How to understand good marriages.

President Trump shocks a room full of Republicans by endorsing nearly every gun-control measure sought by Democrats. Both sides think he’ll bend with the wind. 1/21

FYI: Compared to the rest of the world, Americans tend to bend over in a way that makes us look like cashews. 2/21

Thanks to the Dickey Amendment, US federal dollars can't be spent on public health research about guns. 3/21

Trump’s communications director resigns after confessing that she told the President “white lies” to make him feel better. 4/21

Antisemitic incidents in the US rose 57% last year while Trump failed to condemn religious bigotry. 5/21

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has twice received forged letters nominating Trump. 6/21

A 26-year-old British woman is jailed for life after committing her "bucket list" murder. 7/21

A photo essay depicts daily life in America's 24-hour daycare centers, where workers raise the children of the overworked. 8/21

An expert on refugee law says immigration in America is a family story, especially the good parts. 9/21

Dolce & Gabbana replaces models with flying drones for a recent fashion show. Meanwhile, two-thirds of Barbara Streisand’s dogs are clones. 10/21

Anecdotes from the frequent-flying life of the NBA's favorite barbers, who cut hair anywhere, anytime. 11/21

Serena Williams's husband welcomes her back to tennis with a series of billboards in the desert. 12/21

California votes to allow truly driverless cars—i.e., those with no safety driver—to hit the roads in April. 13/21

From our Tournament of Books sponsor: Buy a limited edition ToB Memo Book for $3 and Field Notes will donate $6 to 826 National. 14/21

Thanks to two Netflix series, “narcoturistas” bring big business and painful shame to Colombia. 15/21

Is it possible to focus too much on history? Academics' responses to Black Panther suggest yes. 16/21

Ta-Nehisi Coates explains his plans for Captain America’s next steps. 17/21

"Coincidences" is a marvelous series of "had to be there" photographs by Jonathan Higbee. 18/21

Fifteen percent of teens send sexts. Twelve percent send sexts of other teens without their consent. 19/21

"Don't go to bed angry" is bad advice for couples. Instead, try to re-affirm that you're both on the same team. 20/21

Clothes stiffening into position overnight
on chairs or on the backs of chairs—
that is like a marriage too.

A poem for your coffee break: “On the Deployment of Simile to Understand Good Marriages,” by Vona Groarke. 21/21

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