Hoover also took memos on presidents: FDR wanted to find commies; Nixon wanted to find gays. / The Washington Post Today’s Usonians grapple with how well they can live up to Frank Lloyd Wright’s ideals—or if they should even try. / Curbed Fidget spinners are the new retail—their
Amid escalating airstrikes, the Trump White House doesn’t even pretend it cares about civilian casualties. / Pacific Standard A nearly-forgotten violation of the Third Amendment is baked into printer tech—and exposed the Intercept leaker. / Errata Security Multidisciplinary designer and artist Yuxi Liu has created “Poet on the Shore,
Housing a prisoner in California—about $75,000—now costs more per year than Harvard. / The Los Angeles Times “I hope others are inspired by Alex’s dedication to excellence and ability live without fear, and less by his willingness to accept risk.” Here’s climber Tommy Caldwell on Alex
Seeking to block NATO expansion, the Kremlin has been stirring political discord in Macedonia since 2008. / The Guardian “That governments, businesses, and friendly liberal types are falling over themselves to import exciting new tech that has been explicitly designed to undermine them is a bit of an inside joke.” For
Writer Denis Johnson died last week—his stories of people on the margins are now more central than ever. / The New Republic Reports show many are drawn to working in porn by the promise of social media fame, which nixes anonymity. / The Daily Beast France says Macron hack “was so.
Xi Jinping is able to remake China because few people want democracy; people want a revived China. / The Atlantic “Most of us respond to what we’ve read and in the process try to create something that has its own life apart from the source novel.” Martin Scorsese responds to
Dozens killed by a giant blast during morning rush hour in Kabul’s embassy quarter. / BBC “The only chance to best this problem from hell might be to protect transatlantic relations from Donald Trump as best we can.” Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff offers the German perspective on Trump’s visit to
Researchers posit that because higher room temperatures erode sleep quality, climate change will destroy our rest. / Observer US intel picked up Russian claims of “derogatory” financial info on Trump—the claim itself may be disinformation. / CNN Clinton’s correspondence director says they’ve received double the mail since the election
“You’re just like me.” When Trump called Duterte, he praised the murderous strongman for his war on drugs. / The Intercept “The real story is that Trump’s negative coverage is being driven not by liberals or Democrats but by law-enforcement sources and pissed-off Republicans.” The news around
Since Trump wants to go solo, Merkel says Europe has to “take our fate into our own hands.” / The Washington Post A famed California cowboy college finally goes coed, now that women are no longer perceived as a distraction. / California Sunday Magazine
