Careful, not perfect.
The White House is about to unveil a billion-dollar PR campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated. / STAT
A large Facebook study on users' doubt in vaccines finds a small group appearing to play a big role in pushing skepticism. / The Washington Post
Congress has its own supply of coronavirus vaccine, but 25% of the House is holding out. / Axios
Brazil plunges into its deadliest chapter of the pandemic. New variants are blamed as France, Germany, and Poland see infection rates surge. Meanwhile, Italians rush to get haircuts before lockdown. / The Guardian, Bloomberg
Yo-Yo Ma performs for people at a vaccination site in the Berkshires. / Instagram
Covid-19's big public health lesson: Ask people to be careful, not perfect. / Vox
“We’re all walking around with some mild cognitive impairment.” Brain scientists extrapolate on what the pandemic is doing to our minds. / The Atlantic
Related: Surviving a year without touch. / GEN
Ten years of war in Syria have destroyed a country and killed hundreds of thousands: a brief summary. / The Economist
In Myanmar, security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend. / CBS News
In London, the police face criticism for actions at a vigil for Sarah Everard—whose kidnapper and murderer may be a police officer. / The Guardian, BBC News
The US has about 1,000 more troops in Afghanistan than it previously disclosed—complicating debate while the Biden White House mulls over sticking with the Trump/Taliban withdrawal deal. / The New York Times
More than 50 days into his term, President Biden has yet to hold a news conference since taking office. Both allies and critics wonder why. / The Washington Post
Things that Biden probably doesn't want to talk about: Cuomo, the border crisis, the filibuster. / Wake Up to Politics
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and six other tech barons made more than $360 billion during the pandemic. / The Washington Post
Caitlin Flanagan: Why should public-school parents—why should anyone—be expected to support private schools? / The Atlantic
"When two years had passed and my feelings for Omar still weren't resolved, I didn't tell my friends. I told a supercomputer." A love story written with machine learning. / The Pudding
Unrelated/related: "I didn't last two years in the journalism business without writing a story that disappointed my mom." / BuzzFeed News
For the first time at the Grammys, the top four prizes were won by solo women performers, and Beyoncé became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. / The Associated Press
It's week two of the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes®! Rachelle Hampton decides between Shuggie Bain and Telephone. / The Tournament of Books
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