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Shootings killed eight people at three massage parlors in Atlanta. Six of the victims were Asian American women. / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN
In early January, a scramble took place inside the White House: political appointees trying to crash the vaccination list. / Vanity Fair
Six reasons why the Covid-19 vaccines were developed so quickly compared to past efforts. / Kottke
See also: A survey of immunizations in TV and film. / Ironic Sans
New York City projected images this weekend onto the Brooklyn Bridge of some of the 30,000 New Yorkers who have died of the coronavirus. / Gothamist
Tyler Cowen: Air pollution kills way more people than Covid ever will. / Bloomberg
Children at the border have overtaken Biden's "Help Is Here" tour on cable news. / The Baltimore Sun
Netflix claims that one hour of streaming on its platform uses less carbon than driving an average car a quarter of a mile. / WIRED
It's possible (and somewhat easy) for a hacker to grab your SMS messages—and thereby take over your accounts—for about $16. / VICE
Bitcoin ATMs have multiplied quickly over the past year. / Reuters
How does Bitcoin work again? "Imagine if keeping your car idling 24/7 produced solved Sudokus you could trade for heroin." / Twitter
For kids who grew up in the suburbs, TikTok is a waystation, just like home. / Dirt
Rachel Charlene Lewis: "The Bachelor Wasn't Built to Handle Racism." / The Cut
Stephen A. Crockett Jr.: "The Bachelor Proves That When It Comes to Race, America Doesn't Know WTF It's Doing." / The Root
The world may have reached "peak twin," as recent data suggest some countries have begun to see twinning rates fall. / The Guardian
Your weekly white papers: Pet owners report greater happiness from spending money on their animal than on themselves, and "A Soul's View of the Optimal Population Problem." / The Journal of Positive Psychology, National Bureau of Economic Research
A design agency explains how they created annual reports for Strava users. / Manual Creative
Social housing architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win the 2021 Pritzker Prize. / dezeen
Unrelated: Why YKK zippers are the brown M&Ms of product design. / The Prepared
Today in the Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes®, a choice between red-pilling and halves that vanish. / The Tournament of Books
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