"That's three and a half hours on a treadmill, singing the entire time." Attempting Taylor Swift's tour training regimen. This week we learned that dolphins have fingers, only they're concealed by flippers. The HillĪ marketing team at Cox Media says it can use smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices to eavesdrop on people's conversations and target ads. See also: "No sector of the Texas economy is immune." Fifty-one Texas businesses sign onto a letter challenging the state's abortion ban. There were 34 legal abortions in Texas in the first half of the year, far below the expected number of cases where the mother's health is in danger. Why don't musicians pump out holiday songs every year? The lure of nostalgia-and the public domain-would spawn more versions of "Jingle Bells" than you could ever want. Writing checks may seem anachronistic today, yet the same method of payment-extending credit to cover a transaction-is exactly what underpins our financial system. "There is something paradoxical about trying to pin a name on an age characterized by extreme uncertainty." How should we name our current era? / The New Yorker CalMattersĬulture war war: Texas and California being on the same side in the forthcoming Civil War movie makes no sense, only it makes perfect sense. See also: Ocean waves have long been posed as an answer to California's energy needs, yet the reality is the technology remains frustratingly out of reach. Water has become a precious commodity in California, which is now reexamining the water rights it granted settlers who arrived over a century ago. Was that who I was? Oh God-I'm still that person now!" An exhibit on 50 years of zines. "To think of fanzines is to think of our younger, stumblebum selves. In building its brain collection, the Smithsonian targeted DC's most vulnerable populations, an investigation finds. See also: "The irony of British Museum thefts is not lost on nations awaiting return of looted artifacts." / Arab News Public Booksįollowing news that thousands of items have been stolen from the British Museum, an independent review says the museum should keep better records of its artifacts. The physical editions remain intact, but we lost something nearly as essential: access to knowledge. The British Library's vast digital collections vanished in a cyberattack. Dynomight Internet NewsletterĪ binder of classified intel on Russian election interference went missing at the end of Trump's presidency, and still hasn't been located. "If you go to a rave, no one tells you that it's been 20 years since anyone called them 'raves.'" Explaining Bourdieu's theory of taste. Geography quiz: Can you label all the states? / xkcd Atlas ObscuraĪt nearly eight inches tall, Rembrandt's smallest known formal paintings will go on display for the first time in almost 200 years. "You go into a bookshop.and you can't move for books with snow and bodies." On the UK tradition of Christmas murder mysteries. See also: Charges are filed against a cardiologist who performed medically unnecessary procedures on elderly patients as part of a Covid testing company's referral network. When breastfeeding struggles arise, physicians are becoming quick-and, some parents and pediatricians argue, too quick-to recommend tongue-tie releases. "Who your dad voted for could influence your risk for a very serious ailment or injury." / The Washington Post See also: A San Diego veterinarian who treats the pets of homeless people is CNN's Hero of the Year. Homelessness in the US has increased by around 12% since last year, and is at its highest number since reporting began in 2007. VW is bringing buttons back to its cars following complaints about its touch controls, which one reviewer called "likely the worst I've ever come across." / The Drive See also: Tesla's massive US recall was an opportunity to improve the safety of its Autopilot software, if only federal authorities had pushed harder. APįifty years ago, US auto regulations loosened the definition of "trucks," setting in motion an epidemic of bigger and bigger cars and more and more pedestrian deaths. Migrants from as far away as Africa and China are making their way through the jungle between Colombia and Panama to reach North America.
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