Among the haves and have-yachts.
The United States resurrects the green-energy loan program that put Tesla on the map. / The Verge
A brief history of the devastating '90s PR campaign that persuaded reporters that climate change wasn't real. / BBC News
Anecdotal theories as to why some people still haven't gotten Covid-19. / SF Gate
The FBI tracks a pair of Covid swindlers to Montenegro. / The Los Angeles Times
Mark Honigsbaum: Unlike wars, pandemics rarely get memorials. If we want to remember Covid-19, the process should begin now. / Engelsberg Ideas
Radioshack is back from its second bankruptcy with an unhinged Twitter account. / Dirt
Ian Leslie: There's a lot of talk about influencers, but not much about how to be influenced properly. / The Ruffian
The legacy of Steve Jobs's sneakers is a type of ennui worn like "a secret handshake among aficionados and creative types." / Gawker
Your weekly long-read: Evan Osnos infiltrates the world of giant yachts. / The New Yorker
Interviews with food delivery drivers who are also YouTube stars. "I can actually live off YouTube revenue, which is quite crazy." / Input
A 24-year-old waitress relates her eating and shopping habits while making $18,000 a year in Durham, NC. / bon appétit
Some footage of Mardi Gras, said to be filmed in 1898. Also, footage of shoppers dumpster-diving for Yeezy Gap. / TMN, Highsnobiety
Restaurant critic Tejal Rao grapples with Diana Kennedy's complicated relationship with Mexican cooking. / The New York Times
A 19th-century Arctic explorer finds himself bored on the ice. "Ugh! I am tired of these endless white plains." / Lapham's Quarterly
From a good round-up of nature livecams, some brown bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park dine on salmon as they swim upstream to spawn. / Explore
Another way to explore YouTube: through phrases used repeatedly in TV and film. / PlayPhrase.me
See also: A round-up of the "most tearjerking, hilarious, satisfying, and shocking death scenes in 2,500 years of culture." / Slate
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