April 26, 2017

Trump’s tax plan came from a 1974 theory that tax cuts grow the economy—what Bush 41 called “voodoo economics.” / The New York Times

Congressional Republicans drop Trump’s wall funding in order to focus on averting government budget shutdown. / BuzzFeed

The split between the brothers behind Adidas and Puma was sealed after WWII, when each painted the other as a Nazi. / VICE

One big lesson from Trump’s first 100 days is that political cronyism is how Washington works. / BuzzFeed

A personal history of discovering new music past the age you’re supposed to bother with such things. / Aeon

Hayley Morris’s mind-blowing video for Explosions in the Sky’s “The Ecstatics” is made even more mind-blowing with this behind-the-scenes look at how she handcrafted all the stop-motion animations. Just when you think it can’t get any more intricate, the glass-blowers walk in. See the end result of all their efforts here. / Vimeo

We wouldn’t have failed chemistry twice if we had this beautiful, interactive periodic table. / PeriodicStats

Setting aside death, the new threat from climate change: tourist attractions and historical sites. / The New York Times

“Still, the weirdness and norm-breaking of this White House isn’t a distraction from what matters. It matters.” Measuring the effect of Trump’s bizarre first 100 days. / Politico

This week at TMN: A journalist follows the release of a single wolf family into the wild. / The Morning News