September 29, 2022
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“The Senate Bill C-11 hearings have provided a model for the much-needed, engaged, non-partisan inquiry that was largely missing from the House committee’s…”
September 28, 2022
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The Hottest New Car on the Market Is an E-Bike
“Many Americans are turning to electric bikes over gas, or even electric cars, for transport needs Sept. 28, 2022 Tap story On the road to our…”
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The joyful and planet-friendly mobility of e-bikes – The Boston Globe
“The Orange Line was recently shut down for a month, now a chunk of the Green Line is closed, and parts of the Red Line are next. Gas is still expensive, and…”
September 27, 2022
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“Earlier this week, Ezra Klein published a column at the Times pegged to the very intriguing announcement from the Biden administration about a new government…”
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Here’s Why Movie Dialogue Has Gotten More Difficult To Understand (And Three Ways To Fix It)
“By / Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 3:41 pm EDT I used to be able to understand 99% of the dialogue in Hollywood films. But over the past 10 years or so, I’ve noticed…”
September 26, 2022
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“Image generated by Midjourney “Instead of destroying Jordan Peterson with facts and logic, I’m seducing Jordan Peterson with facts and logic.” It’s a line that,…”
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““M*A*S*H,” which debuted in September 1972, feels both ancient and current. With Jamie Farr, seated, and, from left, Mike Farrell, David Ogden Stiers, Alan…”
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Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases
“Kira Stoops lives in Bozeman, Montana—a beautiful mountain town where it sometimes feels like everyone regularly goes on 50-mile runs. Stoops, however, can’t…”
September 25, 2022
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“Illustration by Matthew Holland Let us begin by abolishing our kitchens. For the 19th-century silk merchant and socialist philosopher Charles Fourier, utopia…”
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Whatever Happened to the Starter Home?
“The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes. The American starter home has been a bungalow, a…”
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““The Invocation of Yog-Sothoth” by Demodus I was going to write about the Fed today, but instead I thought I’d do something a little more fun. So today I’m…”
September 24, 2022
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The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined
“When is the pandemic “over”? In the early days of 2020, we envisioned it ending with the novel coronavirus going away entirely. When this became impossible, we…”
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“Jean-Luc Godard, the pioneering director who died on the 13th September at the age of 91, began his career with a pioneering series of films, a magnificent run…”
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As Russian Losses Mount in Ukraine, Putin Gets More Involved in War Strategy
“Ukrainian soldiers operate a drone near Kherson, in southern Ukraine. It was the first major city to fall to the Russians in the initial invasion, and remains…”
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Putin needs nothing short of a miracle to avoid a devastating defeat in Ukraine | Olga Chyzh
“T he Ukrainian counteroffensive is yet another major development in the Russia–Ukraine war that took Russia entirely by surprise. Images of fleeing Russian…”
September 23, 2022
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Psychology might be a big stinkin’ load of hogwash and that’s just fine
“Photo cred: my dad About 10 years ago, a famous psychologist discovered that people have paranormal psychic abilities . In Daryl Bem’s laboratory, participants…”
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“If Apple Watch Ultra were the first (and thus only) Apple Watch, people would lose their minds. It’s big and very unsubtle. It makes a statement on the wrist.…”
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“TikTok is changing. Even a year ago, my For You page was mostly stuff you could only see on TikTok, whether it was Vine refugees making comedy shorts or song…”
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost touched with reality. He has declared a partial mobilization to reverse his defeats in Ukraine and, signaling his…”
September 21, 2022
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Is the World Ready for Extremely Effective Weight-Loss Drugs?
“Earlier this summer, Forrest Smith got some promising news. The Denver-based petroleum engineer, who works for the National Park Service, had read reports on a…”
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Putin’s Kremlin Is in Disarray
“If an American president announced a major speech, booked the networks for 8 p.m., and then disappeared until the following morning, the analysis would be…”
September 20, 2022
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The Multiplying Horror of Ti West
“With “X” and “Pearl,” the writer and director has released two related horror movies in the last six months, with a third on the way. The filmmaker discusses…”
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‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy
“The United States has experienced deep political turmoil several times before over the past century. The Great Depression caused Americans to doubt the…”
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The iPhones 14 Pro (and iPhones 14)
“There are two super interesting innovations with the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max. There aren’t any interesting innovations with the iPhone 14 or 14 Plus — which…”
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How Wright’s Law Can Right the Climate | by Anand Gopal – Project Syndicate
“While America’s Inflation Reduction Act is a historic achievement in its own right, its largest benefits will come in the form of global economic spillover…”
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Lots of strange things about Saturn can be explained by a destroyed moon
“Models on top of models To determine whether the orbital resonance is possible, the team first had to build a model of Saturn itself. To do so, they used data…”
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NASA Releases Final Moon to Mars Objectives
“NASA released a revised version of its Moon to Mars objectives Tuesday, forming a blueprint for shaping exploration throughout the solar system. These…”
September 16, 2022
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Opinion | White conservative Christians ignore their real problem: A fleeing flock
“White evangelical Christians dominate the MAGA movement. Fear of civilizational decline, dire warnings of an existential crisis and howls that religion is under…”
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How dating apps sold us an unromantic, dehumanising idea of romance
“OPINION Why does a system that offers you more romantic prospects than all your ancestors combined leave so many of us feeling so alone? 16.9.22 I downloaded…”
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“People walk past a truck bearing a flag calling for Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre to become Prime Minister in Ottawa, on Feb. 16, 2022. Justin Tang/The…”