How to walk like a harmless toaster
Poland says the missile strike on its land appears to be an accident by Ukraine. / NPR
On the day FTX declared insolvency, El Salvador, suffering the Bitcoin crash, announced a free trade agreement with China. / The Guardian
A South Korean regional leader's dislike of a new Legoland park is threatening to downgrade government debt. / Foreign Policy
In Thailand, monkeys are chained and forced to pick coconuts sold to Western companies like HelloFresh. / CBS News
Sophie Strand: To survive this era of ecological collapse, I'm choosing a weed to be my saint. / Make Me Good Soil
Analysis of "the four rings of GOP infighting" currently taking place. / Wake Up to Politics
Related: MAGA media is melting down over Kari Lake's loss. / Rolling Stone
Ten trends to watch in the coming year: revenge tourism, peak China, the medium-term rush to renewables, etc. / The Economist
In a recent survey of 5,000-plus single Americans, nearly 80 percent said the end of Roe has changed their sex life. / VICE
Generative AI had a very big year, though no one's quite sure, including advocates and critics, if any of it is legal. / The Verge
From September, an interview with Thomas Thwaites, the engineer who tried to make a toaster from scratch, walk like a goat, and build a harmless car. / The Prepared
See also: How smartphone touchscreens work. What it's like to dissect a cadaver. Some nice paintings made with lipstick. / TKSST, Every Man a Debtor, It's Nice That
Photographs of a new made-to-order patisserie in Tokyo's Daikanyama neighborhood. / Spoon & Tamago
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