitmann / Magnum O n a normal day , the White House is one of the safest buildings in the world. Secret Service snipers stand guard on the roof, their…”