And the word of the year is...
The contest to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Senate is finally over, and the Democrat won. Here's a tally of the contest's winners and losers. 1/17
The president says the loss in Alabama, despite his endorsement, is no big deal; after all, he saw it coming. 2/17
A Democrat hasn’t won a Senate seat in Alabama in almost three decades—and now the Senate’s in play. 3/17
From Andy Borowitz: “Devastated Roy Moore Consoles Himself by Heading to Mall.†4/17
Merriam Webster's word of the year is "feminism." Searches for it on their website increased 70% in 2017. 5/17
For tracking purposes: here's a tally of the 60+ (so far) firings, resignations, and suspensions over sexual misconduct. 6/17
Routing apps plus ride-share apps equal previously quiet neighborhoods turned into dangerous traffic zones. 7/17
Macron offers millions of euros to US climate scientists—in a scheme called “Make Our Planet Great Again" grants—if they'll move to France. 8/17
Decentralized water, food stores, secret hideaways: how Switzerland has prepared itself for the end of the world. 9/17
A Mexican journalist, detained in Texas, pleads for asylum, fearing he'll be killed by the Mexican military. 10/17
Saudi Arabia's thirtysomething Crown Prince lifts the country's thirty-plus-year ban on movie theaters. 11/17
Among the best trends from Hollywood in 2017: arm casts, title shout-outs, Charlize Theron's coats. 12/17
Bruce Brown, director of The Endless Summer, dies at 80 and surfing loses its filmmaker. 13/17
A fun interactive simulation shows how far certain pop songs have traveled through outer space via radio waves. 14/17
Spotify just named “serialism†as one of the year’s “biggest emerging genres.†We’re a little surprised. 15/17
Video: Some oddly jazzy narration and soundtrack for a short 1963 British Pathé documentary on candlemaking. 16/17
“The simulation argument is appealing, in part, because it gives atheists a way to talk about spirituality. The idea that we’re living in only a part of reality, with the whole permanently beyond our reach, can be a source of awe.†In case you missed it, here’s a fun one from last year: “What are the odds we are living in a computer simulation?†17/17
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