June 9, 2022
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Logan Ury Says You’re Dating All Wrong
“The Great Read From her Oakland commune, a dating coach has made a big business out of her data-driven approach to modern romance. Send any friend a story As a…”
June 5, 2022
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How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities
“President Biden and first lady Jill Biden drive past a memorial site in the town square of Uvalde set up for those killed in the school mass shooting, on their…”
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Opinion | Many Reporters Think Kevin McCarthy Is Dumb. Why Can’t They Say So?
“Magazine Opinion | Many Reporters Think Kevin McCarthy Is Dumb. Why Can’t They Say So? Washington’s last taboo: calling someone stupid. POLITICO illustration by…”
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Opinion: Russia’s war against the world’s food supplies demands a swift response
“Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account There are really two wars being fought by Russia today – one a war of conquest against Ukraine,…”
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#6: Unpacking RRR, Indian Politics, and Cinema • Buttondown
“Warning: This is going to be a long one. If you are not interested in Indian Politics and Film or even RRR, I’m afraid this installment of the newsletter may…”
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“Susan Kirsch in her backyard, just a few hundred feet from the site where Phil Richardson hopes to build a multi-unit housing development. Credit… Aaron…”
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A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient
“The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with colorectal cancer, the outcome led to “happy tears.” Send any friend a…”
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The First Privately Funded Killer Asteroid Spotter Is Here
“Gigantic asteroids have smashed into the Earth before— RIP dinosaurs —and if we’re not watching out for all those errant space rocks, they could crash into our…”
June 4, 2022
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Factory Built Housing – Marginal REVOLUTION
“Government concerns about great disparities in housing conditions, what are often called housing crises, date to at least the 1920s. These great disparities…”
June 1, 2022
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Netflix slips and Hollywood cheers. Maybe it shouldn’t.
“Season 4 of Netflix’s smash success, Stranger Things , premiered on May 27, 2022. Courtesy of Netflix This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering…”
May 31, 2022
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The secret of the bulge: A gorgeous partially digested galaxy in the Milky Way’s core
“There are times I just want to post a pretty astronomical image, something that delights the eyes and gives a sense of wonder about the sky. The problem with…”
May 28, 2022
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In “Russian Doll,” Natasha Lyonne Barrels Into the Past
“On a November evening outside a sound-editing studio in Chelsea, Natasha Lyonne was sipping a can of Red Bull Sugar-Free and puffing on a Marlboro Light 72, her…”
May 27, 2022
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You Are Going to Get COVID Again … And Again … And Again
“Two and a half years and billions of estimated infections into this pandemic, SARS-CoV-2’s visit has clearly turned into a permanent stay. Experts knew from…”
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Inside the fight over the fastest-growing sport: Pickleball – Sports Illustrated
“In February 2021 an unholy tremor shook the seemingly carefree sport of pickleball: news that a second hall of fame was in the planning stages. The…”
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A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate
“PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed. “We’re just a tool provider,”…”
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Police slow to engage with gunman because ‘they could’ve been shot,’ official says
“Police were reluctant to immediately engage with the gunman who spent an hour inside the elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., where he killed 19 children and two…”
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New Look, Same Great Look | Kim Beil
“Color is among the most challenging aspects of our experience to describe. Spectrophotometers and colorimeters can quantify light waves, yet their measurements…”
May 26, 2022
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James Meek · What are you willing to do? On the case for civil war · LRB 26 May 2022
“T hough Barbara Walter frames her book as a warning to America, her staccato forays into recent civil wars in dozens of countries only gradually accustom the…”
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“Canada’s intelligence community will have to grapple with the growing influence of anti-democratic forces in the United States — including the threat posed by…”
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What journalists should know about the atomic bombings
“As we approach the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, even with everything else going on this year, we’re certainly going to see…”
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Opinion | These 8 Conservative Men Are Making No Apologies
“America in focus These Men Think You Won’t Like Their Views. But They Want to Feel Free to Express Them. April 12, 2022, 12:02 a.m. ET Credit… Anthony Gerace…”
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“The United States is experiencing an extreme teenage mental-health crisis. From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel…”
May 25, 2022
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This is What Happens When You Live Under Minority Rule
“The night sky over Big Bend, Texas (Jacob Bryant/Getty) Here is the unspeakable sadness: eighteen children and one teacher dead, in their elementary school…”
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Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face
“I n July 2003, the physicist and Pulitzer-prize-nominated author Dr Tony Rothman received an email from his editor bearing unwelcome news. Rothman’s new book…”
May 24, 2022
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Opinion | Digital Technology Invaded Our Lives. Now Women May Pay For It.
“Zeynep Tufekci Digital Technology Invaded Our Lives. Now Women May Pay For It. May 19, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit… Ard Su Send any friend a story As a…”
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Understanding Effective Altruism’s move into politics
“Last Tuesday, the most expensive open House primary in history wrapped up with Andrea Salinas, a well-qualified state legislator, winning handily against a…”
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How the internet gets people to plagiarize each other
“It should be noted that none of these dogs are guilty of plagiarism. Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called The internet is full of…”
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“S ome propositions are so obvious that no one takes the time to defend them. A few such propositions are that human life is good, that people can and often do…”
May 21, 2022
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“Reads : 2477 Most surface dwellers find archeology offensive. Archeologists record, photograph, tabulate, dig, disrupt and worst of all they loot. But so much…”
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NASA engineers trying to figure out strange readings from aging interstellar spacecraft
“The engineering team operating the Voyager 1 spacecraft — NASA’s robotic planetary explorer currently zooming through interstellar space — is trying to figure…”