May 20, 2021
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How a Review Changed Both Sarah Silverman and Our Critic
“Silverman said, “I never wrote stand-up by topic or by what’s taboo. I know it seems like I do, but I just don’t. That’s never been my process.” Credit… Chase…”
May 19, 2021
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First Look: The Apple M1 iPad Pro photography workflow (2021)
“← All Tutorials Back in October 2018, Apple introduced a bold new generation of the iPad Pro. Admittedly, at the time, I hadn’t paid too much attention to it.…”
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25 Edits That Define the Modern Internet Video
“Editing Made the Video Star If film is the director’s medium, and TV is the writer’s, online video belongs to the editor. Photo-Illustration: by Vulture;…”
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The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth – Michelle Nijhuis | Aeon Essays
“In December 1968, the ecologist and biologist Garrett Hardin had an essay published in the journal Science called ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’. His proposition…”
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Your Butt Is Getting in the Way of Science
“Science The anus is one of evolution’s most important innovations, and its origins are still a mystery. Katherine J. Wu 3:34 PM ET Arne Svenson, Stray #55 To…”
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“The return of vibrant hardware color options to the iMac lineup immediately brings to mind the G3 iMacs that Apple sold from 1998 to 2003. 20 years is a long…”
May 18, 2021
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“Illustration: Adam Maida This article was featured in One Great Story , New York ’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In the…”
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I’ll Take ‘White Supremacist Hand Gestures’ for $1,000
“The media equation How hundreds of “Jeopardy!” contestants talked themselves into a baseless conspiracy theory — and won’t be talked out of it. In a recent…”
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We Are Living in a Science Fiction Novel
“I have been reading science fiction for half a century, having spent my childhood consuming it in various forms. Now, for the first time in my life, I feel like…”
May 17, 2021
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How women conquered the world of fiction
“I n March, Vintage, one of the UK’s largest literary fiction divisions, announced the five debut novelists it would be championing this year: Megan Nolan, Pip…”
May 16, 2021
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“Top highlight When your commonplace book is a public database Cory Doctorow 4 days ago · 9 min read I’ve been a blogger for a little more than 20 years and in…”
May 14, 2021
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He’s a Dogecoin Millionaire. And He’s Not Selling.
“Glauber Contessoto believes deeply in Dogecoin. Credit… Samuel Trotter for The New York Times Glauber Contessoto went looking for something that could change…”
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously
“On May 9, 2001, Steven M. Greer took the lectern at the National Press Club, in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of the truth about unidentified flying objects.…”
May 13, 2021
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Review: ‘The Underground Railroad’ Weaves an Epic Vision
“Critic’s Pick In Barry Jenkins’s dreamlike adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel, the railway is real and so is the pain. Thuso Mbedu is a woman on the run…”
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Opinion | Our Aliens, Ourselves
“Ezra Klein Our Aliens, Ourselves May 13, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET By Opinion Columnist The most curious subplot in the news right now is the admission, at the most…”
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“Opinion Video ‘I’m Speechless.’ ‘I’m Speechless.’ We Asked Law-Enforcement Officers Around the World How American Policing Looks From Abroad. Police from Around…”
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Marvel Studios’ Disney Plus Shows Don’t Use Showrunners, and That Has Some TV Writers Worried
“Back when giant crowds could gather in convention halls, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige stood on the stage of the D23 Expo in Anaheim in 2019 to present…”
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Claims of Microwave Attacks Are Scientifically Implausible
““It’s an act of war,” said Christopher Miller, former President Donald Trump’s last acting secretary of defense. He was talking about alleged attacks on…”
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Mysterious Ailments Are Said to Be More Widespread Among U.S. Personnel
“The Biden administration has begun more aggressively investigating episodes that left spies, diplomats, soldiers and others with brain injuries. The U.S.…”
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When Covid hit, I started walking 20,000 steps a day. It’s changed my life
“It started with an alert on my iPhone. In late June, a notification from the Health App popped up intrusively on my lockscreen. This year, you’re walking less…”
May 12, 2021
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Who Should John Mulaney Be Now?
“John Mulaney hosting SNL in 2020, just before he returned to rehab. Photo: Kyle Dubiel/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images John Mulaney walked onto the stage…”
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The real reason behind the misinformation epidemic in online moms’ groups
“Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. The rollout of…”
May 11, 2021
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No Memory Is Ever Alone: A Photographer Reimagines Family Moments Using Her Dad’s Old Slides
“ History Photography #memory No Memory Is Ever Alone: A Photographer Reimagines Family Moments Using Her Dad’s Old Slides October 21, 2020 Grace Ebert All…”
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New Drugs Could Help Treat Obesity. Could They End the Stigma, Too?
“Marleen Greenleaf, of Fort Washington, Md., a participant in a 68-week study of the drug semaglutide. Credit… Ting Shen for The New York Times The hope is…”
May 9, 2021
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The ‘Capitalism is Broken’ Economy
“This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing…”
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I Want My Mutually Assured Destruction
“AFP / Lorne Resnick / Paul Natkin / Lester Cohen / Suzie Gibbons / Getty The Atlantic For decades, I have taught courses on nuclear weapons and the Cold War.…”
May 8, 2021
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There’s Room For Everyone In The Church Of Brandi Carlile
“Six albums into her career and with a new book out, Carlile knows exactly who she is and whom she writes for. On the steps leading up to the front door of…”
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Coping Strategies of Ocean Castaways Hold Lessons for the COVID Pandemic
“Salvadoran castaway José Salvador Alvarenga walks out of a hospital on the Marshall Islands with the help of a nurse after floating on the ocean for 438 days on…”
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“To solve my typos, I had to become a typo. I. It’s 1995, and I’m in seventh-grade keyboarding class. The school computer lab has clunky greige Apple computers…”
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“In my first class in computer science, I was taught that an algorithm is simply a way of expressing formal rules given to a computer. Computers like rules. They…”