I kissed a burl.
A UK minister says Europe is closer to war than at any point over the past 70 years. / The Guardian
See also: Russia is engaged in the largest military build-up in Europe since the cold war. / The Economist
The US warns that Russia may create a surprise pretext for an attack. / Reuters
Finland's president is not optimistic Putin will reverse course. / The New York Times
Inside the long, strange trip of Trump's classified records. / The Washington Post
Your weekly white paper: American Twitter users have been using more political identifiers in their bios over the past five years. / Twitter
Emma Pattee: Forget your carbon footprint. Let's talk about your climate shadow. / Mic
Photographers document "burl thievery," where poachers cut exquisite knots of bark from redwoods for sale on the black market. / Feature Shoot
The NFL tried to make this year's Super Bowl its greenest yet. "Inglewood residents aren't impressed." / Grist
A good round-up of questions and memes from the game's halftime show. / The Washington Post
Director Ivan Reitman dies at 75. / The Los Angeles Times
A lucid explanation of why Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus is both brilliant and baffling. / New Humanist
See also: Some brief thoughts on why dressing decadently in the desert makes sense. / Meditations in an Emergency
A sad profile of the real Suzanne from the Leonard Cohen song. "My desire to liberate her was probably doomed from the start: I could not know her, much less save her." / Guernica
The FTC says people sent $547 million last year to virtual sweethearts who were really scammers. / Gizmodo
Some nice footage of dolphins surfing alongside surfers. / Yahoo
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