How to draw a war.
Trump insisted that Obama would start a war with Iran to get re-elected. Will fighting a war now be an extension of his domestic politics? 1/16
Two US presidents before Trump rejected plans to kill Gen. Soleimani, fearing the risks of wider war. 2/16
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promises “harsh retaliation” for the assassination of its military leader. 3/16
Actually, the White House and GOP would prefer you say that Soleimani was “removed from the battlefield.” 4/16
Maybe it’s a good time to remember the night when Russia and the US cooperated to avert Y2K catastrophe. 5/16
According to police crime data, of the 421 hate crimes reported in New York City in 2019, more than half were directed at Jewish people. 6/16
A brief interview with a press photographer who uses vintage cameras. 7/16
An algorithm trained on X-ray images from nearly 29,000 women outperforms six radiologists at reading mammograms. 8/16
Sarah Hepola grapples with her relationship with plastic surgery, particularly as a woman living in Dallas. 9/16
"Quantum computation is about building and controlling a programmable molecule.” Scientists explain quantum computers in 280 characters or less. 10/16
"The Mandela Effect" occurs when a critical mass of people believe something happened that hasn’t—like Nelson Mandela dying in the '80s. 11/16
Tuberculosis kills more people than any other infectious disease. An old vaccine gets new life when the injection site is changed. 12/16
Experts say the smartest new year resolution may be quitting something. But what if it's something you love? 13/16
Art is as its best when it's least expected—so don't expect much from Baby Yoda and the algorithmic monoculture. 14/16
See also: "How to Draw a Horse," by Emma Hunsinger, which isn't about drawing horses at all. 15/16
"Living coral," no, "classic blue," yes. Things that are “out” or “in” for 2020. 16/16
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