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“Keep garlic out of your vagina. Words to live by.” “The NRA’s current financial woes bear a striking similarity to what happened during [its] tumultuous period in the 1990s.” “The decimation of sleep throughout industrialized nations is having a catastrophic … Continue reading →

“The problem is that this authority has been bestowed too hastily. Algorithms are increasingly found to be making mistakes. Whether it’s a sexist hiring algorithm developed by Amazon, conspiracy theories promoted by the Google search engine or an IBM facial-recognition … Continue reading →

“The number of multistate lawsuits filed so far against Trump is twice the number filed against President Barack Obama during his second term, when the spike in such lawsuits started.” “If you’ve ever fallen in love with someone whose main … Continue reading →

What 50-year-old astronaut diapers can teach us about the potential origins of life on Earth. “The campaign and presidency of Donald Trump seems to have ended all references to gaffes. To the extent that the term refers to a politician … Continue reading →

A primer on spotting creeps and taking action to help someone who might need assistance in avoiding said creeps. A deep dive into the NRA’s deep connections with Russia. “Then it dawned upon me that there was lots of money … Continue reading →

“Shortly after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez  — an oil tanker carrying 53 million gallons of North Slope crude oil  — hit a reef in the Gulf of Alaska, ripping half a dozen holes in the hull … Continue reading →

“Flipping the bird is protected by First Amendment, federal appeals court says in cop-stop case”. “This seems to be one of those stories involving both intentional grifters and others who were merely incompetent, unintentional, self-deceiving grifters carried away by quixotic … Continue reading →

“Acknowledging the role of luck is the secular equivalent of religious awakening.” “What Dollar Stores Tell Us About Electoral Politics”. Behold Stevie Nicks’ magnificent shawl collection. “What are you giving up for Lent? Well, instead of giving something up how … Continue reading →

Facebook moderator is an unbelievably crappy job, for crappy pay. More Joe Bob Briggs, please. “God, these people are idiots.” “If we really want to help people being victimized, we will try to change the conditions that make people vulnerable … Continue reading →

“The Republican dilemma is that they hate the only solution that would approximate what they actually want. They hate it because President Obama signed it into law. They hate it because they’ve lied about this law nonstop for more than … Continue reading →

“Think about it this way: For two years, with his own party in control of Congress, Trump couldn’t get his border wall funded. Honestly, despite his own reports of being the most accomplished president ever, he didn’t get much else … Continue reading →

I don’t want a Lost reboot, but a new story set in the same universe could be cool. “How Russia infiltrated the world of American religious-right filmmaking”. “A few notes on [Jeff] Bezos’ security apparatus.” “Despite what the judge in … Continue reading →

“With Trump, on the other hand, close to 50 percent of Americans have already said they definitely wouldn’t vote for him even though we’re still more than 600 days away from the election.” “But in many local markets, the arrival … Continue reading →

I’m so glad my kids are too old for the “Baby Shark” era. Possibly better ways to do overtime in the NFL. Flying cars still aren’t a thing, but jetpacks are on their way. “It’s Now Clear None of the … Continue reading →

“One month after controversial adult-content purge, far-right pages are thriving on Tumblr”. Now that’s what I call a great white shark. A brief but informative lesson on modern baseball economics. “It’s crucial to remember that vaccine hesitancy is a complex, … Continue reading →

“A scathing takedown can be cathartic, thrill-inducing, or necessary—sometimes all at once. But with the collapse of monoculture and the rise of social media, the critiquing game has changed.” Scalzi has some thoughts on this as well. “There are only … Continue reading →

“This island was on the brink of disaster. Then, they planted thousands of trees.” “It seems strange that spending money to convince people to vote is protected as free speech, while voting itself is not. In fact, though, this reasoning … Continue reading →

“The U.S. national parks are using the growing popularity of astrotourism to protect the night sky from light pollution.” Happy 45th birthday to the Endangered Species Act. We need it now more than ever. “Trump’s approval rating is, remember, unusually … Continue reading →

“But nothing was more telling about this majority than the way it dismissed the issue it rode in on as soon as Trump replaced Obama. So before House Republicans come apologizing again for their past mistakes and begging for another … Continue reading →

“The focus on the technology behind fake media obscures more pressing questions about the psychology and sociology of viral false narratives.” “I hate the fact that I believe this, but I do, in fact, believe pretty strongly that conservatives on … Continue reading →

“These power grabs highlight one of the most disturbing facts about American politics today: The Republican Party has become institutionally indifferent to the health of democracy. It prioritizes power over principle to such an extreme degree that it undermines the … Continue reading →

“The trade war between the U.S. and China is obscuring a key fact: economic growth for both countries will be significantly slower than in the past, for the simple reason that their populations are aging rapidly.” You should have the … Continue reading →

“How to Shop Online Like a Security Pro”. “And here, too, is a story of Christian outlaws springing into action to protect a human and that human’s rights from unjust thugs with no regard for that person’s humanity or rights”. … Continue reading →

“If there was one main negative takeaway from the raging fires of food tourist culture and the lists fanning the flames, it was that the people crowding the restaurant were one time customers. They were there to check off a … Continue reading →

Why the House seats the Dems won this year may be more durable than the ones they won in 2006 and 2008, while the Senate remains a challenge. The Satanic Temple is not messing around in its lawsuit against Netflix’s … Continue reading →

“Last year, a small group of researchers unveiled their plans to sequence the DNA of every species on Earth in the next 10 years. The daunting task, known as the Earth BioGenome Project, would actually only include eukaryotic species (so … Continue reading →

“Not that this is an exhaustive list, but here are 30 simple shared truths I discovered at my 30th reunion of Harvard’s class of 1988.” Having just attended my own 30th reunion (not at Harvard), I endorse this list. Electric … Continue reading →

“One of the central contradictions of capitalism is that what makes it work — competition — is also what capitalists want to get rid of the most.” “Thing is, Trump may indeed be nuts; but his constant lying is perhaps … Continue reading →

“The rules of being a conservative woman in politics require you to never consider yourself the victim of sexual assault. Victimhood, according to this principle, is a liberal complex.” Yeah, there’s no way I’d trust Facebook to provide a secure … Continue reading →

Yeah, maybe Kobe Bryant is not someone we should want to associate with. “Carbon Dioxide Is Shriveling Men’s Balls“. Just FYI. Welcome to the table, Taylor. Better late than never. Oh God, now we have to worry about our damn … Continue reading →

“The surest way to become a monster is to imagine you’re a hero”. RIP, Elfquest, the long-running indie fantasy comic. “Just as you would never give out personal information if asked to do so via email, never give out any … Continue reading →

New flash: George R.R. Martin takes his own sweet time when writing books. “With scooters, cities have a fresh shot, and they don’t intend to waste it.” “What’s surfacing in these comments is something that has, up until now, mostly … Continue reading →

When improvised slasher movies on Twitter become actual movies. “All this comin’ and goin’. Rookies flyin’ up the road and ol-timers flyin’ down and nobody in between but me an’ old John Mize, standin’ pat, watchin’ ‘em go by. I … Continue reading →

If you like manual transmissions, you will soon have one less option for buying such a car in the US. Meet Kim Kierkegaardashian, the world’s most existentialist celebrity. “As it turns out, it’s not easy to criminally prosecute old sex … Continue reading →