January 27, 2017
“С президентом Путиным, мой совет должен заниматься, но будьте осторожны.” Тереза Мэй на Путина, с которым будет Трампа есть телефонный звонок в субботу. / CNN
An analysis of data that have never been compiled together: mass incarceration costs governments and families at least $182 billion a year. / prisonpolicy.org
“While more general chronologies might suggest that the Maya collapses occurred gradually, this new, more precise chronology indicates more complex patterns of political crises and recoveries leading up to each collapse.” Lesson from new discoveries about the ancient civilization’s collapse: It will look like it’s getting better before it gets much, much worse. / Phys.org
“When I was younger I almost felt like the happiness in the family depended on how I was doing in tennis and it probably did a little bit and that was the sad reality of it.” This quote not withstanding, here’s a fun long read for your weekend lazing around: Sam Riches follows up with Michael Joyce, the journeyman profiled by David Foster Wallace, who’s now a successful coach. / Racquet
In a time of political darkness, how about some nostalgia for the weekend? On Saturday, the Williams sisters will duel in Australia for the first time in a final match since Wimbledon, 2009, and then Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will play for the men’s trophy on Sunday, reviving the renaissance in their first Grand Slam final since the 2011 French Open. / The New York Times, Tennis.com, bleacherreport.com
Everyone loves Federer’s backhand, his serve, his panache, but what about his mind? “We talk a lot about Federer the artist,” Steve Tignor writes. / Tennis.com
Federer and Nadal last played a final in Australia in 2009, which Nadal won in five sets (his first Grand Slam hard court final). / Wikipedia
The Williams sisters have been playing each other in tournaments since the last century. The accolades are too many to count here, though here’s a new one: “Serena has been the most prolific Grand Slam winner after age 30 in tennis history.” / The New York Times
Kink.com is giving up the Armory, mainly because they can’t afford rent when the web is flooded with free porn. / The Guardian
How Homestar Runner, the internet’s best Flash cartoon, got its name. / Gizmodo
Chris Dieterich (and others) in the Journal explain how investors are grappling with the president’s habit of tweeting about corporations. / The Wall Street Journal
As Dieterich explains to NPR: / NPR
“There’s a way that Donald Trump and conservative Facebook Live have the same aesthetic, which is rough around the edges and a little undone and therefore more authentic and more believable.” The new conservative revolution is on Facebook Live. / Backchannel
“Bannon is not like Leni Riefenstahl. Riefenstahl made propaganda for Hitler, while Bannon has been making propaganda in search of a strongman.” A consideration of Steve Bannon’s documentary oeuvre. / The Ringer
In case you’re curious how those Greenpeace activists unfurled a “Resist” banner near the White House, here’s a breakdown of the climbing gear and methods they used. / The Hill, Outside