Acme anything.
Driven by the Omicron variant, new Covid infections in the US shatter prior coronavirus records, with more than a million cases reported yesterday. / USA Today
As schools across the US open today—or try to, anyway—the FDA authorizes Pfizer boosters for 12-to-15-year-olds. / NBC News, NPR
Some people with compromised immune systems are finding ways to acquire unauthorized fourth and even fifth Covid vaccine doses. / The New York Times
An analysis of the intimidation campaign Trump supporters' have waged on election officials. (Content warning.) / Reuters
Banning an illicit drug requires first learning that it even exists. A new algorithm that predicts psychoactive compounds could change all that. / Undark
A troubling investigation finds just how often some prenatal tests are wrong. / The New York Times
"That is quite a tiny force to move a heavy iron carrot." The physics of Wile E. Coyote's 10 billion-bolt electromagnet. / WIRED
See also: Ian Frazier's "Coyote v. Acme." / The New Yorker
Amazon employees take advantage of the company's lax customer data rules to look up the order histories of celebrities and exes. / The Verge
Related/unrelated: How to delete yourself from the internet. / WIRED
We asked some of our favorite journalists, writers, and thinkers: What were the most important events of 2021, and what were the least? / The Morning News
"I have depression, and also one NFT. A WITCH, given to me as a gift, lives in my wallet like a little doll in a trunk." / Dirt
Though hardly on the same level as today's conspiracy theories, "Paul Is Dead" shows how ordinary people get swept up in ridiculous beliefs. / Columbia Journalism Review
In the late '70s, a rock promoter hired impersonators to undergo plastic surgery and bring dead icons back on stage. / Rolling Stone
Recently auctioned: New Order manager Rob Gretton's favorite Factory Records sleeves. / Manchester Digital Music Archive
Watch: Mr. Bean superimposed into scenes from Cyberpunk 2077. / YouTube
Please support this newsletter! Find out why we need your help and consider becoming a Sustaining Member or making a one-time donation. Thank you!
Got a correction or a link we should consider? Email us or just reply to this newsletter.
Since 1999, your Headlines are sourced and written by Andrew Womack and Rosecrans Baldwin, and arrive in your inbox, Monday through Saturday. View this edition and the latest Headlines at TMN.