April 11, 2017
With key positions unfilled and deadlines looming, the traditional White House Easter egg roll is in danger. / New York Times
New Harvard student group invites only controversial speakers, starting with Charles Murray. / Inside HIgher Ed
What are the most underrated destinations in all 50 states? (Pictured: The Indianapolis Zoo.) / Thrillist Travel
A compendium of this year’s Pulitzer winners, including Rooster champion Colson Whitehead. / Longreads
Ahead of Kim Jong-un’s birthday on Saturday, here’s how the next Korean war might go: brief, anxious, chemical. / Quartz
Witness! The world’s longest domino line, which took two days to build, features 15,524 dominoes falling in rapid succession. / YouTube
Bill Cosby’s kid books, now widely censored, are believed to be the first titles targeted solely for their author. / CNN
“That no one seems to be concerned about igniting a hot war with nuclear-powered Russia at a time when both countries have troops within ‘hand-grenade range’ of each in Syria other is bizarre, to say the least.” In case you missed it last week, Matt Taibbi warns that the burning passion to impeach Trump contains dangerous costs going overlooked. / Rolling Stone
On the appeal of circular runways for airports. It’s mostly theory for now, but the benefits could include fewer terrifying crosswind landings. / YouTube
Recently featured on the cover of the New Yorker, here’s some great recent work by illustrator Tomer Hanuka. / T. Hanuka
New fast food chain Locol figures out the economics—basically, big volume—to sell high-end coffee for $1 per cup. / The New York Times
Warming set to melt permafrost “twice the area of Alaska, California and Texas combined,” releasing even more CO2. / InsideClimateNews
A short film about a father and son exploring the Pacific Northwest wilderness—no matter that the son started to go blind at 12. / Vimeo
Recent photographs by Marten Elder, now showing at Vancouver’s Equinox Gallery. / Equinox Gallery
In 15 states, from Maine to Alaska, Democratic politicians endorse single-payer healthcare. / Medium
“Some years, no one finishes the Barkley.” Inside a grueling Tennessee mountain race designed to mock MLK’s killer. / Deadspin
“For all the perceived flaws of think tanks, consultants have even bigger faults when it comes to thinking about international relations.” Trump (and maybe Clinton, too) is more likely to turn to for-profits like McKinsey, rather than Brookings, for ideas, despite obvious conflicts of interest. / Washington Post
Four elite marathoners list what they eat one week before a race—introducing us to the “sweet potato popsicle.” / Outside